Bosch Technical Literature

By Category, technical books from Robert Bosch, GmbH

Bosch Handbooks
Bosch Automotive electrics/Automotive electronics
Bosch Diesel-Engine Management
Bosch Gasoline-Engine Management
Bosch Safety, Comfort and Convenience Systems
Bosch GmbH - Multimedia Training on CD-ROM

Bosch Technical Abbreviations

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The "Bosch Yellow Jackets" provide a clear and concise overview of the theory of operation, component design, model variations, and technical terminology for the Bosch product line, and give a solid foundation for better diagnostics and servicing.

Emissions-Control Technology for Diesel Engines

Diesel Fuel-Injection System Common Rail

Driving Stability Systems

Abbreviations

B
BKS: "Bauteilkontrollsystem",
i.e. component checking system
( > printed-circuit-board manufacture, production process)

C
CAD: Computer-aided design
CAE: Computer-aided engineering
CAM: Computer-aided manufacturing
CCD: Charged-coupled device
CISC: Complex instruction-set computer
CPU: Central processing unit
(of a > microcontroller)

D
DAC: Digital-analog converter
DMA: Direct-memory access

E
EEPROM: Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EMC: Electromagnetic compatibility
EPROM: Erasable programmable read-only memory
ESP: Electronic stability program

F
FET: Field-effect transistor
Flash-EPROM: Flash erasable programmable read-only memory

H
HDL: Hardware Description Language

I
I/O ports: Input/output ports
IC: Integrated circuit
ICT: In-circuit test
( > printed-circuit-board manufacture, production process)

L
LED: Light-emitting diode
LKS: "Lagekontrollsystem",
i.e. position checking system
( > printed-circuit-board manufacture, production process)
LSI: Large-scale integration
LTCC: Low-temperature cofired ceramic

M
MOS: Metal-oxide semiconductor
MSI: Medium-scale integration

P
PC: Personal computer
PROM: Programmable read-only memory

R
RAM: Random-access memory
RISC: Reduced instruction-set computer
ROM: Read-only memory

S
SiO₂: Silicon dioxide
SMD: Surface-mounted device
SMT: Surface-mounting technology
SoC: System on a chip
SSI: Small-scale integration

T
TCS: Traction control system

U
UV light: Ultraviolet light

V
VHDL: Visual Hardware Description Language
VLSI: Very-large-scale integration

µC: Microcontroller