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 |
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 |
There are other textual inscriptions on the PCBs but they are of less importance for the documentation of my projects.
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