SBC-C23
SBC-C23 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.1 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by L.B. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
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Terminology and definitions
API
Application Program Interface, a set of commands and functions that can be used by programmers for writing software for specific Operating
Systems
CAN Bus
Controller Area network, a protocol designed for in-vehicle communication
DDR
Double Data Rate, a typology of memory devices which transfer data both on the rising and on the falling edge of the clock
DDR3L
DDR, 3rd generation, Low Voltage
GND
Ground
GPI/O
General purpose Input/Output
I2C Bus
Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus, a simple serial bus consisting only of data and clock line, with multi-master capability
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signaling, a standard for transferring data at very high speed using inexpensive twisted pairs copper cables, usually used
for video applications
MAC
Medium Access Controller, the hardware implementing the Data Link Layer of ISO/OSI-7 model for communication systems
Mbps
Megabits per second
MMC/eMMC
MultiMedia Card / embedded MMC, a type of memory card, having the same interface of SD. The eMMC are the embedded version of the MMC.
They are devices that incorporate both the memory controller and the flash memories on a single BGA chip
N.A.
Not Applicable
N.C.
Not Connected
OpenGL
Open Graphics Library, an Open Source API dedicated to 2D and 3D graphics
OpenVG
Open Vector Graphics, an Open Source API dedicated to hardware accelerated 2D vector graphics
OS
Operating System
OTG
On-the-Go, a specification that allows to USB devices to act indifferently as Host or as a Client, depending on the device connected to the port
PHY
Abbreviation of Physical, it is the device implementing the Physical Layer of ISO/OSI-7 model for communication systems
PSU
Power Supply Unit
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
PWR
Power
RGMII
Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface, a particular interface defining the communication between an Ethernet MAC and a PHY
SD
Secure Digital, a memory card type
SM Bus
System Management Bus, a subset of the I2C bus dedicated to communication with devices for system management, like a smart battery and
other power supply-related devices
