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+ | ===== Gerber ===== | ||
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+ | A Gerber is a 2D binary vector image that describes every single layer of the PCB design. For instance, one Gerber describes the silk screen while the other describes the top, copper layer. | ||
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+ | ===== GIT repository ===== | ||
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+ | GIT is one of a group of publicly accessible repositories for software, firmware, and documentation which implement ' | ||
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+ | Wiki entry: [[https:// | ||
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+ | SourceForge is another such web based versioning repository and should be familiar to MERG members as the home of JMRI: [[http:// | ||
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+ | The most popular web based Git repository is currently GitHub [[https:// | ||
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+ | Comparison between SourceForge vs GitHub: [[http:// | ||
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+ | To help understand how Git may be helpful to MERG here is a beginners article on GitHub: | ||
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+ | ===== GPIO ===== | ||
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+ | General-purpose input/ | ||
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+ | GPIO pins (generally) have no predefined purpose, and go unused by default. Normally these are Tri-State pins. | ||
===== GPP software ===== | ===== GPP software ===== | ||
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- | Is a common point in circuits | + | Electrical circuits (normally) have a common point from which voltages are measured. |
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+ | Historically this was the Ground (aka Earth), and could also have been the return path for electric current. | ||
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+ | In modern ' | ||
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+ | Most modern low voltage and low power electronic | ||
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+ | However, above a certain threshold of Voltage or Power or where a metal case/ | ||
glossary/glossary_g.txt · Last modified: 2022/03/24 20:13 by chrisridd