Motorola CPCI-6020 Conventions, About this Manual Abbreviation Description, Notation Description

About this Manual

Abbreviation	Description
PIM	PMC Interface Module
PIO	Parallel Input Output
PIRQx	PCI Interrupts
PMC	Peripheral Mezzanine Card
PRP	PowerPC Reference Platform
PrPMC	Processor PMC
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RoHS	Restriction of Hazardous Substances
SIM	Serial Interface Module
SMC	System Memory Controller
SPD	Serial Presence Detect
TA	Terminal Attach
UART	Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
USB	Universal Serial Bus
VPD	Vital Product Data

Conventions

The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.

Notation	Description
0x00000000	Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits
	are 0 through F), for example used for addresses
	and offsets
0b0000	Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)
bold	Used to emphasize a word
Screen	Used for on-screen output and code related
	elements or commands in body text
Courier + Bold	Used to characterize user input and to separate it
	from system output
Reference	Used for references and for table and figure
	descriptions
File > Exit	Notation for selecting a submenu
<text>	Notation for variables and keys
[text]	Notation for software buttons to click on the
	screen and parameter description
...	Repeated item for example node 1, node 2, ...,
	node 12

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