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9.2 Options
Table 38: Options Available on LK202-24-USB
Inverse Yellow; black backlight with yellow text
-IY
Inverse Blue; blue backlight with white text
-WB
Inverse Red; red backlight with white text
-R
White backlight with grey glass (Ice blue)
-GW
10 Appendix: Glossary
Table 39: Appendix: Glossary
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
A 7 bit binary code representing the English alpha-
bet, decimal numbers and common punctuation marks.
Also includes control characters such as carriage re-
turn or end of text. An 8 bit superset of the standard
ASCII codes is often used today to include foreign
characters and other symbols. These supersets are of-
ten called extended ASCII character sets.
Backlight
A backlit display is illuminated from behind to provide
nighttime and improved daytime readability.
Baudrate
The (data and signaling) bit transmission rate of an RS-
232 device.
Binary Number
A number written using binary notation, which only
uses zeros and ones.
Bit
The smallest unit of information a computer can work
with. Each bit is either 0 or 1. Binary digit.
Bitmap
A representation, consisting of rows and columns of
dots, of a graphics image in computer memory. The
value of each dot (whether it is filled in or not) is stored
in one or more bits of data.
Byte
A grouping of eight binary bits.
CCFL
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp. A high brightness
backlighting source consists of a fluorescent tube pow-
ered by a high voltage A.C. source.
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