User`s manual

DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MSLB-P5 Manual V0.3
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This EBX system expansion is based on popular existing
industry standards — IEEE P996, PC/104?, PCI, PC/104-Plus?, and PCMCIA. IEEE P996 is
the governing standard for the PC and PC/AT buses, informally known as the Industry Standard
Architecture or “ISA.“ PC/104 places the P996 ISA bus on compact 3.6” x 3.8” modules with
self-stacking capability. PC/104-Plus adds the power of a PCI bus to PC/104 while retaining the
basic form-factor. For further expansion flexibility, PCMCIA offers access to PC Cards from the
mobile and handheld computing markets.
The EBX standard integrates all these off-the-shelf standards into a highly embeddable SBC
form-factor. EBX supports the legacy of PC/104, hosting the wide variety of embedded system
oriented expansion modules from hundreds of companies worldwide. PCMCIA brings the
advantages of the latest portable and mobile system expansion technologies to embedded
applications. Additionally, the EBX PCI infrastructure and PC/104-Plus expansion bus offer true
processor independence and high performance standards-based system expansion.
EBX compliant boards have a form-factor large enough to implement a powerful SBC capable of
hosting today’s advanced operating systems, yet small enough to fit in the tight spaces of deeply
embedded applications. This creates an exciting new opportunity for embedded system OEMs to
standardize their designs and take advantage of off-the-shelf modules.
The EBX standard is open to continuing technology advancements, since it is both processor and
payload independent. It creates opportunity for economies of scale in chassis, power supply, and
peripheral devices. It defines how products interoperate by providing mechanical rules for
mandatory features and recommended zones for flexible I/O options. These attributes combine to
make EBX the right choice for embedded computing.
The aligning of DIGITAL-LOGIC, Ampro and Motorola, embedded computing industry leaders, brings
stability to the embedded board market and offers OEMs assurance that a wide range of products will
be available from multiple sources — now and in the future. The EBX specification is freely available
to all interested companies, and may be used without licenses or royalties. For further technical infor-
mation on the EBX standard, please contact:
DIGITAL-LOGIC INC