PCI Power Management

Description:

PCI Power Management is a comprehensive discussion of all the industry standards that affect power management of PCI devices. If covers not only the hardware specification, PCI Bus Power Management Specification, but also those aspects of the software specification, Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), and the system specification, OnNow, that establish the framework for managing the power in PCI devices. This book is a must-read for the designers of any system that includes a PCI bus. As momentum builds for standards-based OSPM, most devices will include this capability. New specifications such as PCI-X Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification require devices to include the PCI power-management registers. Designers of PC systems (as well as other systems that use devices originally developed for this market) must understand the basics of these power-management standards to take full advantage of the available features and to provide the best products for their customers.

• Written and reviewed by key players in the development of the original PCI specification
• A must-read for anyone who designs with a PCI bus, this book is a comprehensive discussion of all the industry standards that affect PCI devices

 

Overview of PC Power Management; PCI Bus Power States; PCI Function Power Management Policies; PCI Bridge Power Management Policies; PCI Power Management Capability Detection; PCI Power Management Capability Structure; PCI Power Management Events; ACPI Concepts; Power Management Example; Power Management Example 2; Key Terms and Abbreviations