CQ7-A30
CQ7-A30 - 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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Terminology and definitions
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, an open industrial standard for the board
’
s devices configuration and power management
AC
’
97
Audio Codec
’
97, a standard for audio hardware codecs developed by Intel
®
in 1997
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
DDC
Display Data Channel, a kind of I2C interface for digital communication between displays and graphics processing units (GPU)
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
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
I2S
Inter-Integrated Circuit Sound, an audio serial bus protocol interface developed by Philips (now NXP) in 1986
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group, common name of IEEE1149.1 standard for testing printed circuit boards and integrated circuits through the Debug port
LPC Bus
Low Pin Count Bus, a low speed interface based on a very restricted number of signals, deemed to management of legacy peripherals
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signalling, a standard for transferring data at very high speed using inexpensive twisted pair copper cables, usually used
for video applications
Mbps
Megabits per second
MMC
MultiMedia Card, a type of memory card, with same interface of SD.
N.A.
Not Applicable
