In order to have a comprehendable and predictable classification of all the x86 hardware that I plan to construct over the time, I started with an encoding system that will be present on each and every PCB that I will design. I am detailing these codes below for documentation purposes.
The x86 hardware printed circuit board encoding system is listed below.
| SYSTEM DESIGN PCB ENCODING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | System Design ID | Designator | Class | Model | Example |
| System Backplane | 2486 | SBP | 0 | 01-99 | 2486-SBP-001 |
| Single Board Microcomputer | 2486 | SBMC | 1 | 01-99 | 2486-SBMC-101 |
| Video Display Controller | 2486 | VDC | 2 | 01-99 | 2486-VDC-201 |
| I/O Interface | 2486 | IOIF | 3 | 01-99 | 2486-IOIF-301 |
| Audio Interface | 2486 | AIF | 4 | 01-99 | 2486-AIF-401 |
| Network Interface | 2486 | NIF | 5 | 01-99 | 2486-NIF-501 |
| Miscellaneous Interfaces | 2486 | XYZIF | 9 | 01-99 | 2486-SVIF-901 |
The single inline memory module printed circuit board encoding system is listed below.
| SIMM PCB ENCODING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | System Design ID | Designator | Capacity | Pins | Example |
| Memory | 2486 | SIMM | 4 (Mb) | 30 | 2486-SIMM-430 |
The date codes are printed using the week first and year last format (WW.YY).
There are other textual inscriptions on the printed circuit boards but they are of less importance for documentation purposes.
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