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7.2 Options

Table 19: Options Available on LCD2041

Inverse Blue LCD WB

WB

Inverse Yellow LCD

IY

White backlight with Gray glass (Ice Blue)

GW

Extended Temperature

E

Wide Voltage

V

Wide Voltage with Efficient Switching Power Supply

-VPT

8 Appendix: Glossary

Table 20: 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.

Baud Rate

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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