Glossary
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Host Operating System
The control program executing on the host. This may be the BIOS code, the host bootstrap
code, or the final operating system for application programs. Also called the host or OS.
Hot Swap
Refers to the orderly insertion and extraction of CompactPCI boards without adversely
affecting system operation.
I2C
Inter-IC Bus
I2O
Intelligent I/O
Inbound Queue
A message queue of a particular I/O platform that receives messages from any sender (host
or another IOP).
IOP
I/O platform
A platform consisting of processor, memory, I/O adapters and I/O devices. They are managed
independently from other processors within the system, solely for processing I/O
transactions.
Little-endian
A byte ordering method in memory where the address of a word corresponds to the least
significant byte
Master
Master (initiator) is the owner of the PCI bus. It is used for both the processor (60x) bus and
the PCI bus.
MF
Message Frame
MFA
Message Frame Address
Outbound Queue
A message queue for a specific I/O platform for posting messages to the local host, in lieu of
the host’s Inbound Queue.
PowerPC 740
Embedded PowerPC processor.
PowerPC 750
Embedded PowerPC processor.
PowerPC 7400
Embedded PowerPC processor.
PowerQUICC II
Motorola Integrated Communications Controller with 603ev PowerPC core and external bus
(also referred to as the MPC8260)
Prefetchable
A range of
Memory
space is prefetchable if there are no side effects on reads.
Peripheral Slot
Slots on a CompactPCI bus segment that may contain simple boards, intelligent slaves, or
PCI bus masters.