Motorola MVME187 User Manual

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Introduction to the MVME187 Installation Guide
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Terminology, Conventions, and Definitions 
Used in this Manual
 
Data and Address Parameter Numeric Formats
 
Throughout this manual, a character identifying the numeric 
format precedes data and address parameters as follows: 
For example, Ò12Ó is the decimal number twelve, and Ò$12Ó is the 
decimal number eighteen. 
Unless otherwise specified, all address references are in 
hexadecimal. 
 
Signal Name Conventions
 
An asterisk (*) follows signal names for signals which are level or 
edge significant:
 
$
dollar
speciÞes a hexadecimal character
%
percent
speciÞes a binary number
&
ampersand
speciÞes a decimal number
 
Term
* Indicates
level 
signiÞcant
 
The signal is true or valid when the signal is low.
 
edge 
signiÞcant
 
The actions initiated by that signal occur on high 
to low transition.