Service manual

Appendix A — Glossary
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EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. The portion of the monitor’s memory which
holds sysgen information and hardware configurations.
EMI
Electrical Magnetic Interference generated by repetitive signals such as microprocessor clocks that
can interfere with other devices or two-way radio communications.
EPP
Enhanced parallel port
ESD
Electrical Static Discharge. High voltage potentials carried on the body that are generated by
walking across a carpeted floor or caused by low humidity environments, which can be discharged
into an electronic device, damaging it.
ETHERNET
The LAN technology that uses CSMA/CD physical access method and 10 Mbps digital transmission.
The forerunner of the IEEE802.3 CSMA/CD standard.
ferrite
RF (radio frequency) glossy material used in EMI suppression.
FPGA
Field-programmable gate array.
Flexport
®
System Interface
Spacelabs Medical device that communicates via RS-232 with other manufacturer’s equipment.
GDS
Global Data System
High level output
Analog signals supplied through a separate connector for use with external equipment.
I/O
Input /Output port or device.