Embedded EEPROM Specification - picmg

6.5.2.9 Family
Number of ASCIIZ String.
This text string is used to identify the family a particular computer belongs to. A family refers to a set of
computers that are similar but not identical from a hardware or software point of view. Typically, a
family is composed of different computer models, which have different configurations and pricing
points. Computers in the same family often have similar branding and cosmetic features.
6.5.3 Example Block
Table 6-13: System Information Descriptor Block Example
Offset Width Name Value Description
0 1 Block Id 0xD0 SMBIOS Dynamic Block ID.
1 2 Block Length 35 Dynamic Block Size (Words)
3 1 Type 1 SMBIOS Block Type(Chassis)
4 1 Length 28 Header Length
5 2 Handle 0xE002
7 1 Manufacturer 1 String 1
8 1 ProductName 2 String 2
9 1 Version 3 String 3
10 1 Serial Number 4 String 4
11 16 UUID 16 Dup (0xFF) UUID can Be Set.
27 1 Reserved0 0 Reserved Set to 0.
28 1 SKU Number 0 String not Present.
29 1 Family 5 String 5
30 1 Asset Tag Number 0 String not Present.
31 6 String1 “PICMG\0”
37 11 String2 “COMExpress\0”
48 8 String3 “1.1.0.1\0”
56 7 String4 “SN1234\0”
63 5 String5 “COM0\0”
68 1 NULL Byte 0x00 Null Byte
69 1 Alignment Byte 0x00 Word Alignment Alignment Byte
PICMG® EEEP R1.0 Embedded EEPROM Specification, August 8, 2010 page 40 of 84