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jmreina
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Hi I am new to MCUXpresso, and LPC development now I am learning much! A great solution and experience

 

Is there a published glossary for vocabulary and acronyms?

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ErichStyger
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The NXP and config tool user manuals are your friend, you can read it there:

Microcontrollers EXport Configuration

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jmreina
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For example, the LPC55S06 makes reference to AHB & APB without a published glossary; took me a few minutes to uncover this!

  • AHB - Advanced High Performance Bus Peripheral
  • APB - Advanced Peripheral Bus

Ref:

  • i.MX 6Dual/6Quad Applications Processor Reference Manual - 1.1.7 Acronyms and Abbreviations
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jmreina
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Hi @ErichStyger; for the .mex file what does MEX stand for? We are just curious

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ErichStyger
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The NXP and config tool user manuals are your friend, you can read it there:

Microcontrollers EXport Configuration

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jmreina
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@ErichStyger you rock - thank you!!

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jmreina
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I reviewed the MCUXpresso Config Tools User's Guide and found your reference in sec 2.2 (p.4) -

"In this context, configuration stands for common tools settings stored in an MEX (Microcontrollers Export Configuration) file"

 

TI & Microship both publish their glossaries as published docs, see those links. My recommendation and idea for your team - what about a live glossary like a webpage or a live search; I think this would be a unique and high-value asset for your customers

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jmreina
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I had found this post, but nothing else. My main questions now are -

  • What does LPC stand for in the LPC55xx family of processors? (e.g. LPC5506)
  • What does fsl stand for in the driver content produced by MCUXpresso (e.g. fsl_gpio.h)
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ErichStyger
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'fsl' comes from Freescale,.

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ErichStyger
Specialist I

About the meaning of LPC, there is a good explanation here:

https://community.nxp.com/t5/LPC-Microcontrollers/LPC-abbreviation/td-p/915598

 

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jmreina
Contributor III

Thank you for these both, much appreciated Erich!! I appreciate the quick and detailed responses

I will submit a request for a published glossary and reference this ticket, thanks

 

-Justin

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jmreina
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nice!

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ErichStyger
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FSL was as well the Freescale stock 'name'.