# Abbreviations

| Acronym | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| ADC | Analog-to-digital converter |
| AM32 | Alka Motors 32 |
| BEMF | Back electromotive force |
| BLDC | Brushless DC |
| COMP | Internal analog comparator |
| DShot | Digital Shot (digital ESC control protocol) |
| EEPROM | Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory |
| eQDC | Quadrature-decoder peripheral |
| eRPM | Electrical RPM |
| ESC | Electronic Speed Controller |
| FC | Flight Controller |
| GPIO | General-purpose input/output |
| JTAG | Joint Test Action Group (debug interface) |
| LDO | Low-dropout linear regulator |
| LiPo | Lithium-polymer (battery) |
| MCU | Microcontroller |
| MOSFET | Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor |
| PCB | Printed circuit board |
| PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
| RC-PWM | Radio-control pulse-width modulation |
| RGB | Red-green-blue (addressable LED) |
| RPM | Rotations Per Minute |
| SWD | Serial Wire Debug |
| TX | Serial-telemetry transmit output |
| UART | Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter |
| VMU | Vehicle Management Unit |