12. Terms and Definitions

Table 21 Terms and Definitions

Acronym

Full Form

Description

BLE

Bluetooth Low Energy

Wireless communication technology optimized for short-range communication and power efficiency.

DK

Development Kit

A set of tools and resources for developing applications or systems, often provided by hardware or software vendors.

SPS

Serial Port Service

A Bluetooth service providing a serial port emulation over a Bluetooth connection.

DSPS

Dialog Serial Port Service

A proprietary serial port service provided by Dialog Semiconductor, likely offering serial port emulation.

GAP

Generic Access Profile

A Bluetooth profile defining the basic requirements for device discovery and connection establishment.

GPIO

General Purpose Input/Output

A flexible input/output interface commonly used in embedded systems to connect various peripherals and devices.

DLE

Data Length Extension

A feature in Bluetooth Low Energy that allows the length of packets to be extended for increased throughput.

UART

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

A popular serial communication protocol used for point-to-point communication between devices.