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SiI 3124 SATALink PCI-X to 4-Port Host Controller

Based on a radically new chip architecture, the SiI 3124™ is a single-chip Target Applications PCI-X to 4-port Serial ATA (SATA) host controller, that takes SATA • Server Motherboards performance and features to enterprise levels. The chip is ideal for applications such as servers, workstations and storage systems that •Server Add-in Cards require maximum performance from their storage assets. Utilizing a • Host Bus Adapters 64-bit/133 MHz PCI-X interface and 4 independent Serial ATA channels, • RAID Subsystems the SiI 3124 may be incorporated into server motherboard or PCI add-in card designs. • Embedded Applications

The SiI 3124 comes in 2 versions: (1) the SiI 3124-1 operates at 1st Generation SATA speeds of 1.5Gbps while (2) the SiI 3124-2 integrates Serial ATA II PHY technology capable of running SATA 2nd Generation speeds of 3Gbps. Both devices support SATA II and SATA 1.0 Tagged Command Queuing. In addition, both controllers support Port Multipliers with FIS based switching and are capable of driving backplanes or extended length cabling with program- mable output strengths.

With the SiI 3124, Silicon Image provides customers with drivers for the Windows, Linux and Novell Netware operating systems for both RAID and non-RAID operations. Software RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID 1+0 (mirrored stripe), and RAID 5 (parity stripe) functions are supported through Silicon Image’s SATARaid™ RAID management software utility.

The SiI 3124 is designed for optimum performance. Multiple commands for each port are loaded into on-chip memory eliminating the need for host CPU intervention and minimizing PCI bus usage. Command exe- cution engines dramatically reduce latency between commands, ensuring that drives stay fully loaded with queued commands. The SiI 3124-2 extends Serial ATA to 3Gbps by leveraging the circuit innovation at the physical layer of Silicon Image’s industry-leading SATALink architecture.

Serial ATA 1.0 150MB/s

Serial ATA II Host SiI 3124 300MB/s Hard Disk Drive PCI-X Motherboard 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X to 4-Port (1064MB/s) Host Controller Port 300MB/s Multiplier

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SiI 3124 SATALink PCI-X to 4-Port Host Controller

SiI 3124 Features SATALinkTM PCI-X to 4-Port Serial SiI 3124 ATA Host Controller

PCI-X General Core PCI-X Target • Serial ATA (SATA) – 3.0 Gbps Arbiter Decoder Port Logic 0 SATA (300MB/s) or 1.5 Gbps (150MB/s) Initiator • Compliant with SATA 1.0, and ATA, ATA II Extensions to SATA 1.0: I-X Pins Configuration Registers Global Interrupt Port Logic 1 - Port Multiplier Register Logic SATA File - Native Command Queuing Target

- First Party DMA SATA PLL • Four independent DMA channels with 2KB FIFO per channel PCI-X • Independent command fetch, PLL Port Logic 2 XTAL PC scatter/gather, and command SATA execution 2 JTAG Flash I2C Test •Multimaster I C interface Boundary TAG Controller Controller Control J Scan Port Logic 3 • Supports up to 4MB external SATA XTAL FLASH • Supports ATAPI devices: CD-ROM,

DVD-ROM, etc. Flash Pins I2C Test Pins • Supports hot-plug of SATA devices • Activity LED per channel with override Power Contents Include: • Output swing control for backplane • 1.8V core and 3.3 volt I/Os and extended cable length applica- Hardware tions Package • SiI 3124 reference design board, • Supports spread spectrum clocking • 364-pin BGA (Ball Grid Array) compatible with PCI or PCI slots to reduce EMI • 21x21 mm (1mm ball pitch) •4 Serial ATA cables • JTAG Boundary Scan compliant with IEEE std 1149.1 Software • Base OS Drivers: Windows 2000, Software Support Silicon Image’s XP, 2003 Server • Drivers for Windows, Linux, SiI 3124 Starter Kit • SiI Configuration Utility and Netware The CP3124-1SATA150 Starter Kit • Flash Utility • RAID drivers for RAID 0, 1, 10, includes hardware, software and • Base BIOS and 5 available upon request documentation to quickly bring high performance Serial ATA to the Documentation PCI-X Features following server systems, mother- • SiI 3124 Reference Board User’s Guide • 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X boards, add-in cards and embedded • SiI 3124 Data Sheet • Backward compatible with PCI v2.3 solutions. • Serial ATA PCB Design Guide • SiI 3124 Reference Board Schematics

Part Number - SiI3124-1CB364 SiI3124-2CB364 Silicon Image, Inc. ©2003 Silicon Image, Inc. All rights reserved. Silicon Image, the Silicon Image logo, MSL, SATALink, the 1060 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 SATALink logo, SATARaid, PanelLink, SiI, and SiI 3124 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks are property of their respective T 408.616.4000 F 408.830.9530 holders. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. 9/03 SiI PB-0043 www.siliconimage.com