Glossary
Ten terms the lessons use
One paragraph each, with the lesson that introduces the term. Nothing here is needed beyond what the lessons already say; this is the quick lookup.
- A1 port
- The USB port on the front of the Cronus Zen. Your controller plugs in here and nowhere else. If the controller is not in A1 the mod menu will not open.
- Lesson 1: Ports
- PROG port
- Rear USB port for programming. It connects to the PC running Zen Studio Live or the web firmware updater.
- Lesson 1: Ports
- Firmware
- The software on the Zen itself. This course references firmware 2.3.2, flashed with the web updater at firmware.modcentral.ca in Chrome or Edge. Zen Studio Legacy 1.7.0 b7 only works for firmware 2.2.14 and older.
- Lesson 2: Firmware
- Zen Studio Live
- The browser app (Chrome recommended, current version 1.0.8) used to compile scripts and load them onto the Zen. Its Compiler tab, eight memory slots and Play button are the only parts this course uses.
- Lesson 3: Zen Studio Live
- .gpc
- A script source file. Zen Studio Live compiles it before it can run. yew2K's .gpc comes from the Generator on yew.gg with your settings already compiled in.
- Lesson 4: Compile
- Memory slot
- One of 8 storage positions on the Zen. A compiled script is dragged into a slot in Zen Studio Live, written with Play, and selected at the console with the Zen's button.
- Lesson 5: Slots & Play
- OLED
- The small screen on the Zen. It shows the script name when a script is loaded and the Gearhead logo when none is. The yew2K mod menu draws here, not on the TV.
- Lesson 5: Slots & Play
- Auto-Green
- The yew2K mod that times and performs a standstill shot when you click R3. Value 300–900 ms in 5 ms steps. Tuning rule: early → raise, late → lower. Good values land around 70%, not 100%.
- Lesson 13: Tuning