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Sensors-related acronyms and expansions for better understanding. Table : Acronyms and terms
Acronym or termDefinition
aDSPApplication digital signal processor
ALSAmbient light sensor
AMDAbsolute motion detector
ASCPAsynchronous COM port
DPCDevice position classifier
DRIData ready interrupt
EISElectronic image stabilization
FFTfast Fourier transform
FIFOFirst-in, first-out
GRVGame rotation vector
HALHardware abstraction layer
HLOSHigh-level operating system
I2CInter-integrated circuit
I3CImproved I2C
IBIIn-band interrupt
IIRInfinite impulse response
IMUInertial measurement unit
IPCInterprocessor communication
MCPSMillion cycles per second
MTUMaximum transmission unit
ODROutput data rate
OSAOS abstraction
PALPlatform abstraction layer
PDProtection domain
QSHQualcomm sensing hub
QuPQualcomm universal peripherals
QuRTQualcomm Real-Time Operating System
RMDRelative motion detector
RTOSReal-time operating system
RVRotation vector
SCPSynchronous COM port
SConsSoftware construction
SMDSignificant motion detector
SMP2PShared memory point to point
SoCSystem-on-chip
SPISerial peripheral interface
SSCQualcomm® Snapdragon™ sensors core
SUIDSensor unique identifier
UARTUniversal asynchronous receiver/transmitter