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336 Understanding Smart SensorsCPUCRCCSICCSMACSMA/CDCSMA/CRCVODADACDARPADCSDFTDINDIPDLCDMOSDPSKcentral processing unit; the portion of the computer thatincludes the circuits that control the interpretation andexecution of instructionscyclic redundancy check; an error-detecting code in whichthe code is defined to be the remainder resulting fromdividing the bits to be checked in the frame by a predeterminedbinary numbercustomer-specified integrated circuitcarrier sense, multiple accesscarrier sense, multiple access with collision detection;access technique used in the Ethernet protocolcarrier sense, multiple access/collision resolutioncommercial vehicle operationdata acquisitiondigital-to-analog converterDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency; U.S. agencyinvesting in MEMS research as well as other advancedtechnologiesdistributed control systemdesign for testability; methodology that takes test requirementsinto account early in the design processDeutsches Industrial Norm, a set of technical/scientificand dimensional standards developed by a Germanorganizationdual in-line plasticdata link controllerdiffused MOS devicedifferential phase shift keying; modulation technique fortransmission in which the frequency remains constant, butthe phase changes from 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270degrees to define the digital information