Plug and Play System Architecture

Author: Tom Shanley Publisher: Addison Wesley Weight: 2 lbs. Pages: 327 "A compendium of vital information for any Plug and Play developer or anyone interested in the inner workings of the Plug and Play standard. All of the information is very well presented and carefully explained." - Steven J. Leibson, Editor-in Chief; EDN Magazine Description Designed as a companion volume to the official hardware design guide for Windows 95, Plug and Play System Architecture provides a detailed hardware and software description of the Plug and Play technology that is integrated into Windows 95 and will soon appear in other operating systems, including Windows NT. In addition to coverage of ISA and EISA Plug and Play, PCMCIA and PCI are also discussed. Tom Shanley provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject including: Legacy ISA drawbacks Plug and Play on EISA and ISA cards Windows 95 PCI problems Windows 95 PCMCIA enhancements Plug and Play terminology defined Accessing configuration registers Description of configuration registers Resource data structure Plug and Play BIOS Plug and Play device ROMs Device ID format and Windows 95 device IDs If you design Plug and Play cards, motherboards, device drivers, BIOS code, or operating systems, Plug and Play System Architecture is an essential, time-saving tool. About the Author... Tom Shanley is one of the world's foremost authorities on PC system architecture and has personally trained thousands of engineers in hardware and software design. Back to Bookstore

Chapter Titles The Perfect Machine ISA, an Imperfect Standard EISA and Micro Channel PCI PCMCIA E/ISA Plug and Play Power Up State of PnP Devices Configuration Ports Configuration States Isolating a Card for Configuration Card Resource Requirements The PnP Configuration Registers Intro to PnP BIOS and OS The PnP POST and Device ROMs The PnP BIOS Services Appendix A: Device ID Assignments Appendix B: Class Code Assignments Appendix C: Glossary Appendix D: References