Articles
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Using CAN networks to unburden the CompactPCI backplane
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I2O: A strong resource in developing CompactPCI systems
Without question, the two hottest new technologies for embedded systems are CompactPCI and Intelligent I/O (I2O). Although these technologies originated in the general-purpose computing world, they have both emerged as ideal matches for the performanc...
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CompactPCI gains momentum in the telecommunications market
CompactPCI is undeniably gaining momentum and popularity in the telecommunications market. Applications that are enjoying considerable growth include: • internet telephony • intelligent peripherals/service nodes (IP/SNs) • wireless,...
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Insertion and extraction considerations for CompactPCI plug-in units
Ever-higher clock frequencies in microprocessors and increased miniaturization of components are intensifying the demands placed on products and materials. This not only increases problems with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), but new bus systems s...
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The benefits of CompactPCI backplane I/O
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The H.110 Computer Telephony bus simulation
Before the initial CompactPCI specification was published, AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA) conducted extensive modeling and simulation to verify that the electrical specifications would provide reliable operation. Because of AMP's experience, the Ent...
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Using PMC and IP mezzanines in your CompactPCI system
If you have tried to build a CompactPCI system with specialized I/O, you might have been sadly disappointed to find that this relatively new bus architecture doesn't yet have the enormous range of specialized I/O boards that are available for older bus...
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A success story... Alpha-powered CompactPCI + VMEbus? Almost turnkey!
The combination of CompactPCI and VMEbus represents an extremely attractive alternative for those applications caught between older VMEbus applications and more current CompactPCI environments. This article describes an application where the most effec...
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Hot Swap
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CompactPCI spurs new packaging innovations
The Peripheral Component Interconnect bus (better known as the PCI bus) is today's choice for high-performance desktop systems. Why? As one very important reason, it provides the data transfer bandwidth and video performance needed by today's graphical...
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CompactPCI Specifications Corner
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CompactPCI: A natural SHARC DSP platform fulfilling CompactPCI's potential
Without a doubt, CompactPCI is hot. Many industry analysts have praised the bus, and many designers are beginning to adopt it in their embedded-processor designs. The reason behind this proliferation of growing interest is twofold: First, the CompactPC...
Volker Haag, Schroff
Wayne Fischer,
John Black, OpenSystems Publishing
