1. Functional Description
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Tsi308 User Manual
80D4000_MA001_02
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1.1
Overview
The Tsi308 is HyperTransport
™
-to-PCI-X Bridge that interfaces the new generation of HT
based microprocessors and micro controllers to PCI or PCI-X based peripherals. It also connects
HT based hosts to HT based peripherals.
The Tsi308 can be configured to support either single 64-bit PCI-X bus or two 32-bit PCI-X
buses. The Tsi308 implements two bi-directional 8-bit HyperTransport
™
interfaces that provide
1200 MByte per second of bandwidth in each direction. Up to 31 devices can be daisy-chained
to build higher capacity systems with multiple PCI-X busses and HT based peripherals. A
fairness algorithm allocates bandwidth among devices, thereby eliminating starvation of bridges
at the end of the chain.
The Tsi308 breathes new life into systems that are encumbered by the limits of traditional PCI
or PCI-X based fabrics. It reduces the time to market, design complexity and system costs of
PCI-X and HT based systems.
The block diagram for Tsi308 is shown
.
Figure 1: Tsi308 Block Diagram
Tx PHY
Rx PHY
Tx FIFO
Rx FIFO
Packet
Generator
Packet
Decode &
Assembler
PCI-X Bridge Logic
Cmd & Data
Buffers
Tx PHY
Rx PHY
Tx FIFO
Rx FIFO
Packet
Generator
Packet
Decode &
Assembler
Cmd & Data
Buffers
Accept /
Outbound
Path
Reflect
Path
Forward
Path
Issue/
Inbound
Path
HT Port 0
PCI-X Interface Logic
HT Port 1
8-bit HT
8-bit HT
64-bit, 133MHz
PCI-X
PCI-X
Port
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