Terminology And Definitions - Seco Qseven Q7-974 User Manual

1.7 Terminology and definitions

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, an open industrial standard for the board'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
CEC Consumer Electronics Control, an HDMI feature which allows controlling more devices connected together by using only one remote control
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
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
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
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 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
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