RapidIO: The Next Generation Communication Fabric For Embedded Application

PREFACE

This book is a collaborative enterprise and is based on the RapidIO specifications, white papers, articles and other contributions from members of the RapidIO Trade Association. As writer/editor, I have tried to offer a good single reference source for the RapidIO technology, explaining not only the technology itself but also its various applications and the reasoning behind its development. I have also tried to structure the presentation of the material to more naturally show how the technology works. This book does not replace the RapidIO specifications themselves and if there are conflicts between what is written here and what the specifications say, the specifications are right. This book is a good introduction for someone who is going to use the RapidIO technology, or contemplate its use at either the chip or system level.

Special thanks must go the Dan Bouvier and Bryan Marietta from Motorola, now Freescale, who led the initial technical development along with Bob Frisch of Mercury Computer Systems. Dan provided the vision and leadership, Bryan provided engineering insight and the words of the specification and Bob provided experience and unique customer insights into what works and what doesn't work in the world of high-speed interconnects. While the work started with the three initial developers, the contributors and contributions to the technology have continued to grow over the years. As befits a true, open standard, contributions have come from dozens of individuals ...