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iSBCTM
Applications
Manual
The material in this Application Note is for informational purposes only and is subject to change
without notice. Intel Corporation has made an effort to verify that the material in this document
is correct. However, Intel Corporation does not assume any responsibility for errors that may
appear in this document.
The following are trademarks of Intel Corporation and may be used only to describe Intel
products:
ICE INSITE INTEL
INTELLEC LIBRARY MANAGER MCS
MEGACHASSIS MICROMAP MULTIBUS
PROMPT UPI ~SCOPE
RMX/BO iSBC iCS
INTELVISION FSP MULTI MODULE
and the combination of ICE, MCS, RMX, and iCS and a numerical suffix.
PREFACE
Since Intel introduced the ISBC 80/10 Single Board Computer in early 1976, the family of Intel OEM Microcomputer
Systems has grown rapidly. Original equipment manufacturers and volume end-users alike have responded to the con-
cept originated by Intel of having all the functions of a computer - central processing unit, memory, input-output and
system expansion capability - present on one printed circuit board.
The capabilities of a single board computer have been enhanced by the creation of the industry-standard MULTIBUS
system bus. System expansion boards have been introduced for memory, serial I/O and parallel I/O expansion, as well
as analog I/O, DMA controllers and peripheral controllers. A unique feature of the MULTIBUS architecture, however, is
its capability to support multiple single board computers. This capability permits sophisticated multiprocessing con-
figurations using standard off-the-shelf 8-bit and 16