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(2) List of symbols and abbreviations

Table 2.2 List of symbols and abbreviations
 Signs and abbreviations 
 Meaning 
 Description 
 Adr 
 address 
 address 
 BCD 
 binary coded decimal 
 binary decimal 
 bn, bufno 
 buffer no. 
 buffer partition number 
 bufnum 
 buffer numbers 
 total number of buffer partitions 
 CI 
 coding information 
 coding information 
 CN 
 channel no. 
 channel number 
 Ctrl 
 control 
 control 
 dst 
 destination 
 Copy / move 
 fad 
 frame address 
 frame address 
 fasnum 
 fad sector numbers 
 frame address sector count 
 fid 
 file identifier 
 file identifier 
 fln, filtno 
 filter no. 
 aperture number 
 FN 
 file no. 
 file number 
 LSB 
 least significant bit 
 least significant bit 
 MSB 
 most significant bit 
 most significant bit 
 ply 
 play parameter 
 play parameter 
 pos 
 position parameter 
 position parameter 
 SM 
 submode 
 submode 
 sct 
 sector 
 sector 
 ses 
 session information 
 session information 
 sesno 
 session no. 
 session number 
 snum 
 sector numbers 
 Number of sectors (partition sector Range)) 
 sp, spos 
 sector position 
 Sector position Sector range) 
 src 
 source 
 Copy / move 
 stat 
 CD status information 
 CD status information 
 subh 
 subheader condition 
 Subheader condition for aperture 
 TNO 
 track no. 
 Track number (track number ) 
 toc 
 TOC information 
 TOC information 
 txwnum 
 transfer word numbers 
 Transfer word count (word Data transfer size) 
 X, idx 
 index 
 index number 
 word 
 word 
 word. A unit of length of 2 bytes (16 bits). 

(3) Numeric notation

Binary numbers are suffixed with “B”. (Example: Decimal number 5 is expressed as 101B.)
16 Add "H" to the end of hexadecimal numbers. (Example: Decimal number 255 is written as FFH.)
(However, hexadecimal numbers in C language programs are written in C language specifications (0x).

(4) Handling of BCD

As a rule, BCD is not used for parameters. All numeric values ​​recorded in BCD on CD such as track numbers are also converted to binary values ​​and exchanged.

(5) C language identifier

For the CD communication interface, identifiers beginning with CD or Cd are used. Applications should be careful not to collide with these identifiers.


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