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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: trekiej on June 30, 2008, 10:33:18 PM

Title: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: trekiej on June 30, 2008, 10:33:18 PM
If I understand correctly it costs 3000.00 US a year to get the specs. from www.pcisig.org .
How can Amiga.org get this info. as a group?
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Is there another way to get this info?
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Maybe not as an A.org group, but a group of individuals.
 :-D
Title: Re: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: bloodline on June 30, 2008, 10:35:12 PM
I don't know about you, I I don't plan on building a PCI or PCI-E device any time soon... I suspect Wayne isn't either...
Title: Re: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: Trev on June 30, 2008, 10:49:17 PM
No, but the specification is useful if you want to write software for such devices.

The specification is pretty easy to find. A number of universities have it published publicly. Google is your friend.
Title: Re: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: bloodline on June 30, 2008, 10:59:10 PM
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Trev wrote:
No, but the specification is useful if you want to write software for such devices.

The specification is pretty easy to find. A number of universities have it published publicly. Google is your friend.


But the software spec is easy to find if you google... as you say :-)
Title: Re: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: Trev on June 30, 2008, 11:11:41 PM
Yeah. That said, don't go selling or advertising custom PCI devices without paying the piper. They're not like the MPAA or RIAA, but you still might get stuck with a cease and desist order. Or maybe that just applies to the official PCI logos.
Title: Re: PCI and PCI-e design spec.
Post by: bloodline on June 30, 2008, 11:26:23 PM
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Trev wrote:
Yeah. That said, don't go selling or advertising custom PCI devices without paying the piper. They're not like the MPAA or RIAA, but you still might get stuck with a cease and desist order. Or maybe that just applies to the official PCI logos.


AFAIK it's just if you want to use the Logos and get certified... i.e. you can't declare that you are PCI/PCI-E compatible without their blessing.. but that doesn't stop you from implementing the spec...