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--- glossary:glossary_c [2018/09/27 08:33] – Bob Vetterlein
+++ glossary:glossary_c [2018/10/17 14:30] – Bob Vetterlein
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 Layout control bus, see [[https://www.merg.org.uk/merg_resources/cbus.php|CBUS resources page]]\\
 Public Wiki area for [[public:cbuspublic:start|CBUS]]\\
+=====CDC=====
+Communications Device Class \\ A class of [[glossary_u#usb|USB]] device. If A USB device identifies itself as a CDC it is telling the host that it is (or emulates) a USB to serial converter. Windows uses this to know it should create a [[glossary_v#vcp|VCP]], Windows 10 additionally uses this to determine that it should load it's own drivers.
 ===== CDU =====
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 A Software Port (usually just called a 'port') is a virtual data connection that can be used by programs to exchange data directly, instead of going through a file or other temporary storage location. The most common of these are TCP and UDP ports which are used to exchange data between computers on the Internet.
+See VCP - Virtual Communications (COM) Port
 ===== Command station =====
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-Electric current is by definition the flow of electric charge. The SI unit of electric current is the ampere (A)     \\ Measured in amperes, it is the flow of electrons through a conductor. Also know as electron flow.
+Electric current is by definition the flow of electric charge. The SI unit of electric current is the Ampere (A)     \\ Measured in Amperes, it is the flow of electrons through a conductor. Also know as electron flow. See also AMP.