Kontron AT8242 User Manual
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PHY
PHYsical layer. Generic electronics term referring to a special electronic integrated circuit or
functional block of a circuit that takes care of encoding and decoding between a pure digital domain
(on-off) and a modulation in the analog domain.
PICMG
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
PICMG®
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
POST
Power-On Self-Test
RAM
Random Access Memory
RHEL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RoHS
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances
RS-232
(Same as RS232). Recommended Standard 232.
RS232
(Same as RS-232). Recommended Standard 232.
RTC
Real Time Clock
RTM
Rear Transition Module
RTM-Link
Rear Transition Module Link. Kontron 3-wire protocol.
RTS
Request To Send
SEL
System Event Log
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
ShMC
Shelf Management Controller
SMB
(Same as SMBus/SMBUS). System Management Bus.
SMBUS
(Same as SMB/SMBus). System Management Bus.
SMBus
(Same as SMB/SMBUS). System Management Bus.
SOL
Serial Over LAN
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SSE2
Streaming SIMD Extension 2. SIMD is "Single Instruction, Multiple Data".
SSE3
Streaming SIMD Extension 3. SIMD is "Single Instruction, Multiple Data".
SSH
Secure SHell. A network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between
two computers.
TCLKA
Telecom CLocK A. AMC Clock Interface.
TCLKB
Telecom CLocK B. AMC Clock Interface.
TCLKC
Telecom CLocK C. AMC Clock Interface.
TCLKD
Telecom CLocK D. AMC Clock Interface.
TX
Transmit
TXD
Transmit
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VCC
Power supply
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
XAUI
X (meaning ten) Attachment Unit Interface. A standard for connecting 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE)
ports.
Acronyms
Descriptions