P
ULSAR
.2 SAS P
RODUCT
M
ANUAL
, R
EV
. C
58
11.5.2
Differential signals
The drive SAS differential signals comply with the intra-enclosure (internal connector) requirements of the SAS standard.
Table 27 defines the general interface characteristics
11.6
SAS-2 S
PECIFICATION COMPLIANCE
Seagate SAS-2 drives are entirely compatible with the latest SAS-2 Specification (T10/1760-D) Revision 16.
The most important characteristic of the SAS-2 drive at 6Gb/s is that the receiver is capable of adapting the equalizer to optimize the
receive margins. The SAS-2 drive has two types of equalizers:
1.
A Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) which utilizes the standard SAS-2 training pattern transmitted during the SNW-3 training gap.
The DFE circuit can derive an optimal equalization characteristic to compensate for many of the receive losses in the system.
2.
A Feed Forward Equalizer (FFE) optimized to provide balanced receive margins over a range of channels bounded by the best and
worst case channels as defined by the relevant ANSI standard.
11.7
A
DDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please contact your Seagate representative for SAS electrical details, if required.
For more information about the Phy, Link, Transport, and Applications layers of the SAS interface, refer to the Seagate
SAS Interface
Manual
, part number 100293071.
For more information about the SCSI commands used by Seagate SAS drives, refer to the Seagate SCSI Commands Reference Manual,
part number 100293068.
Table 27 General interface characteristics
C
HARACTERISTIC
U
NITS
1.5G
B
/
S
3.0G
B
/
S
6.0G
B
/
S
Bit rate (nominal)
Mbaud
1,500
3,000
6,000
Unit interval (UI)(nominal)
ps
666.6
333.3
166.6
Impedance (nominal, differential )
ohm
100
100
100
Transmitter transients, maximum
V
±
1.2
±
1.2
±
1.2
Receiver transients, maximum
V
±
1.2
±
1.2
±
1.2
