SATA I and II Host Cores

The SATA Host core includes the Link and Transport digital logic and analog PHY with configurations fully compliant with the SATA I and II specifications.  It is ideal for system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs for set top boxes, PC systems, storage systems and RAID systems.  The Host core support internal PCI, PCI-X or ARM AMBA bus interfaces.  Configurations include single, dual and quad channels with bus master DMA rates of 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps burst rates.

Applications: Digital Set-top Boxes , Network Attached Storage , PCs , PVRs , Set-top Boxes , Storage Systems

Other Features & Benefits

General Features:

• 1.5 Gbps & 3.0 Gbps
• SATA I & II compliant
• 48 bit sector address
• Independant bus master DMA channels (2)
• PIO & DMA modes
• Bus master first party DMA
• Command buffering and read ahead
• Up to 4 MB external flash
• External BIOS
• Supports ATAPI devices
• 1, 2, or 4 channels using single PLL

ARM AMBA AHB Interface:

• Revision 2.0

PCI Interface:

• 32-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI
• PCI 2.3 compliant

PCI-Express:

• 64 bit
• 133 MHz PCI-X
• Backwards compatible with PCI 2.3

Optional Hardware Features:

• Asynchronous notification (hot plug)
• Native command queuing
• FIS based switching (port multiplier)
• Extended SATA cable length
• BIST for PHY operation

Optional Software:

• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 & JBOD
• Hot spare & on-line rebuilding
• Support multiple logical devices