Add-in board with programmable configuration registers for use in PCI bus computers
US5737524A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter or add-in card for using in a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) computer includes a universal module which couples the card to the PCI bus. The module includes a set of selectively programmable configuration registers which are loaded by a microprocessor on the adapter. A circuit arrangement on the module issues a command which inhibits the PCI processor from accessing the configuration registers until fully loaded.
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