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5
Connector Rows
The conga-TC175 is connected to the carrier board via two 220-pin connectors (COM Express Type 6 pinout). These connectors are broken
down into four rows. The primary connector consists of rows A and B while the secondary connector consists of rows C and D.
5.1
Primary Connector Rows A and B
The following subsystems can be found on the primary connector rows A and B.
5.1.1
Serial ATA™ (SATA)
The conga-TC175 offers three SATA interfaces (SATA 0-2) on the A-B connector. The interfaces support:
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independent DMA operation
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data transfer rates up to 6.0 Gb/s
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AHCI mode using memory space and RAID mode
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Hot-plug detect
Note
The interface does not support legacy mode using I/O space.
5.1.2
USB 2.0
The conga-TC175 offers 8 USB 2.0 interfaces on the A-B connector. The xHCI host controller in the PCH supports these interfaces with High-
Speed, Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB signaling. The controller complies with USB standard 1.1 and 2.0.
5.1.3
High Definition Audio (HDA) Interface
The conga-TC175 provides an interface that supports the connection of HDA audio codecs.