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Related Documentation
The following documents contain information you may find helpful as you
read this manual:
• PICMG 2.0 R3.0 CompactPCI Specification, PCI Industrial
Computers Manufacturers Group
• IEEE Standard P1284.1-1997 (C/MM) Standard for Information
Technology for Transport Independent Printer/System Interface
• PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2, PCI Special Interest Group
• PXI Hardware Specification, Revision 2.1, PXI Systems Alliance
• PXI Software Specification, Revision 2.1, PXI Systems Alliance
• Serialized IRQ Support for PCI Systems Specification, Revision 6.0,
Compaq Computer et al.