Template:Infobox computer hardware bus

Superseded by	{{#if:|({{{super-date}}})}}
Style	{{#switch:|s=Serial|p=Parallel| }}

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This template is for computer buses. You could probably also use it for network hardware systems such as Ethernet, although a separate infobox for networks might be a better idea. For generic hardware components, see Template:Infobox computer hardware.

Usage

{{{name}}}

{{{fullname}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|{{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Year created	{{{invent-date}}}
Created by	{{{invent-name}}}
Supersedes	{{{replaces}}}
Superseded by	{{{super-name}}} {{#if:{{{super-date}}}|({{{super-date}}})}}
Width in bits	{{{width}}}
{{#switch: | i | IPA = No. | No. }} of devices	{{{numdev}}}
Speed	{{{speed}}}
Style	{{#switch:{{{style}}}|s=Serial|p=Parallel|{{{style}}} }}
Hotplugging interface	{{{hotplug}}}
External interface	{{{external}}}

{{Infobox computer hardware bus
| name        = Bus Name
| fullname    = Full name
| image       = An image to show in the infobox
| image_size  = Size of the image
| alt         = Description of image for those who cannot see the image (see WP:ALT).
| caption     = A caption for the image
| invent-date = Year of Invention
| invent-name = Name of Inventor
| super-name  = What superseded this bus
| super-date  = When this bus was superseded
| replaces    = What this bus superseded
| width       = Width of the bus in bits
| numdev      = Number of simultaneous connected devices
| speed       = Speed of the bus
| style       = 's' for serial, 'p' for Parallel, or plain text
| hotplug     = Does this bus support Hot-Plugging? (default: no)
| external    = Is this bus external? (default: no)
}}

All fields, except 'name' are optional.

See the talk page for some examples which show the full usage of this infobox in a few combinations.

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