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Computer standard for SATA host controllers
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a technical standard defined by Intel that specifies the register-level interface of Serial ATA (SATA) host controllers
Advanced Host Controller Interface
Advanced_Host_Controller_Interface
Computer interface specification
Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a technical specification that provides a detailed framework for the functioning of a computer's host controller for
Extensible Host Controller Interface
Extensible_Host_Controller_Interface
Topics referred to by the same term
Host Controller Interface or Host controller interface may refer to: Host Controller Interface (FireWire), an interface that enables a FireWire host controller
Host_controller_interface
Software interface
A USB and Firewire Host Controller Interface (UFHC) is a register-level interface that enables a host controller for USB or IEEE 1394 hardware to communicate
Host controller interface (USB, Firewire)
Host_controller_interface_(USB,_Firewire)
Interface used for connecting storage devices
Express) or Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification (NVMHCIS) is an open, logical-device interface specification for accessing a computer's
NVM_Express
parts: a "controller stack" containing the timing critical radio interface, and a "host stack" dealing with high level data. The controller stack is generally
List_of_Bluetooth_protocols
Hardware component that connects a computer to a network
A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and physical network interface) is a computer
Network_interface_controller
Computer bus used for data storage systems
a host bus adapter significantly simpler than that of the precursor HDD controller. CTL-I (Controller Interface) was an 8-bit word serial interface introduced
Hard_disk_drive_interface
Flash storage specification
Unified Memory Extension (JESD220-1A), version 2.1 of the UFS Host Controller Interface (UFSHCI) standard (JESD223C), and version 1.1A of the UFSHCI Unified
Universal_Flash_Storage
Computer hardware device
host controllers or host adapters. Host adapters can be integrated in the motherboard or be on a separate expansion card. The term network interface controller
Host_adapter
Controller for disk storage, usually integrated into the drive
integrated peripheral controllers communicate with a host adapter in the host system over a standardized, high-level storage bus interface. The most common
Disk_controller
Short-range wireless technology standard
that adhere to the standard use an interface called HCI (Host Controller Interface) between the host and the controller. High-level protocols such as the
Bluetooth
Low-level protocol used for controlling hardware components
interrupts and error conditions. DMTF also defines the Management Controller Host Interface (MCHI), which includes a set of discovery options and registration
Management Component Transport Protocol
Management_Component_Transport_Protocol
Active Management Technology driver
Host Embedded Controller Interface (HECI) is technology introduced in 2006 used for Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel chipsets that support Core
Host Embedded Controller Interface
Host_Embedded_Controller_Interface
Computer bus interface for storage devices
does not support hot plugging. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an open host controller interface published and used by Intel, which has become
SATA
Wireless radio communication protocol
devices on the fly. Hosts can communicate with devices up to 10 meters away. Wireless USB had potential uses in game controllers, printers, scanners,
Wireless_USB
Intel chipset
devices. One Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) controller and two Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) controllers are integrated into the
Intel_X99
Standard for miniature computer expansion cards
installations. For storage devices, M.2 supports both the older Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) and the newer NVM Express (NVMe) protocols. AHCI provides
M.2
Computer device interface
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) at the logical interface level, SATA Express also supports NVM Express (NVMe) as the logical device interface for
SATA_Express
Management (ALPM) is a power management protocol for Advanced Host Controller Interface-compliant (AHCI) Serial ATA (SATA) devices, such as hard disk
Aggressive Link Power Management
Aggressive_Link_Power_Management
Computer storage interface standard
ATA connector being located on an ISA interface card. The integrated controller presented the drive to the host computer as an array of 512-byte blocks
Parallel_ATA
Computer protocol for running the SCSI command set over USB for storage drives
and Streams support was added to the USB host controller interface (Extensible Host Controller Interface). UAS is defined across two standards, the
USB_Attached_SCSI
Integrated circuit that interfaces flash memory to a host like a PC
A flash memory controller (or flash controller) manages data stored on flash memory (usually NAND flash) and communicates with a computer or electronic
