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User’s Guide
2.2 Software Support / Hardware Abstraction
The Kontron sA3874i Module is supported by Kontron BSPs (Board Support Package). The first sA3874i BSP targets
Linux support and is available under Kontron part number xxx-xxx-00. BSPs for other operating systems are
planned. Check with your Kontron contact for the latest BSPs.
This manual goes into a lot of detail on I/O particulars – information is provided on exactly how the various ULP-
COM edge fingers tie into the Texas Instruments ARM SoC and to other Module hardware. This is provided for
reference and context. Most of the I/O particulars are covered and abstracted in the BSP and it should generally
not be necessary for sA3874i users to deal with I/O at the register level.
2.3 Document and Standards References
2.3.1 External Industry Standard Documents
» eMMC (Embedded Multi-Media Card) the eMMC electrical standard is defined by JEDEC JESD84-B45 and the
mechanical standard by JESD84-C44 ( www.jedec.org ).
» GbE MDI (Gigabit Ethernet Medium Dependent Interface) defined by IEEE 802.3. The 1000Base-T
operation over copper twisted pair cabling is defined by IEEE 802.3ab ( www.ieee.org ).
» HDMI Specification , Version 1.3a, November 10, 2006 © 2006 Hitachi and other companies
( www.hdmi.org ).
» The I2C Specification, Version 2.1, January 2000, Philips Semiconductor (now NXP) ( www.nxp.com ).
» I2S Bus Specification, Feb. 1986 and Revised June 5, 1996, Philips Semiconductor (now NXP)
( www.nxp.com ).
» JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) defined by IEEE 1149.1-2001 - IEEE Standard Test Access Port and
Boundary Scan Architecture ( www.ieee.org ).
» MXM3 Graphics Module Mobile PCI Express Module Electromechanical Specification, Version 3.0, Revision
1.1, © 2009 NVIDIA Corporation (
www.mxm-sig.org ).
» PICMG ® EEEP Embedded EEPROM Specification, Rev. 1.0, August 2010 ( www.picmg.org ).
» PCI Express Specifications ( www.pci-sig.org ).
» Serial ATA Revision 3.1 , July 18, 2011, Gold Revision, © Serial ATA International Organization ( www.sata-
io.org ).
» SD Specifications Part 1 Physical Layer Simplified Specification, Version 3.01, May 18, 2010, © 2010 SD
Group and SD Card Association (Secure Digital) ( www.sdcard.org ).
» SPDIF (aka S/PDIF) (Sony Philips Digital Interface) - IEC 60958-3.
» SPI Bus – “Serial Peripheral Interface” – de-facto serial interface standard defined by Motorola. A good
description may be found on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Peripheral_Interface_Bus ).
» USB Specifications ( www.usb.org ).