Specifications

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Atom™ processor CE4100 17
Platform Design Guide
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Acronym Definition
NIM
Network Interface Module — integrated tuner and digital demodulator in (satellite) TV systems.
The DVB NIMs output an MPEG transport stream.
NOR
A logical operator the consists of a logical OR followed by a logical NOT and returns a true value
only if both operands are false. Used to describe a type of FLASH memory based upon NOR gates.
NTSC
National Television System Committee, established North American 525-line analog broadcast TV
standard about 60 years ago.
PAL
Phase Alternation Line — TV standard used in Europe. PAL uses 625 lines per frame, a 25 frames
per second update rate and YUV color encoding. The number of visible pixels for PAL video is 768
x 576.
PCI-E, PCIe
PCI Express* (two way serial connection that carries data in packets) Each of these lanes should
be capable of a 2Gb/s data rate in each direction.
PLL Phase Locked Loop.
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.
SDTV
Standard-Definition Television — a digital television system that is similar to current analog TV
standards in picture resolution and aspect ratio. Typical SDTV resolution is 480i or 480p.
SMBus System Management Bus.
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
STB
Set Top Box — a device that effectively turns a television set into an interactive Internet device
and/or allows the television to receive and decode digital television (DTV) broadcasts.
SVGA Super VGA Resolution (800x600).
TDP Total Design Power.
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter.
USB Universal Serial Bus.
VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator.
VID Voltage Identification.
VREF Voltage Reference.
VSS Used to signify ground connection.
VTT Used to signify signal termination voltage.
WVGA Wide VGA resolution (800x480).
YPrPb
YPBPR is the analog video signal carried by component video cable in consumer electronics. The
green cable carries Y, the blue cable carries P
B
and the red cable carries P
R
.