Flash_memory_controller
Extension of Serial ATA hard disk protocol
the host bus adapter. Many newer chipsets support the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), which allows operating systems to universally control
Native_Command_Queuing
Low-cost, low-power SoC microcontrollers with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
2025, researchers from Tarlogic Security identified undocumented Host Controller Interface (HCI) commands in the ESP32 Bluetooth firmware, prompting discussions
ESP32
Circuitry that controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive
interface signals including alternative meanings are contained in manufacturer's specifications for drives or host controllers. When the controller and
Floppy_disk_controller
Hardware component that connects a computer to a wireless computer network
A wireless network interface controller (WNIC) is a network interface controller that connects to a wireless network, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE
Wireless network interface controller
Wireless_network_interface_controller
Computer interface standard
capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. IPMI defines a set of interfaces used by system administrators
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface
Synchronous serial communication interface
Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI; different to but has same abbreviation as Quad SPI described in § Quad SPI) is a type of SPI controller that uses a data
Serial_Peripheral_Interface
Type of integrated circuit
A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal
Video_display_controller
Standard for computer data connections
a USB controller. Electronics portal USB communications USB hardware USB-C USB hub Extensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) List of interface bit rates
USB
Topics referred to by the same term
interface may refer to: Network interface controller, a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network Network interface device
Network_interface
24-pin USB connector system
Delivery, and USB Dual-Role support. FreeBSD released the Extensible Host Controller Interface, supporting USB 3.0, with release 8.2 iOS first supported USB‑C
USB-C
Set of computer and peripheral connection standards
which he founded in 1981. A SASI controller provided a bridge between a hard disk drive's low-level interface and a host computer, which needed to read
SCSI
Topics referred to by the same term
programme to increase computers usage Host controller interface (disambiguation), various computer interfaces Human–computer interaction, the study of
HCI
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
Memory Host Controller Interface (NVMHCI) Working Group. The goal of the group is to provide standard software and hardware programming interfaces for nonvolatile
Flash_memory
BSD Hypervisor
supports: eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) USB controllers, NVM Express (NVMe) controllers, High Definition Audio Controllers, raw framebuffer
Bhyve
Third major version of the Universal Serial Bus standard
Extensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) List of device bit rates § Peripheral Mobile High-Definition Link USB hardware § Host and device interface receptacles
USB_3.0
Graphics Port AH—Active Hub AH—Authentication Header AHCI—Advanced Host Controller Interface AI—Artificial Intelligence AIS—Automated Indicator Sharing AIX—Advanced
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Specification by MIPI
Serial Interface (DSI) is a specification by the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Alliance aimed at reducing the cost of display controllers in
Display_Serial_Interface
Computer hardware interface
version of this host controller and a peripheral controller supporting two Thunderbolt 3 ports (JHL7440). The new peripheral controller can now act as
Thunderbolt_(interface)
Electrical interface and protocol
NC-SI, abbreviated from network controller sideband interface, is an electrical interface and protocol defined by the Distributed Management Task Force
NC-SI
Computer storage device with no moving parts
with the PCI Express Mini Card interface specification while requiring an additional connection to the SATA host controller through the same connector. A
Solid-state_drive
PC chip handling onboard control tasks
In computing, a northbridge (also host bridge, or memory controller hub) is a microchip that comprises the core logic chipset architecture on motherboards
Northbridge_(computing)
Serial communication bus
management. Multi-controller I2C capability is a requirement in these systems. TWI (Two-Wire Interface) or TWSI (Two-Wire Serial Interface) is essentially
I2C
Operating principle for certain storage media
extended life of 100,000+ cycles that can be used by the flash memory controller to track wear and movement of data across segments.[citation needed] Erasable
Wear_leveling
Type of USB specification
type of computer hardware) for human interface devices such as keyboards, mice, touchscreen, touchpad, game controllers and alphanumeric display devices.
