Portwell Glossary
From embedded computing and industrial automation to networking and system integration, Portwell uses a wide range of technical terms and industry standards. Explore the glossary to understand the technologies, interfaces, standards and concepts used across our products and solutions.
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GbE
Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet at one gigabit per second, the common network interface on embedded boards and appliances.
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output
Freely programmable signal pins used to read sensors or switch outputs in a machine.
Related: SBC
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
A processor for parallel computation. In embedded systems it handles displays as well as AI inference.
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