PCM-072/phyCORE-AM64xx System on Module
L-860e.A0
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Table 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms used in this Manual
Abbreviation
Definition
BSP
Board Support Package (Software delivered with the Development Kit including an operating system
(Linux) preinstalled on the module and Development Tools)
CB
Carrier Board; used in reference to the phyCORE Development Kit Carrier Board
DDR
Double data rate
DRAM
Dynamic random access memory
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
FSI
Fast Serial Interface
GPIO
General-Purpose Input/Output
GPT
General-Purpose Timer
J
Solder Jumper: these types of jumpers require solder equipment to remove and place
JP
Solderless Jumper: these types of jumpers can be removed and placed by hand with no special tools
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group (a serial bus protocol usually used for test purposes)
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
PCB
Printed circuit board
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCIe
PCI express
PCM
Product Change Management
PCN
Product Change Notification
PDI
PHYTEC Display Interface; defined to connect PHYTEC display adapter boards, or custom adapters
PEB
PHYTEC Expansion Board
PMIC
Power management IC
POR
Power-on reset
PRU
Programmable Realtime Unit
PWM
Pulse-width Modulation
RTC
Real-time clock
SD
Secure Digital
SMT
Surface mount technology
SOM
System on Module; used in reference to the BOARD DESIGNATOR/ SOM BOARD NAME module
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
S
x
User button S
x
(e.g. S1, S2, etc.) used in reference to the available user buttons, or DIP-Switches on
the Carrier Board
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB
Universal Serial Bus