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Conventions
This section defines product-specific terminology, abbreviations, and other conven-
tions used throughout this manual.
Abbreviations
•
Register Access
The following list describes the register bit and field abbreviations:
•
Binary Multiples
The abbreviations K, M, and G (kilo, mega, and giga) represent binary multiples
and have the following values.
For example:
Addresses
Unless otherwise noted, all addresses and offsets are hexadecimal.
Bit Notation
Multiple-bit fields can include contiguous and noncontiguous bits contained in angle
brackets (< >). Multiple contiguous bits are indicated by a pair of numbers separated
by a colon (:). For example, <9:7,5,2:0> specifies bits 9,8,7,5,2,1, and 0. Similarly,
single bits are frequently indicated with angle brackets. For example, <27> specifies
bit 27.
Bit/Field Abbreviation Description
RO (read only)
Bits and fields specified as RO can be read but not written.
RW (read/write)
Bits and fields specified as RW can be read and written.
WO (write only)
Bits and fields specified as WO can be written but not read.
K
=
2
10
(1024)
M
=
2
20
(1,048,576)
G
=
2
30
(1,073,741,824)
2KB
=
2 kilobytes
=
2
×
2
10
bytes
4MB
=
4 megabytes
=
4
×
2
20
bytes
8GB
=
8 gigabytes
=
8
×
2
30
bytes
