FEW Abbreviation AND THEIR EXPLANATION RELATED TO PCB DESIGN

AGND - Analogue Ground - separate ground for analogue signals.

CAN - Controller Area Network - a bus that is manly used in automotive and industrial environment.

DRC - Design Rule Check - a tool for checking whether all design rules are satisfied in a CAD tool.

DSI - Display Serial Interface.

EDA- Electronic Design Automation - software for schematic capture and PCB layout (CAD or ECAD).

EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility -theory of unintentional generation, propagation, and reception of electromagnetic energy.

EMI- Electromagnetic Interference - high frequency disturbances.

eMMC - Embedded Multi Media Card - flash memory combined with MMC interface controller in a BGA package,used as internal flash memory.

ESD - Electrostatic Discharge - high voltage spike or spark that can damage electrostatic-sensitive devices.

GBE - Gigabit Ethernet - Ethernet interface with a maximum data rate of 1000Mbit/s.

GND - Ground

GPIO - General Purpose Input/Output pin that can be configured to be either an input or output.

I2C- Inter-Integrated Circuit- a two wire interface for connecting low speed peripherals.

I2S - Integrated Interchip Sound- a serial bus for connecting PCM audio data between two devices.

IrDA - Infrared Data Association - an infrared interface for connecting peripherals.

JTAG - Joint Test Action Group - widely used debug interface.

LSB - Least Significant Bit.

N/A-Not Available.

N/C - Not Connected.

RGB- Red Green Blue - color channels in common display interfaces.

RJ45 - Registered Jack - a common name for the 8P8C modular connector that is used for Ethernet wiring.



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