USB human interface device class
USB_human_interface_device_class
Interface; Part 1: Physical and data link layer characteristics (Release 11), 2011-09 ETSI TS 102 622 V.12.1.0 - UICC-CLF Interface; Host Controller Interface
Single_Wire_Protocol
Electro-mechanical data storage device
SATA) moved the HDD controller from the interface card to the disk drive. This helped to standardize the host/controller interface, reduce the programming
Hard_disk_drive
Type of command for solid-state drive
original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010. "Inside the X25-M Controller: Wear Leveling, Write Amplification Control". TomsHardware.com. 8 September
Trim_(computing)
Hard disk drive
disk drive controllers supporting the ST-412 interface grew to become ubiquitous in the personal computer industry. The ST-412 interface and its variants
ST-506/ST-412
6-pin mini-DIN connector for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer
frame formats differ.) The host can use this state of the interface simply to inhibit the device from transmitting when the host is not ready to receive
PS/2_port
Free and open-source operating system
virtual kernel Ethernet device (VKE), tunneling all packets to the host's tap interface. Third-party software is available on DragonFly as binary packages
DragonFly_BSD
Topics referred to by the same term
spectrometry technique Highest common divisor Host controller driver, for a Host controller interface (USB, Firewire) Human-centered design HC Davos
HCD
Free virtualization and emulation software
interfaces. Network connectivity can also be achieved by bridging a TUN/TAP interface used by QEMU with a non-virtual Ethernet interface on the host OS
QEMU
Device that manages disk drives
drive operations. A disk array controller provides front-end interfaces and back-end interfaces. The back-end interface communicates with the controlled
Disk_array_controller
Computer storage bus
motherboards designed with floppy disk data interfaces, and only one floppy disk drive can be connected. Floppy disk controller Floppy drive power connector Mueller
Floppy_disk_drive_interface
Family of Intel's single-chip chipsets
The Platform Controller Hub (PCH) is a family of Intel's single-chip chipsets, first introduced in 2009. It is the successor to the Intel Hub Architecture
Platform_Controller_Hub
Hosted hypervisor for Windows and Linux
VMware Workstation until release of VMware Workstation 12 in 2015) is a hosted (Type 2) hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows and Linux operating
VMware_Workstation
SVGA graphics controller chips
new 16-bit host interface controller with deep FIFO buffering and caching capabilities, and an enhanced, variable-width memory interface with support
Tseng_Labs_ET4000
Phenomenon associated with solid state storage
4–8 kilobytes (KB)[update] in size). The SSD controller on the SSD, which manages the flash memory and interfaces with the host system, uses a logical-to-physical
Write_amplification
Standard for serial communication between devices without host computer
A controller area network (CAN) is a vehicle bus standard designed to enable efficient communication primarily between electronic control units (ECUs)
CAN_bus
Memory card standards organization
card specifications (wireless LAN and TransferJet interface SD memory cards); SD Host Controller Interface Spec; Advance Security SD specification, implementation
SD_Association
Specification for USB devices
four controllers, resulting in more gates to test and debug: USB high speed host controller based on EHCI (a register interface) Full/low speed host controller
USB_On-The-Go
the Host (if applicable). Generate result data files for reporting and/or upload by the Host system. Operational screens (graphical user interface) and
Warehouse_control_system
Terminal emulator
3270 series terminals were connected to the host computer through a display controller (cluster controller) using coaxial cable, emulators originally required
3270_emulator
Primary game controller for the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 controller provides a standard USB Human interface device software interface, but is designed for the Microsoft XInput interface library. Although
Xbox_360_controller
Family of Intel southbridge microchips
PCI operations. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Support Integrated IDE controller for Ultra ATA support Integrated I/O APIC supporting
I/O_Controller_Hub
Feature of computer systems
signals, which are the two signals controlling the interface between the CPU and the DMA controller. However, in cycle-stealing mode, after one unit of
Direct_memory_access
Relationship between devices in which one controls the other
host–client primary–secondary main–replica main–subordinate initiator–target requester–responder controller–target controller–device host–worker host–proxy
Master–slave_(technology)
Area of hard drive that is not visible to operating system
information about the drive attached to the controller. There are three ATA commands involved in creating and using a host protected area. The commands are: IDENTIFY
Host_protected_area
File system designed to run on flash memory
flash memories that do not have a controller. Removable flash memory cards and USB flash drives have built-in controllers to manage MTD with dedicated algorithms
Flash_file_system
Line of single-chip microprocessors from Microchip Technology
