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KINO-9652 Mini-ITX SBC
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Figure 2-7: DMI Chip-to-Chip Connection
Features of the Intel
®
GM965 DMI are listed below:
2GB/s (1GB/s in each direction) bus speed
Configurable as x2 or x4 DMI lanes
32-bit downstream address
2.6 Intel
®
ICH8ME I/O Controller Hub
2.6.1 Intel
®
ICH8ME Overview
The Intel® ICH8ME I/O Controller Hub (ICH) is connected to the Intel® GM965 GMCH
through the chip-to-chip Direct Media Interface (DMI). Some of the features of the Intel®
ICH8ME are listed below.
Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1
Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 and supports 33
MHz PCI operations
Supports ACPI Power Management Logic
Contains:
o
Enhanced DMA controller
o
Interrupt controller
o
Timer functions
Integrated SATA host controller with DMA operations interfaced to two SATA
connectors on the KINO-9652