Conventions, About this manual – Artesyn ATCA-F120 Installation and Use (August 2014) User Manual
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About this Manual
ATCA-F120 Installation and Use (6806800D06J)
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Conventions
The following table describes the conventions used throughout this manual.
SERDES
Serializer/Deserializer
SGMII
Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
ShM
Shelf Manager
TPE
Twisted-Pair Ethernet
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
Abbreviation
Description
Notation
Description
0x00000000
Typical notation for hexadecimal numbers (digits are
0 through F), for example used for addresses and
offsets
0b0000
Same for binary numbers (digits are 0 and 1)
bold
Used to emphasize a word
Screen
Used for on-screen output and code related elements
or commands in body text
Courier + Bold
Used to characterize user input and to separate it
from system output
Reference
Used for references and for table and figure
descriptions
File > Exit
Notation for selecting a submenu
<text>
Notation for variables and keys
[text]
Notation for software buttons to click on the screen
and parameter description
...
Repeated item for example node 1, node 2, ..., node
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