Binaries
Dashboard
GPU
Kynar
Lframe
LPC
MCPx
n00bie
PLCC
PSU
QFP
TSOP
USB
USB daughtercard
VIA
Xbox

Binaries
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On a forum, when someone refers to binaries, they are revering to code that "
"is already compiled and is run-able on its target platform (windows PC, Mac, "
"Xbox), this is as opposed to source code, which must be compiled prior to use, "
"or scripts (PERL, PHP, etc.) which are interpreted and not compiled (the "
"interpreter is compiled, however).  For an explanation of why most sites "
will not host Xbox Binaries
""
click here.




Dashboard
"The primary system interface on the Xbox, the box ships with a dash written by Microsoft, which is limited in it''s functionality. Several other groups produce custom dashboards, EvolutionX was the first third-party dash and it still regarded by many as the most robust and stable."


GPU
Graphics Processor Unit. In the Xbox this is based on an nVidia GeForce series graphics controller.

Entry by nB


Kynar
A brand of insulation used on the fine gauge wires.  Often used as
wire-wrapping wire insulation.


Lframe
Cause of much debate, the #Lframe signal (# denotes active low) is used by "
all mod-chips.  In newer revision Xboxes (rev 1.3 and above) this signal
has been deliberately disabled by Microsoft.  Third generation mod-chips
combated this by adding a CPLD (type of programmable logic device) to emulate
the signal for the BIOS chip.

For older mod-chips and cheapmods you need to pull the #Lframe signal from
the MCPx.  The picture below links to a larger photo showing where this
"signal is.  It is not an easy mod, and is not recommended except by true "
professionals in the tech business.
Entry by networkBoy




LPC

Low Pin Count interface. This interface allows several devices to operate in
a pin constrained environment. On the Xbox it is used as a debug and boot device
port by Microsoft and as a method to introduce a hacked BIOS allowing unsigned
code to execute by hackers.
"This interface is present on all Xbox models. On revision 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 "
"boxes it is fully functional. On revision 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 boxes the #lframe "
signal is disconnected and must be tapped off the MCPx chip or emulated on a
CLPD. On Rev 1.6 boxes it is all but removed and must be re-constructed.

See the following links for more information:

"http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=LPC+interface+Specification"
"http://www.smartxx.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=751"
Entry by networkBoy




MCPx
NVIDIA''s Media Communications Processor. A key part of NVIDIA''s PDA strategy, "
the MCP is analogous to a Swiss army knife in that the MCP contains many
capabilities that already exists in today''s personal computers. The MCPX
supports the Universal Serial Bus (USB) which allows a host of input devices
"such as game controllers, digital cameras, and optical devices to be connected "
to the Xbox. The MCPX also offers a solution for high density storage devices
and the communications arm of the chip has been coined as a router on a chip.
Multiplayer gaming on the Xbox will be accomplished using existing technologies
"including Ethernet, cable modems, 56K modems, and HomePNA 2.0 (home phoneline "
networking). Equally exciting is the audio processing unit (APU). Similar in
"concept to the GeForce GPU, the APU will be hardware accelerated thus "
alleviating the central processor of handling audio chores. The APU will be the
first DirectX 8 audio processor which consists of four independent hardware
processors. The APU will be able to deliver 256 2D and 56 3D voices along with
"3D effects such as reflections, occlusion, and reverb. Add in real time support "
"for Dolby Digital A3, and the MCPX offers an advanced audio solution for the "
Xbox. "

Heisted from: "
http://www.nvnews.net/previews/mcpx/mcpx.shtml


n00bie
Someone who is in-experienced on a given subject. This spelling borders on the obnoxious phenomenon of 1337 5P334 (`leet speak) used by script kiddies.



PLCC
Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
This refers to the physical package design used for the Flash memory containing the BIOS on the
Xbox.  The most common package for Flash memory (used in most mod chips and
on rev 1.0-1.5 Xboxes) is the TSOP.  The other common package type is the
"PLCC (Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier), most commonly "
seen in Cheapmods and direct descendants.



PSU
Power Supply Unit




QFP

Quad Flat Package

This chip design is similar to a PLCC but the chip is thinner and has leads
"which, rather than curling under the device (as on the PLCC) extend out and bend "
down to be flush with the device.  These are exceptionally common chips on
most current platforms.  In the Xbox this package type is used for the
"memory, video encoders, and several other components.  They can be square "
or slightly rectangle (but not as extreme as TSOPs)

A related component is the Thin Quad Flat Package
(TQFP).  These devices are thinner (like TSOPs) and are usually more
"square, though there is certainly no rule that they must be."


TSOP
Thin Small Outline Package

This refers to the physical package design used for the Flash memory containing the BIOS on the
Xbox.  The most common package for Flash memory (used in most mod chips and
on rev 1.0-1.5 Xboxes) is the TSOP.  The other common package type is the
"PLCC (Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier), most commonly "
seen in Cheapmods and direct descendants.


USB
"The Xbox game controller ports use USB as their interface. While ""normal"" USB uses "
"4 wires (power, ground, signal+, signal-) the Xbox uses 5.  The fifth wire "
is not implemented in the normal controllers or joysticks.

"The Xbox only supports Full Speed operation, thus is not suitable for Hard disks."

The USB specification allows for two basic modes of operation "Full speed"
"and "High Speed", commonly referred to as USB1.1 and 2.0.  Full speed "
"(USB1.1) operates in a half duplex (send or receive, one at a time) at 12 "
Mbps.  High speed (USB2.0) operates in a half duplex 480Mbps (40x faster).

Entry by networkBoy



USB daughtercard
Rev 1.0 Xboxes used an intermediary card between the motherboard and the
controller ports.  This component was eliminated starting with rev 1.1
Xboxes.


VIA
"A via (Latin for "way", as in Via Roma, the way to Rome).  In the "
electronics it means a "way" through the circuit board.  Vias should not be
"confused with through holes, as the latter are designed and sized with component "
insertion in mind.  Vias are a circuit path through the board and nothing
more.  Blind vias and Buried vias are vias that go partway through the
"board and stop (blind), or are completely enclosed within the layers of the PCB "
and are not accessible on either side of the PCB.  Due to the exponentially
"higher cost associated with using blind or buried vias, they are not used on the "
Xbox (or nearly any other mass market electronics for that matter).


Xbox
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