Intel 80L186EC, 80L188EC, 80L186EB, 80C186EB, 80C188EB, 80L188EB Notation Conventions, Italics

INTEL 186 EB/EC EVALUATION BOARD USER’S MANUAL

1.2NOTATION CONVENTIONS

The following notation conventions are used in this manual.

#	Pound symbol (#) appended to a signal name indicates that the signal is
	active low.
italics	Italics identify variables and indicate new terms.
bold sans-serif	In text, identifies commands (instructions).
typewriter	This font is used for code examples. All characters are equal width; this is
font	useful for maintaining accurate character spacing.
UPPERCASE	In text, signal names are shown in uppercase. When several signals share a
	common name, each signal is represented by the signal name followed by a
	number; the group is represented by the signal name followed by a variable
	(n). In code examples, signal names are shown in the case required by the
	software development tool in use.
Designations for	Hexadecimal numbers are represented by a string of hex digits followed by
hexadecimal and	the letter H. A zero prefix is added to numbers that begin with A through F.
binary numbers	(FF is shown as 0FFH.) For binary numbers, the letter B may be appended
	for clarity.
Units of	mA	milliamps, milliamperes
Measure
	A	amps, amperes
	Kbit, Kbyte	kilobits, kilobytes
NOTE:	KΩ
Units listed are		kilo-ohms
frequently used;	Mbit, Mbyte	megabits, megabytes
other units and
symbols are used	KHz, MHz	kilohertz, megahertz
as necessary.
	ms	milliseconds
	µs	microseconds
	ns	nanoseconds
	µF	microfarads
	W	watts
	V	volts

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