User`s guide

Robert Bosch LLC VCI User’s Guide | Version 3.1 | April 2012 VCI User’s Guide | Version 3.1 | April 2012 Robert Bosch LLC
Glossary and Abbreviations | 2625 | Glossary and Abbreviations
Term Definition
802.11 B/G TCP/IP standard for transmitting and receiving wireless communications.
AC Alternating Current
Access point A device that connects wireless communication devices together to create a wireless
network.
Ad-hoc mode A direct connection between the Mastertech VCI and the PC without a network.
BAUD RATE The speed at which data is transferred over a serial data link.
bps Bits per second. Unit used for baud rate.
Cable keeper Rubber grommet used to keep the USB cable connected to the VCI.
Cross-over ethernet cable Twisted pair ethernet cable with wires connected differently at one of its ends.
CURSOR Highlighted text or data on a display screen. Same as Marker.
DC Direct Current
DCE Data Communication Equipment. A term used to describe a device connected to an
RS232 link.
DHCP Dynamic Host Communication Protocol used for assigning IP addresses.
Direct Connect Communication connection directly between a VCI and a PC. The connection can be
either wireless (Ad-Hoc) or wired (cross-over ethernet cable).
DLC Data Link Connector
DTE Data Terminal Equipment. A term used to describe a device connected to an RS232 link.
ECM Engine Control Module
ECU Electronic Control Unit
EEPROM Electronically Erasable PROM
Ethernet Standardized IEEE 802.3 twisted-pair wire for connecting systems to a network is the
most widespread wired LAN technology.
Firewall Software that prevents forbidden communications from entering your network.
Host ID Alphanumeric sequence used to license Shop Foreman Pro software.
Hz Hertz, a unit of measure for frequency.
I/F Interface
I/O Input/Output
I/P Instrumentation Port
IP address Internet Protocol address. A numeric code that allows computers to communicate with
each other.
Infrastructure mode A wireless connection between the Mastertech VCI and the PC via a network.
LAN Local Area Network,
LED Light Emitting Diode
OBD On Board Diagnostics
PC Personal Computer running the Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP Pro operating system.
POST Power On Self Test
RCV Receive
Recovery mode A process which allows the VCI to power up in a stored known good version.
Router A network device that manages communications between PCs, and assigns IP addresses
to other network devices.
RS232 Same as RS232C.
Term Definition
RS232C The most standard serial communication interface used in the computer industry.
SCI Serial Communication Interface
Shop Foreman Pro PC application used to view and store data from Bosch diagnostic tools.
SSID Service Set Identification. This is the name of the network you set up to allow your PC to
communicate with the Mastertech VCI. Each packet is identified as part of a network by
the contained SSID.
TCP/IP Internet communications protocol
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
USB Universal Serial Bus. Technology that allows devices such as the VCI to be connected to a
PC without having to restart the PC.
VCI Mastertech Vehicle Communication Interface
VCI Manager application PC software that configures, tests, and updates the VCI.