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1.10 Definitions
This section and the following subsections define the typographic and naming conventions used
throughout this document.
1.10.1 Bit numbering
The following conventions are used for bit numbering:
• The most significant bit (MSb) of a data type has the leftmost position
• The least significant bit of a data type has the rightmost position
• Unless otherwise indicated, the MSb of a data type has the highest bit number and the LSb the
lowest bit number
1.10.2 Radix
The following conventions is used for writing numbers:
• Binary numbers are indicated by the prefix "0b", e.g. 0b1010.
• Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix "0x", e.g. 0xF00F
• Unless a radix is explicitly declared, the number should be considered a decimal.
1.10.3 Data types
Byte (BYTE) 8 bits of data
Halfword (HWORD) 16 bits of data
Word (WORD) 32 bits of data
Double word (DWORD) 64 bits of data
Quad word (4WORD) 128-bits of data
SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing
SPARC Scalable Processor ARChitecture
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UDP User Datagram Protocol
Table 2. Acronyms
Acronym Comment
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