General Information

• PCGuide - System Buses
• The I/O Bus (PC Lube and Tume)
• Books and classes on various bus architectures (Mindshare)

PCI Express (formerly 3GIO)

• PCI Express Information Resource Center (PCI-SIG)
• PCI Express (Intel)

InfiniBand (formerly System I/O, NGIO, Future I/O)

• InfiniBand Trade Organization

HyperTransport (formerly LDT)

• HyperTransport Consortium (hypertransport.org)

RapidIO

• RapidIO Trade Organization

PCI Bus, PCI-X Bus

• PCI Local Bus Technical Summary (TechFest)
• PCI Bus Description
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)
• PCI-X (PCI-SIG)
• PCI Bus Technical Information
• Microsoft PCI Technology web page
• Microsoft's PCI Device IDs and Serial Numbers
• Plug and Play/PCI
• PICMG - PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
• PCI Vendor and Device ID List
• Linux PCI ID Repository
• CompactPCI Standard (PCIMG)
• Efficient Use of PCI (Intel)
• ISA or PCI? Which is better for your business? (IBM)
• PCI Hotplug Technology White Paper (Intel)
• PCI & AGP Programming & Information
• PCI & AGP Vendor and Device List
• FuturePlus Bus Analyzers
• VMETRO Bus Analyzers
• AZ-COM Extender Cards
• Good Book:"PCI System Architecture" by Tom Shanley (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"PCI-X System Architecture" by Tom Shanley (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"PCI Hardware and Software: Architecture and Design" by Ed Solari (amazon.com)

ISA Bus (Industry Standard Architecture)

• ISA Bus Technical Summary (TechFest)
• ISA Bus Description
• ISA Bus Technical Information
• Good Book:"ISA System Architecture" by Don Anderson, et.al. (amazon.com)

Plug and Play (PnP)

• Plug and Play Technology (Microsoft)
• Universal Plug and Play Forum (upnp.org)
• Good Book:"Plug and Play System Architecture" by Tom Shanley (amazon.com)

EISA Bus (Extended Industry Standard Architecture)

• EISA Bus Technical Summary (TechFest)
• EISA Bus Description
• EISA Bus Technical Information

VL Bus (VESA Local Bus/Video Electronics Standards Association)

• VESA Local Bus Description
• VESA LocalBus Technical Information

PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)

• PCMCIA Home Page
• PCMCIA Organization (pc-card.com or pcmcia.org)
• Sycard Technology PC Card Development Tools
• Good Book:"PCMCIA System Architecture" by Don Anderson (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"PC Card/PCMCIA Software Developer's Handbook" by Steven Kipisz, et.al. (amazon.com)

CardBus (PCMCIA Bus Master)

• CardBus Information (PCMCIA)
• Good Book:"CardBus System Architecture" by Tom Shanley (amazon.com)

Micro Channel

• Micro Channel Bus Technical Summary (TechFest)
• Micro Channel Architecture
• MicroChannel Enthusiasts Page
• The PS/2 Page
• PS2 FAQ (ComputerCraft)
• IBM PS/2 Reference Guide

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

• Intel AGP Home Page
• Good Book:"AGP System Architecture" by Dave Dzatko (amazon.com)

I2O, Intelligent-IO

• Intelligent-IO.com

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

• USB Implementers Forum Home Page (usb.org)
• USB FAQ (usb.org)
• USB Stuff
• USB News
• Apple's USB Home Page
• Good Book:"USB Complete" by Jan Axelson (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"USB System Architecture" by Don Anderson (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"USB Design by Example" by John Hyde (amazon.com)
• Good Book:"USB Hardware and Software" by John Garney, et.al. (amazon.com)

SMBus (System Management Bus), I²C, ACCESS.bus

• SMBus.org
• SMBus Specifications
• Philips Semiconductor's I2C Bus Page
• I²C & ACCESS.bus related links (MCC Corp)
• Tracii I2C Monitor and Interface

IrDA (infrared data link)

• Infrared Data Association (www.irda.org)
• Motherboard IrDA Connector

IDE, EIDE, ATA, ATA-2, ATAPI, Fast ATA, Ultra ATA, Ultra DMA, DMA/33, DMA/66, etc.

• Serial ATA Working Group
• Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment
• Enhanced IDE FAQ
• IDE - Hardware Reference & Information Document
• Ultra ATA/66 FAQ (Seagate)
• Technology Paper on Ultra ATA (Seagate)
• Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 (Seagate)

SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)

• SCSI Trade Association (STA) Home Page
• Gary Field's SCSI Info Central
• SCSI Revision Levels FAQ (Seagate)
• SCSI Interface and Cabling FAQ (Seagate)
• Ultra SCSI Technical Fact Sheet (Seagate)
• SCSI FAQ
• SCSI Transmission Problems (Paralan)
• SCSI-Cables.com
• ConnectWorld SCSI FAQ
• Books: Search for books about SCSI (amazon.com)

RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)

• What is RAID? (Digi-Data)
• RAID Basics (Electronix)
• RAID and Data Protection Solutions for Linux

Fibre Channel

• Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
• Fibre Channel Consortium (UNH)
• T11 Home Page
• Books: Search for books about Fibre Channel (amazon.com)

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

• 1394 Trade Association
• Apple's Firewire Home Page
• Information on IEEE 1394 (Skipstone)
• IEEE 1394 Technology Page (Microsoft)
• Good Book:"FireWire System Architecture" by Don Anderson (amazon.com)

HIPPI

• T11 Home Page
• HIPPI Standards Activities
• High Performance Networking Forum
• CERN HIPPI Home Page (Cern)
• HIPPI Protocol Paper (Ohio State)

HSSI (High Speed Serial Interface)

• High Speed Serial Interface (Cisco)

PC/104

• PC/104 Embedded Systems FAQ
• PC/104 Consortium
• PC/104-plus Spec (VersaLogic)
• PC/104 (Douglas Electronics)

Multibus

• Multibus I Description
• Multibus II - An Overview (Concurrent Technologies)

VME Bus

• VME Bus FAQ

STD 32 Bus

• STD 32 Manufacturer's Group Home Page

CAN Bus (Controller Area Network)

• CAN Information
• Controller Area Network (CANbus)
• BOSCH's Controller Area Network