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bus mastering

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A bus design that allows the peripheral controllers (plug-in boards) to access the computer's memory independently of the CPU. It allows data transfers to take place between the peripheral device and memory while the CPU is performing other tasks.


bus mastering - bus master

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The board is expandable with five 32-bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (V2.
A custom-designed PCI bus interface chip onboard the DT3034 allows for high speed, bus mastering data transfers directly to the PC without any CPU intervention.
Building on the proven design of AMCC's widely-installed S5920, S5933 and S5935 PCI interface devices, the S5320 provides a lower-cost solution for applications without bus mastering.
 
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