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Appendix A: List of Acronyms
Table 37: List of Acronyms
ACPI
Advanced Configuration Power
Interface
API
Application Programming Interface
Basic
Module
COM Express® 125 x 95 Module form
factor
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
BMC
Base Management Controller
BSP
Board Support Package
BPP
Bit Per Pixel
CAN
Controller-area network
Carrier
Board
Application specific circuit board that
accepts a COM Express ® module
COM
Computer-on-Module
Compact
Module
COM Express® 95x95 Module form
factor
CNTG
Computer Network Transaction Group
DDC
Display Data Control
DDI
Digital Display Interface –
DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module
Display
Port
DisplayPort
(digital display interface standard)
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
EAPI
Embedded Application Programming
Interface
ECC
Error Checking and Correction
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable
Read-Only Memory
eDP
Embedded Display Port
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
ESD
Electro Sensitive Device
Extended
Module
COM Express® 155mm x 110mm Module
form factor.
FIFO
First In First Out
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
Gb
Gigabit
GBE
Gigabit Ethernet
GPI
General Purpose Input
GPIO
General Purpose Input Output
GPO
General Purpose Output
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
HBR2
High Bitrate 2
HDA
High Definition Audio (HD Audio)
HD/HDD
Hard Disk /Drive
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
HPM
PICMG Hardware Platform Management
specification family
I2C
Inter integrated Circuit Communications
IOL
IPMI-Over-LAN
IOT
Internet of Things
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management
Interface
KCS
Keyboard Controller Style
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
LAN
Local Area Network
LPC
Low Pin-Count Interface:
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signaling –
M.A.R.S.
Mobile Application for Rechargeable
Systems
MDI
Media Dependent Interface
MEI
Management Engine Interface
Mini
Module
COM Express® 84x55mm Module form
factor
MTBF
Mean Time Before Failure
NA
Not Available
NC
Not Connected
NCSI
Network Communications Services
Interface
PATA
Parallel AT Attachment
PCI
Peripheral Component Interface
PCIe
PCI-Express
PCN
Product Change Notification
PECI
Platform Environment Control Interface
PEG
PCI Express Graphics
PICMG®
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group
PHY
Ethernet controller physical layer
device
Pin-out
Type
COM Express® definitions for signals on
COM Express® Module connector pins.
PS2
Personal System 2 ( keyboard & mouse)
PSU
Power Supply Unit
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
