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- ↑ "Barco External Bus Interface (EBI) BA318" (PDF). Barco NV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-07.
- ↑ An Introduction to the External Bus Interface on the HCS12X, Freescale Semiconductor
- ↑ "PIC32 Family Reference Manual: Section 47. External Bus Interface (EBI)".
- ↑ "AVR1312: Using the XMEGA External Bus Interface".
- ↑ "EFM32 External Bus Interface AN0034 - Application Note".