Terms and Definitions

General Terms and Acronyms

CCFG
Customer Configuration
Customer Configuration is set by the application and contains configuration parameters for the ROM boot code, device hardware, and device firmware. It contains lock-bits on the last page of flash. You can read more in the Customer Configuration section in the CC13x0 CC26x0 SimpleLink Wireless MCU Technical Reference Manual.
CCS
Code Composer Studio
An integrated development environment to develop applications for Texas Instruments embedded processors. Download: Code Composer Studio
cJTAG
Class 4 IEEE 1149.7: Standard for Reduced-pin and Enhanced-functionality Test Access Port and Boundary-scan Architecture. This is known by acronym cJTAG (compact JTAG).
GCC
GNU Compiler Collection
A compiler system produced by the GNU Project, which support various programming languages such as C and C++.
GPRAM
General purpose RAM. This memory area is used for the cache per default, but can be configured to be used as RAM.
HIB
Halt In Boot
A mechanism in CC13xx and CC26xx devices to ensure that the external emulator can take control of the device before it executes any application code.
IAR
Refers to IAR Systems’ IAR Embedded Workbench, which is an integrated development environment used for building and debugging embedded applications.
JTAG
IEEE standard 1149.1: Standard Test Access Port and Boundary Scan Architecture Test Access Port (TAP). This standard is known by the acronym JTAG (Joint Test Action Group).
MCU
Microcontroller Unit
A small computer on a single integrated circuit.
NVS
Non-Volatile Storage
Storage of data in non-volatile memory (NVM). NVM retains saved data during power cycles. In the context of CC13x0 devices, NVM either refers to the internal flash or some external flash.
OAD
Over the Air Download
The process of performing a device firmware update over the air.
ROM
Read-only Memory
Type of non-volatile memory used in computers. Once data is written to ROM, the data cannot be removed and can only be read.
RTSC
Real Time Software Components
A toolset for creating reusable code, used by TI-RTOS. See RTSC and RTSC-Pedia.
SysConfig
System Configuration Tool
SysConfig is a graphical interface for configuring software projects. Configuration files, C source files and header files are generated based on the parameters configured in the SysConfig dashboard. SysConfig is not supported for CC13x0.
TI-CGT
TI Code Generation Tools
Set of C/C++ Compilers and Assembly Language tools for many TI microcontrollers and processors. For more information, see TI Code Generation Tools.
VIMS
Versatile Instruction Memory System
A system control module that handles access to the device memory areas from the CPU and system bus. You can read more in the CC13x0 CC26x0 SimpleLink Wireless MCU Technical Reference Manual.
.bss
Block started by symbol. This memory section usually contains uninitialized variables including the task stacks.

NPI Terms and Acronyms

NPI
Network Processor Interface
Abstraction level above serial interface for sending / receiving data power management, and data parsing
MRDY
Master Ready
GPIO pin that indicates the state of the master
SRDY
Slave Ready
GPIO pin that indicates the state of the slave
AIND
Asynchronous Indication
An asynchronously received NPI message sent from the network processor to the host / application processor.
AREQ
Asynchronous Request
An asynchronously received NPI message sent from the host / application processor to the network processor.
FCS
Frame Check Sequence
An error-detecting code added to a frame
SOF
Start of Frame
A specific known byte specifying the beginning of a frame
SREQ
Synchronous Request
A blocking NPI request that expects an ((SRESP))
SRESP
Synchronous Response
A response to a ((SREQ))
UNPI
Unified ((NPI))
NPI used except for with HostTest
Network Processor
NP
A device that contains the wireless protocol stack as well as RF hardware. Stack functionality is exposed via a serial interface.
Application Processor
AP
An processor that implements the customer application as well the serial command interface to communicate with a network processor.