
CompactPCI
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CompactPCI
CompactPCI is an adaptation of the PCI specification for industrial computer
applications requiring a smaller, more robust mechanical form factor than the
one defined for the desktop PC.
This section includes the following topics:
• Overview of CompactPCI Computers
• Performance
• I/O Expandability
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Vendors
Overview of CompactPCI Computers
The PCI bus and CompactPCI bus are architecturally identical, except that
CompactPCI computers have a higher maximum load that allows doubling the
four slots of the PCI bus to eight slots without the need for an active PCI-to-PCI
bridge
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CompactPCI Chassis from GESPAC
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