PCI Local Bus and Its Applications

Author: Li Guishan, Chen Jinpeng (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is the mainstream bus structure in modern personal computers, serving as the interconnection interface between the processor/memory and peripheral control units, as well as expansion cards in microcomputers. The PCI Local Bus Specification is the protocol for the interconnection mechanism and also defines the electrical and mechanical configurations. This book is divided into 9 chapters, covering the PCI Local Bus Specification 2.2 version and its latest developments, providing a detailed introduction to the principles and operations of the PCI Local Bus. The content includes the fundamental concepts of the PCI Local Bus, signal definitions, bus operations, electrical specifications, mechanical specifications, configuration space, 66MHz specification, BIOS, and PCI-PCI bridges. The book offers an in-depth yet accessible explanation of the practical applications of the PCI Local Bus through numerous timing waveforms and examples. Based on the authors' experience in writing PCI Local Bus Developer's Guide (2.0 version) and working with PCI Local Bus, the content of the book is meticulously arranged. The book is well-structured, conceptually clear, logically organized, and easy to understand. It serves as a comprehensive and detailed guide to the use of the PCI Local Bus Specification. Readers with a basic understanding of computers can master the fundamental aspects of the PCI Local Bus by studying this book. It is an invaluable reference for all hardware, software design, and testing professionals working with the PCI Local Bus, as well as a suitable textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in related fields.