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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets
The SDI signal is self-synchronizing,
uses 8 bit or 10 bit data words, and
has a maximum data rate of
270 Mbit/s, with a minimum bandwidth
of 135 MHz.
ITV
Institutional TeleVision; TV sets for
hotels, hospitals etc.
JOP
Jaguar Output Processor
LS
Last Status; The settings last chosen
by the customer and read and stored
in RAM or in the NVM. They are called
at start-up of the set to configure it
according to the customer's
preferences
LATAM
Latin America
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
L/L'
Monochrome TV system. Sound
carrier distance is 6.5 MHz. L' is Band
I, L is all bands except for Band I
LPL
LG.Philips LCD (supplier)
LS
Loudspeaker
LVDS
Low Voltage Differential Signalling
Mbps
Mega bits per second
M/N
Monochrome TV system. Sound
carrier distance is 4.5 MHz
MIPS
Microprocessor without Interlocked
Pipeline-Stages; A RISC-based
microprocessor
MOP
Matrix Output Processor
MOSFET
Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect
Transistor, switching device
MPEG
Motion Pictures Experts Group
MPIF
Multi Platform InterFace
MUTE
MUTE Line
NC
Not Connected
NICAM
Near Instantaneous Compounded
Audio Multiplexing. This is a digital
sound system, mainly used in Europe.
NTC
Negative Temperature Coefficient,
non-linear resistor
NTSC
National Television Standard
Committee. Colour system mainly
used in North America and Japan.
Colour carrier NTSC M/
N = 3.579545 MHz,
NTSC 4.43 = 4.433619 MHz (this is a
VCR norm, it is not transmitted off-air)
NVM
Non-Volatile Memory: IC containing
TV related data such as alignments
O/C
Open Circuit
OSD
On Screen Display
OTC
On screen display Teletext and
Control; also called Artistic (SAA5800)
P50
Project 50: communication protocol
between TV and peripherals
PAL
Phase Alternating Line. Colour system
mainly used in West Europe (colour
carrier = 4.433619 MHz) and South
America (colour carrier
PAL M = 3.575612 MHz and
PAL N = 3.582056 MHz)
PCB
Printed Circuit Board (same as "PWB")
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
PDP
Plasma Display Panel
PFC
Power Factor Corrector (or Pre-
conditioner)
PIP
Picture In Picture
PLL
Phase Locked Loop. Used for e.g.
FST tuning systems. The customer
can give directly the desired frequency
POR
Power On Reset, signal to reset the uP
PTC
Positive Temperature Coefficient,
non-linear resistor
PWB
Printed Wiring Board (same as "PCB")
Q522.3E LA
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
QRC
Quasi Resonant Converter
QTNR
Quality Temporal Noise Reduction
QVCP
Quality Video Composition Processor
RAM
Random Access Memory
RGB
Red, Green, and Blue. The primary
colour signals for TV. By mixing levels
of R, G, and B, all colours (Y/C) are
reproduced.
RC
Remote Control
RC5 / RC6
Signal protocol from the remote
control receiver
ROM
Read Only Memory
R-TXT
Red TeleteXT
SAM
Service Alignment Mode
S/C
Short Circuit
SCART
Syndicat des Constructeurs
d'Appareils Radiorecepteurs et
Televisieurs
SCL
Serial Clock I
SCL-F
CLock Signal on Fast I
SD
Standard Definition
SDA
Serial Data I
SDA-F
DAta Signal on Fast I
SDI
Serial Digital Interface, see "ITU-656"
SDRAM
Synchronous DRAM
SECAM
SEquence Couleur Avec Memoire.
Colour system mainly used in France
and East Europe. Colour carriers=
4.406250 MHz and 4.250000 MHz
SIF
Sound Intermediate Frequency
SMPS
Switched Mode Power Supply
SoC
System on Chip
SOG
Sync On Green
SOPS
Self Oscillating Power Supply
S/PDIF
Sony Philips Digital InterFace
SRAM
Static RAM
SRP
Service Reference Protocol
SSB
Small Signal Board
STBY
STand-BY
800 × 600 (4:3)
SVGA
SVHS
Super Video Home System
SW
Software
SWAN
Spatial temporal Weighted Averaging
Noise reduction
1280 × 1024
SXGA
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
TMDS
Transmission Minimized Differential
Signalling
TXT
TeleteXT
TXT-DW
Dual Window with TeleteXT
UI
User Interface
uP
Microprocessor
1600 × 1200 (4:3)
UXGA
V
V-sync to the module
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
VESA
Video Electronics Standards
Association
640 × 480 (4:3)
VGA
VL
Variable Level out: processed audio
output toward external amplifier
VSB
Vestigial Side Band; modulation
method
1280 × 768 (15:9)
WXGA
XTAL
Quartz crystal
1024 × 768 (4:3)
XGA
Y
Luminance signal
Y/C
Luminance (Y) and Chrominance (C)
signal
YPbPr
Component video. Luminance and
scaled colour difference signals (B-Y
and R-Y)
YUV
Component video
9.
EN 107
2
C
2
C bus
2
C
2
C bus
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