Microelectronics Division. The name PIC initially referred to Peripheral Interface Controller, and was subsequently expanded for a short time to include Programmable
PIC_microcontrollers
Computer input/output device
interface controller (C-NIC), is a computer input/output device that combines the functionality of a host bus adapter (HBA) with a network interface controller
Converged_network_adapter
Identifier for a node or network interface in a telecommunications network
unique. In some cases, network hosts may have more than one network address. For example, each network interface controller may be uniquely identified. Further
Network_address
Debugging interface for embedded systems
program is running, which include memory access commands. The interface allows a Host to manage and query a target. Specialized hardware is required
Background debug mode interface
Background_debug_mode_interface
Computer network device
or a communications processor, is a small-sized computer which interfaces to the host computer, a number of networks, such as SNA, or a number of peripheral
Front-end_processor
Device driver out-of-order processing technique for storage controllers
NVM Express Elevator algorithm Direct memory access Advanced Host Controller Interface Mike S. (2006-04-16). "NCQ (Native Command Queuing) and TCQ (Tagged
Tagged_queuing
Process control systems and associated instrumentation
peripheral devices such as programmable logic controllers and discrete PID controllers which interface to the process plant or machinery. The SCADA concept
Industrial_control_system
Storage connectivity product manufacturer
Fibre Channel and SAS/SATA host bus adapters, Fibre Channel host bus adapters, protocol conversion bridges, storage controllers, MacOS iSCSI initiator software
ATTO_Technology
Computer hardware device
asynchronous serial interface device, which others were calling a UART. Zilog manufactured a number of Serial Communication Controllers or SCCs. Starting
Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter
Universal_asynchronous_receiver-transmitter
Family of microcontrollers
accessing the XMEGA NVM controller through the PDI interface, and executing NVM controller commands. The PDI is a 2-pin interface using the Reset pin for
AVR_microcontrollers
FINS, Factory Interface Network Service, is a network protocol used by Omron PLCs, over different physical networks like Ethernet, Controller Link, DeviceNet
Factory Interface Network Service
Factory_Interface_Network_Service
Connection standard for electronic musical instruments
Instrument Digital Interface (/ˈmɪdi/; MIDI) is an American-Japanese technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical
MIDI
Flash memory card format
onboard ATA controller, because none of the SD card variants support ATA signalling. Primary hard disk use requires a separate SD host controller and firmware
SD_card
Topics referred to by the same term
mathematician Rabinal Achí, a Mayan theatrical play Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Achi
Family of integrated chipsets from Intel and AMD
Windows NT(R) 4.0, Windows(R) 2000/XP. Supports SiS 301 Video Bridge Interface for Dual Display. NTSC/PAL TV or Secondary CRT monitor or TFT Digital
SiS_630/730
Embedded industrial controller
the real-time controller using an internal PCI bus, and is accessible over a LabVIEW interface which operates both locally on the controller as well as over
CompactRIO
One of the two chips in the core logic chipset architecture on a PC motherboard
Interface (Intel) or PCI Express (AMD). Intel referred to its southbridge as the I/O Controller Hub (ICH), later replaced by the Platform Controller Hub
Southbridge_(computing)
Nortel telecom switch
types. LCMs are served by a Line Group Controller (LGC) and communicate over DS-30 connections to NT6X48AA interface cards on the LGC. The number of LCMs
DMS-100
Command that prints information about PCI buses and devices
Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 61) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro
Lspci
Technology used in network interface cards
technology used in some network interface cards (NIC) to offload processing of the entire TCP/IP stack to the network controller. It is primarily used with
TCP_offload_engine
Standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface
that are running on the host via the loopback network interface. Using the loopback interface bypasses any local network interface hardware. The local loopback
Localhost
Computer port used for gaming controllers
commonly paddle controllers, light pens and computer mice. The standard was so engrained that it led to devices like the Kempston Interface that allowed
Atari_joystick_port
American computer hardware company
the first to produce Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) device controller expansion cards, later controller ICs. It was acquired by Adaptec in 1995 for
Future_Domain
Standard for booting from a server
PXE-capable network interface controller (NIC), and uses a small set of industry-standard network protocols such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Preboot_Execution_Environment
Low-bandwidth computer motherboard bus
to the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus in 2006), "legacy" I/O devices (integrated into Super I/O, embedded controller, CPLD, and/or IPMI chip),
Low_Pin_Count
