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Title: PCI System Architecture (4th Edition) by Inc. MindShare, Tom Shanley, Don Anderson ISBN: 0-201-30974-2 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 10 June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.61 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Book even for the novice.
Comment: It is an Excellent Book on PCI, This was the first time I have ever read a BUS Spec. and coming out of college with little experience of the advance system level architecture, this book served a great deal in understanding the PCI from "Concepts to Implementation". Author has been very open on his understanding of the Specification, even on topics/details which are not so clear in the Actual PCI Specification. Its good to have a copy of the PCI Specification as well while reading the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Simple, detailed, excellent.
Comment: If you're looking for an extensive guide to the hardware workings of PCI, this is THE book. I read it, then bought the PCI spec (because I needed mechanical info). After looking through the spec, I realize that PCI System Architecture covers every aspect of conceptual, and almost all detail, information that is in the spec. As far as specs go, the PCI spec is very readable, but this book turns the PCI spec into a "for dummies" book in the sense that it's so easy to follow. Numerous and overlapping examples make it clear what's going on, and by the time you're done reading, you can do this stuff in your sleep. Only things absent were: (1) Mechanical info (though for $50, you really should buy the spec), (2) How to initiate transactions (in software) from an x86 PC, particularly burst transfers.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not for Software Developers
Comment: Basically, this book is very similar to the PCI SIG specification in many respects (without the hefty PCI SIG membership fee).
I was surprised to find that Hot-Plug PCI is given some treatment, but as with most of the material it was generalized and skewed towards the hardware design audience.
This book does do a good job of laying out the registers and explaining them. After I finished reading this book, I was able to do what I need to do, but didn't have a great idea of how the whole system worked.
There are plenty of timing diagrams and lots of good information, but most of it useless for a software developer. For example, the entire chapter of Hot-Plug PCI was well written, but it described what needed to be done to the various control lines-- something that would be implemented by the Hotplug PCI chipset controller. As a result, it is nice to know, but ultimately, useless.
Simply stated, if you are looking for a book to help write a device driver for a PCI-based device, this isn't it. On the other hand, if you are software developer looking for a primer on PCI, I would still look elsewhere.
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Title: PCI-X System Architecture (With CD-ROM) by Inc. MindShare, Tom Shanley ISBN: 0201726823 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: PCI & PCI-X Hardware and Software (Architecture and Design) by Ed Solari ISBN: 0929392639 Publisher: Annabooks Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $97.95 |
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Title: PCI Express System Architecture by Don Anderson, Ravi Budruk, Tom Shanley ISBN: 0321156307 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 04 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $69.99 |
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Title: Universal Serial Bus System Architecture (2nd Edition) by Inc. MindShare, Don Anderson ISBN: 0201309750 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: ISA System Architecture (3rd Edition) by Inc. MindShare, Don Anderson, Tom Shanley ISBN: 0201409968 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 07 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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