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SBC-992-pITX
SBC-992-pITX User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 2.0 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by G.G Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
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1.7 Terminology and definitions
AC
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97 Audio Codec
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97, a standard for audio hardware codecs developed by Intel
®
in 1997
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, an open industrial standard for the board
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s devices configuration and power management
AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface, a standard which defines the operation modes of SATA interface
API Application Program Interface, a set of commands and functions that can be used by programmers for writing software for specific Operating
Systems
BIOS Basic Input / Output System, the Firmware Interface that initializes the board before the OS starts loading
CAN Bus Controller Area network, a protocol designed for in-vehicle communication
CEC Consumer Electronics Control, an HDMI feature which allows controlling more devices connected together by using only one remote control
CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device, types of programmable logical devices with complexity lower than that of FPGAs
CRT Cathode Ray Tube. Initially used to indicate a type of monitor, this acronym has been used over time to indicate the analog video interface used
to drive them.
DDC Display Data Channel, a kind of I2C interface for digital communication between displays and graphics processing units (GPU)
DDR Double Data Rate, a typology of memory devices which transfer data both on the rising and on the falling edge of the clock
DDR3 DDR, 3rd generation
DP Display Port, a type of digital video display interface
DVI Digital Visual interface, a type of digital video display interface
eDP embedded Display Port, a type of digital video display interface developed especially for internal connections between boards and digital
displays
EHCI Enhanced Host Controller interface, a high-speed controller for USB ports, able to support USB2.0 standard
FFC/FPC Flexible Flat Cable / Flat Panel Cable
FPGA Field-programmable gate array, a device designed to be fully programmed by customers in order to implement different functionalities
GBE Gigabit Ethernet
Gbps Gigabits per second
GND Ground
GPI/O General purpose Input/Output
HD Audio High Definition Audio, most recent standard for hardware codecs developed by Intel
®
in 2004 for higher audio quality
HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface, a digital audio and video interface
I2C Bus Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus, a simple serial bus consisting only of data and clock line, with multi-master capability