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1.7 Terminology and definitions
AC'97
Audio Codec'97, a standard for audio hardware codecs developed by Intel
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, an open industrial standard for the board's devices configuration and power management.
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
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, a type of programmable logical device with complexity lower than that of FPGAs
CSI2
MIPI Camera Serial Interface, 2
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.
rd
DDR3
DDR, 3
generation
DVI
Digital Visual interface, a type of display video interface
FFC/FPC
Flexible Flat Cable / Flat Panel Cable
FPGA
Field-programmable gate array, a device designed to be fully programmed by customers in order to implement different functionalities.
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 like PS/2,
LPT and COM ports
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
MAC
Medium Access Controller, the hardware implementing the Data Link Layer of ISO/OSI-7 model for communication systems
Mbps
Megabits per second
Q7-928
Q7-928 User Manual - Rev. First Edition: 1.0 - Last Edition: 3.0 - Author: S.B. - Reviewed by P.Z Copyright © 2016 SECO S.r.l.
nd
generation standard regulating communication between a peripheral device (camera) and a host processor
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in 1997
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in 2004 for higher audio quality
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