{"id":13443,"date":"2016-11-02T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=13443"},"modified":"2016-11-02T08:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T15:45:42","slug":"pocket-reference-guide-to-engineering-speak-for-non-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/pocket-reference-guide-to-engineering-speak-for-non-engineers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Reference Guide to Engineering Speak for Non-Engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the Digilent Blog!<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever talked to an engineer and felt your eyes slowly crust over as you slowly drifted off into a dark corner of confusion? You can&#8217;t get away, but at the same time kind of wish that you understood some of the phrases they were using so that you weren&#8217;t quite so afraid? With the\u00a0<em>Pocket Reference Guide to Engineering Speak for Non-Engineers<\/em> not only will you achieve the legendary ability\u00a0of being able to hold a conversation with an engineer, but have the added bonus of impressing your friends and baffling your enemies with your enhanced repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>Not convinced? Check out this sample and\u00a0let us know what you think.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17252\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17252\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit.png\" alt=\"A nice selection of general electronics.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1497\" data-wp-pid=\"17252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit.png 2000w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AnalogPartsKit-800x599.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/analog-parts-kit-by-analog-devices-companion-parts-kit-for-the-analog-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Analog Parts Kit<\/a> &#8212; a\u00a0nice selection of general electronics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>General Electronics\u00a0Section<\/strong><br \/>\n-Concatenate: combine multiple things into a single item<br \/>\n-Slew Rate: the measurement of the change in voltage over time that a\u00a0device\u00a0can achieve<br \/>\n-Bit Masking: a method to maintain or remove certain bits in a chunk of data without having to manually figure out how each bit should be changed<br \/>\n&#8211; TCP\/IP: One of the major protocols used to communicate over WiFi<br \/>\n&#8211; I\/O: A pin or collection of pins on an electronics board that can either send or receive data<br \/>\n&#8211; Enum: a custom type of data created and defined by the user<br \/>\n&#8211; COM Port: a communication port that is given to a device when it is plugged into a computer<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17257\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17257\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Basys3-obl-1000.png\" alt=\"Program your world with the Basys 3?\" width=\"1000\" height=\"760\" data-wp-pid=\"17257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Basys3-obl-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Basys3-obl-1000-600x456.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Basys3-obl-1000-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Basys3-obl-1000-800x608.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Experience unparalleled programability\u00a0with the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users\/\" target=\"_blank\">Basys 3<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>FPGA Section<\/strong><br \/>\n-AXI: a protocol architecture that defines how data is exchanged between different components in a system. It does not process or validate the data in any way.<br \/>\n-JTAG: Joint Test Action Group; a solution\u00a0to test, program, and debug a board.<br \/>\n-VHDL:\u00a0A programming language commonly used for FPGAs<br \/>\n-IP: a set of code (intellectual property) that enables a broader functionality<br \/>\n-FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, a type of board that you can use to create custom logic circuits.<br \/>\n-Gate: a collection of tranistors that produce a single high or low output based on two or more inputs<br \/>\n-Vivado: Xilinx&#8217;s (an FPGA manufacturer) main software tool to create code to program FPGAs<br \/>\n&#8211; Verilog: A programming language commonly used for FPGAs<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17256\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17256\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/chipKIT-WiFire-obl2-1000.png\" alt=\"Blisteringly fast processing speeds with the chipKIT Wi-FIRE\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" data-wp-pid=\"17256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/chipKIT-WiFire-obl2-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/chipKIT-WiFire-obl2-1000-600x421.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/chipKIT-WiFire-obl2-1000-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/chipKIT-WiFire-obl2-1000-800x561.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blisteringly fast processing speeds with the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/chipkit-wi-fire-wifi-enabled-mz-microcontroller-board\/\" target=\"_blank\">chipKIT Wi-FIRE<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Microcontroller Section<\/strong><br \/>\n-Linker Script: code that describes how some data should be loaded and allocated into a different location<br \/>\n&#8211; C++: a\u00a0variant of the C programming language, commonly used to program microcontrollers<br \/>\n&#8211; Global Variable: a\u00a0piece of data that is accessible to be read and modified by all parts of the code<br \/>\n&#8211; Local Variable: a piece of data that is accessible to be read and modified only by the section of code that it is stored in<br \/>\n&#8211; MCU: Micro Controller Unit<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17255\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17255\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000.png\" alt=\"LabVIEW Home Edition - perfect interfacing with hardware in a visual programming environment.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1178\" data-wp-pid=\"17255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000-509x600.png 509w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000-768x905.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000-869x1024.png 869w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LabVIEW-Home-Edition-top-1000-800x942.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/labview-home-bundle\/\" target=\"_blank\">LabVIEW Home Edition<\/a> &#8211; perfect interfacing with hardware in a visual programming environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>LabVIEW Section<\/strong><br \/>\n-Cluster: a group of different pieces of data inside of LabVIEW<br \/>\n-Case Structure:- a block of code that performs differently based on a particular situation (case) that is currently being encountered<br \/>\n&#8211; Front Panel: what the user interfaces with while the code is running<br \/>\n&#8211; VI: virtual instrument, what collections of LabVIEW code are called<br \/>\n&#8211; Palette: no colors here, but a selection\u00a0of VI&#8217;s (collections of code) that can be added to your code<br \/>\n&#8211; Tunnel: a\u00a0way to pass data through sections of code unchanged<br \/>\n&#8211; Connector Pane: a\u00a0way for LabVIEW to interface with other external software programs<br \/>\n&#8211; Container: a way to visually organize code for the user on the Front Panel in a tabular format<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Reviews and praise for\u00a0<em>Pocket Reference Guide to Engineering Speak for Non-Engineers:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This book is brilliant! I wish it had existed when I first started getting into electronics. Can&#8217;t wait to finish writi&#8230;, \u00a0uh, reading the rest of the book!&#8221; &#8211; JColvin (definitely not the author)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dude, this book was great! I mean, I got some free stuff in exchange for writing this review, so how bad could it be?&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0first person found in local coffee shop (slightly\u00a0frightened)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You better not put this down as the last review, but as excited as I was for this type of book (at least initially), I was disappointed in the fact that this &#8220;book&#8221; had no characters, no plot, no development, and no action. What really bothered me though is that when I went to go look up this book online so I could check out some reviews and buy it, turns out it&#8217;s not even a book at all! It&#8217;s just a blog post. Talk about false expectations. 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