CompactPCI Express: Protecting CompactPCI investments made over the last 10 years

By	Andrew Brown Inova Computers

Very recently, the CompactPCI Express specification was finalized and made public for both 3U and 6U board formats. This standard actually permits the use of current 32-bit, parallel CompactPCI peripheral devices in hybrid slots. Hence, “old” can mix with new, bridging the generation gap, without scrapping investments in CompactPCI technology made over the past 10 years and without losing out on the obvious advantages presented by this modern serial bus architecture.

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