1 Each term should be used in one and only one way throughout the dissertation.  The easiest way to avoid a long series of definitions is to include a statement: ``the terminology used throughout this document follows that given in [CITATION].'' Then, only define exceptions.
Serial Peripheral Interface Bus. The Serial Peripheral Interface bus (SPI) is a synchronous serial communication interface specification used for short distance communication, primarily in embedded systems. The interface was developed by Motorola in the late 1980s and has become a de facto standard. Typical applications include Secure Digital cards and liquid crystal displays.
G. Varner â PHYS476 GPIB/HPIB The IEEE-488 standard goes under a number of names (General Purpose Interface Bus/ Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus). 600kByte/s max. Convenient for slow acquistion/control. Common interface for high-end instruments Hermaphrodite connectors easy to daisy-chain and stack.