Chapter 1 Introduction; Terminology - Advantech SOM-5780 Design Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

This design guide organizes and provides Advantech's SOM carrier board design
recommendations for Advantech SOM-Express modules. It specifies common
mechanical and electrical characteristics in order to ensure the carrier board design
meets all the requirements needed to work properly.

1.1 Terminology

Table 1.1 Conventions and Terminology
AC'97
AGP
CPU
CRT
DDR2
DTOS
EMI
ESD
SOM-Express
FSB
GMCH
I2C
ISA
IDE (ATA)
INTx
LCD
LVDS
MCH
NTSC
PAL
PCI
PCI-Express
RTC
SMBus
SOM
SATA
SAS
ULV
USB
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Audio Codec 97'
Accelerated Graphics port refers to the AGP/PCI interface
Central processing Unit
Cathode Ray Tube
Double Data Rate second generation SDRAM memory technology
Advantech's Design To Order Service
Electromagnetic Interference
Electrostatic Discharge
New generation technology of System on module
Front Side Bus, synonymous with Host or CPU bus
Refers to the Graphics Memory Controller Hub chipset component
Inter-IC (a two wire serial bus created by Philips)
International Standards Association
Integrated Drive Electronics (Advanced Technology Attachment)
An interrupt request signal where x stands for interrupts A, B, C, and D.
Liquid Crystal Display
Low Voltage Differential Signaling: A high speed, low power data
transmission standard used for display connections to LCD panels.
Refers to the Memory Controller Hub chipset component
National Television Standards Committee
Phase Alternate Line
Peripheral Component Interface
New generation PCI interface with serial interconnection technology
Real Time Clock
System Management Bus.
System On Module
Serial ATA interface
Serial attached SCSI interface
Ultra-Low Voltage
Universal Serial Bus
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