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PowerSpan II User Manual
80A1010_MA001_09
Integrated Device Technology
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Glossary
ATPG
Automatic Test Pattern Generation.
Address Retry Window
Refers to the clock following the assertion of AACK_, which is the latest a snooping master
can request for an address tenure re-run.
BAR
Base Address Register.
BD
Buffer Descriptor
Each serial port in the PowerQUICC II uses BDs to indicate to the SDMA channel the
location of packet data in system memory.
Big-endian
A byte ordering method in memory where the address of a word corresponds to the most
significant byte.
BIST
Built-in Self Test.
CompactPCI
CompactPCI is an adaptation of the PCI Specification for Industrial and/or embedded
applications requiring a more robust mechanical form factor than desktop PCI.
Cycle
Cycle refers to a single data beat; a transaction is composed of one or more cycles.
DDM
Device Driver Module. A module that abstracts the service of an I/O device and registers it
as an I2O Device.
Device
An I/O object that refers to an I/O facility or service. Adapters are the objects of hardware
configuration, while logical devices are the objects of software configuration.
DMA
Direct Memory Access
A process for transferring data from main memory to a device without passing it through the
Host processor.
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory.
Dual PCI PowerSpan II
PowerSpan II
variant with dual PCI interfaces.
FLASH
Writable non-volatile memory, often used to store code in embedded systems.
Host Node
A node composed of one or more application processors and their associated resources. Host
nodes execute a single homogeneous operating system and are dedicated to processing
applications. The host node is responsible for configuring and initializing the IOP into the
system.