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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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