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SiI 3512 Features

Host Controller

General

• Serial ATA - 1.5 Gbps (150 MB/s)

• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0

specification

• Integrated Serial ATA Transport,

Link logic and PHY layer

• Supports 48-bit sector address

feature set

• Two independent bus master DMA

channels with 256B FIFO per channel

• Supports Virtual DMA in PCI with

serial link in legacy PIO mode

• Supports command buffering for

ATA TF shadow registers

• Supports up to 4 MB external Flash

or EPROM for BIOS expansion

• Supports ATAPI devices such as

CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM,

DVD+R, etc.

• Hot-Plug capable

• Selectable drive strength for

backplane applications

• LED support for each channel

• Supports spread spectrum clocking

to reduce EMI

Transfer Rates

• Supports PIO and DMA modes

• Supports Serial ATA Gen. 1 transfer

rates of 1.5 Gbps

PCI Features

• 32-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI

• PCI 2.3 compliant

Power

• Core: 1.8V, I/O: 3.3V operating

voltage with 5V tolerance

• ACPI: PCI Bus Power Management

Spec 1.1 compliant

Package

• 128-pin, 14x14 mm TQFP (Thin

Quad Flat Pack)

Silicon Image’s

SiI 3512 Starter Kit

The CP3512SATA150 Starter Kit

includes hardware, software and

documentation to quickly bring Serial

ATA interface compliance to PC

systems, server systems, mother-

boards, add-in cards and embedded

solutions.

Data

FIFO

PCI DMA

Engine

Data

FIFO

PCI DMA

Engine

Serial ATA

Transport

Link & PHY

Channel 0

PCI

Interface

Bus

Interface

Flash &

EEPROM

Interface

Bus

Interface

Arbiter

Si

I 3512

32-bit 33/66 MHz

PLL

Serial ATA

Transport

Link & PHY

Channel 1

™

™

1.5 Gbps

(150 MB/s)

1.5 Gbps

(150 MB/s)

Part Number - SiI3512CT128

Contents Include:

Hardware

• SiI 3512 reference design board

Software

• Base Operating System Drivers:

Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP

• SiI Configuration Utility

• Flash Utility

• Base BIOS

Documentation

• SiI 3512 Reference Board User's

Guide

• SiI 3512 Data Sheet

• Serial ATA PCB Design Guide

• SiI 3512 Reference Board Schematics

SATALink 2-Port PCI Host Controller