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Introduction to the MVME187 Installation Guide
Control and Status Bit Definitions
The terms control bit and status bit are used extensively in this document to describe certain bits in registers.
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Control bit | The bit can be set and cleared under software |
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Status bit | The bit reflects a specific condition. |
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❏The status bit can be read by software to determine operational or exception conditions.
True/False Bit State Definitions
True and False indicate whether a bit enables or disables the function it controls:
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True | Enables the function it controls. |
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False | Disables the function it controls. |
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Bit Value Descriptions
In all tables, the terms 0 and 1 are used to describe the actual value that should be written to the bit, or the value that it yields when read.
