
Figure C6
Glossary
API Application Programming Interface; which is a set of software
libraries that can be used to write other applications.
Arm-linux-gcc tool-chain Is a cross-compiler that enables codes compiled in a regular PC
running on Linux to be executable on a device with an Arm CPU
ported to a Linux-embedded kernel.
Bistable A display is said to be bistable if the information placed on it, is
retained indefinitely with zero electric power.
Cross-Compiler A cross-compiler while running in one architecture, say an Intel
i686 machine, will compile a code for another architecture e.g. an
Arm 9 embedded CPU.
CRT Cathode Ray Tube; is a display that beams images to a fluorescent
screen through an electron gun.
EBR Electronic Book Reader also called E-Book-Reader.
Framework A collection of re-usable libraries and scripts that provides
interfaces through an API which a developer could use to write a
software.
Hyper Terminal A Windows OS program used for establishing communication
with an external machine through a modem. Here it is used for
debugging.
Linux OS A free Operating System invented by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
Minicom Is a Unix cum Linux OS communication terminal emulator, which
can be used to send and receive text through a modem. It is used
here for debugging.
Parallelism A strategy that enables simultaneous execution of instructions in
the CPU.
OLED Organic Light-Emitting Display.
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