CPC H05K 1/141 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
1. A baseboard, including:
a printed circuit board;
a motherboard interface configurable to allow communications between the printed circuit board and a motherboard; and
a first ancillary module interface configurable to allow communications between the printed circuit board and a first ancillary module;
wherein:
the motherboard interface is configured to communicate with a plurality of protocols or standards to enable a communication channel between the motherboard and the ancillary module; and
the first ancillary module interface is configured to communicate with a plurality of protocols or standards to enable the communication channel between the motherboard and the ancillary module;
further comprising a programmable differential amplifier configurable to provide a plurality of signal conditioning options for data channels conforming to a protocol of the first ancillary module.
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