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IEI Integration PCISA-9652 v1.01 User Manual

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COM

COM refers to serial ports. Serial ports offer serial communication to

expansion devices. The serial port on a personal computer is usually a

male DB-9 connector.

DAC

The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts digital signals to analog

signals.

DDR

Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the

rising and falling edges of the clock signal.

DMA

Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to

bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system

memory.

DIMM

Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64-bit data

bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module.

DIO

The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that

control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices. Data can be

read or written to the selected address to enable the DIO functions.

EHCI

The Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) specification is a

register-level interface description for USB 2.0 Host Controllers.

FSB

The Front Side Bus (FSB) is the bi-directional communication channel

between the processor and the Northbridge chipset.

GbE

Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1.0

Gbps and complies with the IEEE 802.3-2005 standard.

GPIO

General purpose input

HDD

Hard disk drive (HDD) is a type of magnetic, non-volatile computer

storage device that stores digitally encoded data.

ICH

The Input/Ouput Controll Hub (ICH) is an Intel® Southbridge chipset.

IrDA

Infrared Data Association (IrDA) specify infrared data transmission