Kontron RTM8242 - Manual (Page 33)

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C. Glossary
Acronyms Descriptions
ACPI Advanced Configuration & Power Interface
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).
ATCA Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
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.
CTS Clear To Send
DTR Data Terminal Ready
EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit. Any entity that can be replaced by a user in the field. Not all FRUs are hot
swappable.
GND GrouND
HDD Hard disk Drive
HPM PICMG Hardware Platform Management specification family
HPM.1 Hardware Platform Management IPM Controller Firmware Upgrade Specification
I2C Inter Integrated Circuit bus
ID IDentification
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IPM Intelligent Platform Management
IPMB Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMB-0 Intelligent Platform Management Bus Channel 0, the logical aggregation of IPMB-A and IPMB-B.
IPMB-A Intelligent Platform Management Bus A
IPMB-B Intelligent Platform Management Bus B
IPMB-L Intelligent Platform Management Bus Local
IPMC Intelligent Platform Management Controller
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
IPMIFWU Intelligent Platform Management Interface FirmWare Update
LED Light-Emitting Diode
MMC Module Management Controller. MMCs are linked to the IPMC.
NC Not Connected
OOS Out Of Service