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PC/104 Bus Signals
The following table contains brief descriptions of the PC/104 bus signals.
Signal I/O Description
AEN O Address ENable: when this line is active (high), it means a DMA
transfer is being performed and therefore the DMA controller has con-
trol over the data bus, the address bus, and the control lines.
BALE O Bus Address Latch Enable, active high. When active, it indicates that
address lines SA0 to SA19 are valid.
DACKx* O DMA ACKnowledge x=0-7, active low, used to acknowledge DMA
requests.
DRQx I DMA Request x=0-7: these are asynchronous lines used by peripheral
devices to request DMA service. They have increasing priority from
DRQ0 up to DRQ7. A DMA request is performed by setting the DRQ
line high and keeping it high until the corresponding DACK line is ac-
tivated.
ENDXFR* I/O This is the only synchronous signal of the PC/104 bus and it is active
low. It indicates that the current bus cycle must be performed with 0
wait states. It is used only for 16-bit boards.
IOCHCHK* I I/O Channel Check, active low, indicates an error condition that can-
not be corrected.
IOCHRDY I I/O Channel Ready: this line, usually high (ready) is pulled to a low
level by devices which need longer bus cycles.
IOCS16* I I/O Chip Select 16-bit: this line, active low, is controlled by devices
mapped in the I/O address space. It indicates they have a 16-bit bus
width.
IOR* O I/O Read, active low, indicates when the devices present on the bus
can send their information on the data bus.
IOW* O I/O Write, active low. When active, it allows the peripheral devices to
read data present on the data bus.
IRQx I Interrupt Request: x = 2 to 15, active on rising edge. IRQ15 has top
priority; the other lines have decreasing priority starting from IRQ14
down to IRQ2. An interrupt request is performed by changing the lev-
el of the corresponding line from low to high and keeping it high until
the microprocessor has recognized it.
KEY N/A These locations contain mechanical keying pins to help prevent incor-
rect connector insertion.
LA23..LA17 O These signals select a 128kbyte window in the 16Mbyte address space
available on the bus.