CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 15776-04 (R2017)

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 General
2 Data transfer bus
3 Data transfer bus arbitration
4 Priority interrupt bus
5 Utility bus
6 Electrical specifications
7 Mechanical specifications
Annex A (normative) - Glossary of VMEbus terms
Annex B (normative) - VMEbus Connector/Pin description
Annex C (normative) - Manufacturers board identification
Rule index

The VMEbus specification defines an interfacing system used to interconnect microprocessors, data storage, and peripheral control devices in a closely coupled hardware configuration.

Scope and object The VMEbus specification defines an interfacing system used to interconnect microprocessors, data storage, and peripheral control devices in a closely coupled hardware configuration. The system has been conceived with the following objectives: a) to allow communication between devices on the VMEbus without disturbing the internal activities of other devices interfaced to the VMEbus; b) to specify the electrical and mechanical system characteristics required to design devices that will reliably and unambiguously communicate with other devices interfaced to the VMEbus; c) to specify protocols that precisely define the interaction between the VMEbus and devices interfaced to it; d) to provide terminology and definitions that describe the system protocol; e) to allow a broad range of design latitude so that the designer can optimize cost and/or performance without affecting system compatibility; f) to provide a system where performance is primarily device limited, rather than system interface limited.