Taking advantage of the intercommunication features of IPMCs in ATCA CDAQ systems

This paper describes the software architecture and functions implemented in the microcontroller of the Intelligent Platform Management Controller (IPMC) of the ATCA boards in order to render those standards compatible in what concerns hot-swap and hot-plug processes as an example of the possibilities that can be achieved taking advantage of the intercommunication features of IPMCs through the Intelligent Platform Management Bus-0 (IPMB-0).