Terminology And Definitions - Seco SBC-C20 User Manual

1.7 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
eDP embedded Display Port
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
Gbps Gigabits per second
GND Ground
GPI/O General purpose Input/Output
GPU Graphics Processing Unit
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
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SBC-C20 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 1.0 - Author: S.B./ A.R. - Reviewed by C.M. -Copyright © 2020 SECO S.p.A.
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