Preface - HP Vectra Reference Manual

PREFACE
The HP Vectra Technical Reference Manual is divided into two
volumes. Volume
1
is focused on the hardware. It is intended for
use by design engineers, system programmers, or any other
person who wishes to know the HP Vectra PC at a very detailed
technical level.
This volume consists of a hardware description of the processor
board and the components of the board. A basic capability
description and a system interface description is given. Included in
the description of the processor board are: memory and I/O
address maps, backplane I/O pin assignments and signal
descriptions, connectors, and subsystem-to-system register
definitions.
Also included is a description of the accessory cards that append
to the system through the backplane I/O channels. The emphasis
of the accessory card description will be the interfaces the cards
have with the system. The information is limited to the port
addresses, pin assignments and signal definitions, register
definitions, and jumpers.
This manual also includes: a glossary, a bibliography, and an
index. A glossary is given for HP-specific term clarification. The
bibliography should be used to aid the engineer or the
programmer in search of detailed data on a specific chip or circuit.
Hewlett-Packard defines some specifications for the IC's,
therefore, some parameters may vary. The index is an alphabetical
listing of important subjects. It is used to refer the reader to the
appropriate page(s) for a listed subject.
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