A function specific EPLD for the PS/2 Micro Channel Bus adapter

Author

Chan, Yiu-Fai ; Hung, Chuan-Yung ; Hsiao, Chang ; Wong, Porter ; Lee, Napoleon ; McClintock, Cameron

fYear

1989

fDate

15-18 May 1989

Abstract

A description is given of VLSI devices that solve the complex interface problems between the Micro Channel Bus protocols of the IBM PS/2 system and add-on boards. One of the VLSI devices described makes use of programmability to allow system designers to customize their own interface through on-chip EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) bits. To make the task of interfacing to the Micro Channel straightforward for the system designer, accompanying software called McMap is provided. It is a table-driven program that will lead the system designer through the specifications. A custom version of his or her own interface can be specified through programming of the on-chip EPROM arrays. Adapter description files required by the PS/2 system are automatically generated for the user to install the board

Keywords

EPROM; IBM computers; VLSI; add-on boards; computer interfaces; logic arrays; IBM PS/2 system; McMap; Micro Channel Bus protocols; PS/2 Micro Channel Bus adapter; VLSI devices; adapter description files generation; add-on boards; custom version; erasable programmable read-only memory; interface; on-chip EPROM; programmability; programmable logic device; software; table-driven program;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC.1989.56690

Filename

5726159