X86-compatible system-on-a-chip
1 interface at 33 MHz ISA bus interface ATA controller with 2 channels at Ultra-DMA 100 Fast Ethernet MAC USB 2.0 host with 4 ports 5 FIFO UART ports
Vortex86
DJ software
software hosts like Ableton Live. It can host any VST-compliant effect or software synthesizer, and can be controlled by most MIDI controllers. Deckadance
Deckadance
Computer interface
In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to
Parallel_port
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Lebanese
Controller of Anger
Male
English
English byname for a tall, skinny person, turned surname turned forename, from Middle English hoit, HOYT means "long stick."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
Principal; Controller
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhagyanandana | பாகà¯à®¯à®¨à®‚தாநா
Controller of destiny
Bhagyanandana | பாகà¯à®¯à®¨à®‚தாநா
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kalanabha | கலாநாபாÂ
Controller of time
Kalanabha | கலாநாபாÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English hose, huse ‘brambles’, ‘thorns’.English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire, named from Old English hÅs, plural of hÅh ‘spur of land’ (literally ‘heel’), or a topographic name with the same meaning.English and German : metonymic occupational name from Middle English, Middle Low and High German hose ‘hose’, ‘leggings’, denoting a knitter or seller of hose, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore noticeble legwear.German (Upper Saxony) : apparently from a Czech personal name, Hos, a reduced form of Johannes (see John).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : probably a habitational name from Haste near Wunstorf or Osnabrück.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch haest ‘hasty’.Swedish : soldier’s name, from hast ‘haste’, ‘hurry’.English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : reduced form of Hayhurst.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Controller of Power
Surname or Lastname
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian : topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the very many places named with this word. In England the surname is widely distributed, but rather more common in Lancashire than elsewhere.Shortened form of Dutch van Holt, a habitational name from places named Holt (see 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hoyt.
Male
German
Low German name, possibly derived from the word horst, HORST means "wooded hill."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Winner; Self Controller
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
Controller of Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an innkeeper, from Middle English, Old French (h)oste ‘host’, ‘guest’.Danish (Høst) : nickname from høst ‘harvest’, ‘autumn’ (see Herbst).French : from Old French ost ‘army’, hence an occupational name for a soldier.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Austa, meaning ‘east’.German : habitational name from either of two places called Host, near Koblenz and near Bitburg.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Adhikara | அதிகராÂ
Principal, Controller
Adhikara | அதிகராÂ
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Controller of Destiny
Boy/Male
Hindu
Controller of destiny
Boy/Male
Hindu
Controller of time
Girl/Female
British, English
Controller
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Tamil
Adhiratha | அதீரதா
(A leader of the sutas- the caste generally employed as charioteers. He found Karna after Kuntî had cast him away in a basket and raised him as his own son.)
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German
Of the Race of Women; White Wave
Girl/Female
French American
Derived from medieval male form of Matthew.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rising, Standing, Existing
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Looking Good
Girl/Female
Australian, Scottish
Scottish Form of Ann Grace
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Morning; Light; Lighting
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Man who Roam Around Place to Place
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Full of Energy
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
HOST CONTROLLER-INTERFACE
v. t.
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
v. t.
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.
n.
An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts.
pl.
of Hose
v. t.
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.
n.
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea.
n.
One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs.
a.
Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it.
v. t.
Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
imp. & p. p.
of Cost
v. i.
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.
v. t.
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
adv.
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
n.
An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged.
v. t.
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
v. t.
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.
v. t.
To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter.
n.
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
n.
The office of a controller.
v. t.
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.