Specifications

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1. About This Manual

This manual enables a third party to write applications making use of the

MTP2 protocol executing on SBE’s HW400 board.

The HighWire-MTP2 Software Reference manual covers the following topics:

• Software installation

• Cross Bus Interface

• MTP Layer 2 - Layer 3 management interface

• MTP Layer 2 - Layer 3 data interface

1-1. Related Documents

• HighWire™ HW400c High-Performance Compact PCI Communications

Controller Hardware Technical Reference

• HW400p High-Performance PCI Communications Controller Hardware

Technical Reference

• HW400 Product Series Software Development Kit (SDK) Software

Technical Reference

• ITU Q.700 Series Specifications

• ANSI T1.100, T1.111

1-2. Documentation Conventions

Registers Register bits are numbered starting with 0. Bit 0 is the

least significant and bit 7 is the most significant bit of a

byte. Unless otherwise noted, register bits that are

identified as “unused” do not affect the function of the

Signals When referring to a signal function in text, signal names do

not indicate polarity, and the / is not used. Occasionally a

signal name may be followed by an asterisk (*), a pound

sign (#) after the name, or with a / in front of the signal

name. These are valid ways of indicating active low signals.

Code Code is represented in New Courier

typeface.