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Using this guide, Conventions – Motorola ATCA-717 User Manual

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PENT/ATCA−717

Using This Guide

This Reference Guide is intended for users qualified in electronics or electrical
engineering. Users must have a working understanding of Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI), AdvancedTCA

R

, and telecommunications.

Conventions

Notation

Description

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All numbers are decimal numbers except when used with
the notations described below.

00000000

16

or 0x00000000

Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits 0 through
F), e.g. used for addresses and offsets

0000

2

or 0b0000

Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)

x

Generic use of a letter

n

Generic use of numbers

0.75

Decimal number

Bold

Used to emphasize a word

Courier

Used for on−screen output

Courier+Bold

Used to characterize user input

Italics

For references, table, and figure descriptions

Notation for variables and keys

[text]

Notation for buttons and optional parameters

...

Repeated item (example: A1, A2, A3, ..., A12)

No danger encountered. Pay attention to important

No danger encountered. Pay attention to important
information

Possibly dangerous situation: slight injuries to people or

Possibly dangerous situation: slight injuries to people or
damage to objects possible