A: Terms And Definitions - Kontron ETXexpress-WPM User Manual

A: Terms and Definitions

Term
AC '97
ADD2 Card
ADD2-N
ADD2-R
ATX
Base Board
Basic Form Factor
BIOS
Carrier Board
COM Express™
CRT
Device Down
Device Up
DIMM
DVI-A
DVI-D
EDID
EMI
ETXexpress-WPM User's Guide
Definition
Audio Coder-Decoder 1997 – an Intel-defined format for digital encoding
and decoding of audio signals.
Advanced Digital Display (2nd Generation) Card – an Intel-defined slot
card that fits in a x16 PCI Express graphics slot but is used with SDVO
signals rather than PCI Express. SDVO signals are multiplexed with PCI
Express graphics on some chipsets and in the COM Express™
Specification. ADD2 cards convert the SDVO data stream to display
formats such as TMDS, DVI, LVDS or TV encoded.
Normal pin-out ADD2 card.
Reverse pin-out ADD2 card.
"Advanced Technology eXtended" – an Intel-defined motherboard form
factor.
An application-specific PC board that accepts a COM Express™
Module. The base board is alternatively referred to as a Carrier Board.
The 125mm x 95mm module size format defined by the PICMG. This
form factor is used in space-constrained systems and typically has a
single SO-DIMM memory.
Basic Input Output System. This software runs from non-volatile memory
on the Module or on the Carrier Board and initializes a system and
allocates some resources before the operating system takes over.
An application-specific PC board that accepts a COM Express™
Module. The Carrier Board is alternatively referred to as a Base Board.
A small form-factor module standard defined by the PICMG for
mezzanine-style CPU modules that incorporate a rich set of high-speed
serial interfaces such as PCI Express, SATA, USB, GbE, and flat-panel
LVDS.
The PICMG refers to the standard as both COM.0 and COM Express™.
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"Device Down" refers to a target IC "down" on the Carrier Board as
opposed to being "up" on a slot card. "Device Up" refers to a target IC
"up" on a slot card as opposed to being "down" on the Carrier Board.
Dual In-line Memory Module – a memory socket format defined by
JEDEC. The format is suitable for desktop and workstation computer
systems.
Digital Video Interface – Analog format input to digital display
Digital Video Interface – Digital format input to digital display
Extended Display Identification Data – This is a VESA standard for
identifying display parameters to the host system by using a dedicated
I2C bus.
Electromagnetic Interference
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