Communication methods for digital systems
Bandwidth
Speed
Timing methodology
Number of devices communicating
Arbitration schemes
Case studies (serial)
Case studies (parallel)
RS-232 (standard serial line)
Serial data format
RS-232 wires
Transfer modes
Typical connections
Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus (I2C)
Byte transfer
Clock synchronization
Arbitration
Ethernet (Xerox local area network)
Ethernet layered organization
Ethernet packet
Extending Ethernet
NuBus (Texas Instruments and Apple)
NuBus organization
Addressing
NuBus timing
Data transactions
Transfer modes and status codes
Arbitration (cont’d)
Arbitration example
Arbitration logic
PCMCIA/JEIDA (PC card)
PCMCIA signals
PCMCIA architecture
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