CANect Glossary – HED | Support Site

Entry	Definition
APN	Access Point Name; a connection gateway for sharing information between a mobile network and a computer network. See also SSID
Baud Rate	The frequency that a single bit is transmitted.
Bit Map	A mapping from some domain (for example, a range of integers) to bits, that is, values which are zero or one.
CAN	Controller Area Networking
CAN Message Specification	The CAN message specification details all the messages that are on the CAN bus. If connected to an engine, users should reference the J1939 specs. For a custom protocol, users need to configure the message specification based on the CAN protocol that they are getting the file off of.
CANect®	HED® Telematics Suite Software
Debounce Period	The period to wait to let a signal stabilize to a state (either high or low).
Enumeration	A number list and the text that represents each number in the list.
FMI	Fault Mode Indicator
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
Hysteresis	How much a value has to change before it is considered a change by the software algorithm
I/O	Input/Output
J1939	One of several standard CAN protocols
Local Website	A user created website OR CANect® View
Module	Will need a definition
Portal	Software in the HED CANect® suite
Programming Gateway	All Linux-based software modules. This includes CANect® Modules and Displays.
Reflector	Software in the HED CANect® suite
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol, see also FTP
SPN	Suspect Parameter Number
SSID	Service Set Identifier; the name of a wireless router
Tele-cache	The process of storing parameters to flash when CANect® Portal connectivity is lost, and transferring parameters by telematics when connectivity is restored.
VPCA	Vehicle Parameter Control Application An application that resides on all the Package Enabled Modules, and provides CAN bus network parsing, which converts raw vehicle CAN bus traffic into human readable parameters

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