Kontron AM4510 - Manual (Page 30)

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C. Glossary
Acronyms Descriptions
AdvancedMC (Same as AMC). Advanced Mezzanine Card.
AMC (Same as AdvancedMC). Advanced Mezzanine Card.
AMC.0 Advanced Mezzanine Card Base Specification.
AMC.1
PCI Express and Advanced Switching on AdvancedMC. A subsidiary specification to the Advanced
Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
AMC.2
Ethernet Advanced Mezzanine Card Specification. A subsidiary specification to the Advanced
Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
AMC.3
Advanced Mezzanine Card Specification for Storage. A subsidiary specification to the Advanced
Mezzanine Card Base Specification (AMC.0).
API Application Programming Interface
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII codes represent text in computers,
communications equipment, and other devices that work with text.
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATCA Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture
BI Base Interface. Backplane connectivity defined by the ATCA.
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BMC Base Management Controller
CFM Cubic Foot per Minute
CLI Command-Line Interface
CLK1 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1
CLK1A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1, bus A
CLK1B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 1, bus A
CLK2 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2
CLK2A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2, bus A
CLK2B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 2, bus B
CLK3 AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3
CLK3A AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3 , bus A
CLK3B AdvancedTCA bused resource Synch clock group 3 , bus B
CMIC CPU Management Interface Controller
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Also refers to the small amount of battery (or capacitor)
powered CMOS memory to hold the date, time, and system setup parameters.
CPU Central Processing Unit. This sometimes refers to a whole blade, not just a processor component.
CTCA Compact Telecom Computing Architecture
DMA Direct Memory Access
DMI Desktop Management Interface
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface. Specification for Universal Serial Bus specification, revision 2.0.
FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit. Any entity that can be replaced by a user in the field. Not all FRUs are hot
swappable.