TMS320 DSP
Product Family
Glossary
Literature Number: SPRU258A
February 1998
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Preface
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About This Manual
This glossary lists and explains terms used to describe the functions of all de-
vices in the TMS320 family. Some entries pertain only to a specific device. The
device is indicated at the end of each entry in italicized text.
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DSP Glossary
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DSP Glossary
DSP Glossary
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A0–An: External address pins for data/program memory or I/O devices.
absolute address: An address that is permanently assigned to a memory
location. See also symbolic address.
absolute lister: A debugging tool that accepts linked files as input and
creates .abs files as output. These .abs files can be assembled to pro-
duce a listing that shows the absolute addresses of object code. Without
the tool, an absolute listing can be prepared with the use of many manual
operations.
ABU: See autobuffering unit.
ACC: See accumulator.
ACCB: See accumulator buffer.
access stage: The optional third stage of the master processor’s fetch, exe-
cute, access (FEA) pipeline, during which memory accesses (load or
store operations) occur. (TMS320C8x)
ACCH: See accumulator high byte.
ACCL: See accumulator low byte.
accumulator (ACC): A register that temporarily stores the results of an
arithmetic logic unit (ALU) operation and provides an input for subse-
quent ALU operations. The ACC is accessible in two halves: accumula-
tor high (ACCH) and accumulator low (ACCL).
accumulator buffer (ACCB): A register that temporarily stores the contents
of the accumulator (ACC). The ACCB has a direct path back to the arith-
metic logic unit (ALU) and can be arithmetically or logically acted upon
with the ACC.
accumulator high byte (ACCH): The most significant bits stored in the ac-
cumulator (ACC). See also accumulator.
accumulator low byte (ACCL): The least significant bits stored in the accu-
mulator (ACC). See also accumulator.