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This document describes the LSI Logic Corporation LSIFC909 Fibre Channel I/O
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Preface
This book is the primary reference and technical manual for the
LSIFC909 Fibre Channel I/O Processor. It contains a complete functional
description for the LSIFC909 and includes complete physical and
electrical specifications for the LSIFC909.
Audience
LSI Logic prepared this document for logic designers and applications
engineers to provide an overview of the LSIFC909 and to explain how to
use the LSIFC909 in the initial stages of system design.
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with
microprocessors and related support devices. The people who benefit
from this book are:
Engineers and managers who are evaluating the processor for
possible use in a system
Engineers who are designing the processor into a system
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1, Introduction,
provides a general description of the
LSIFC909.
Chapter 2, Fibre Channel Overview,
briefly describes some key
elements of Fibre Channel, including Layers, Topologies, and
Classes of Service.
Chapter 3, LSIFC909 Overview,
provides an introduction to the
basic features of the LSIFC909, including the host interface, protocol
assist engines, and support components.
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Chapter 4, Signal Descriptions,
lists and describes the signals on
the LSIFC909, and includes pinout information.
Chapter 5, Register Descriptions,
briefly describes the PCI address
space, the Configuration Registers, and the Host Interface Registers.
Chapter 6, Specifications,
describes the electrical specifications of
the LSIFC909, and provides packaging dimensions.
Appendix A, Register Summary
, is a register summary.
Appendix B, Reference Specifications
, lists several specifications
and applicable World Wide Web URLs that may be of benefit to the
reader.
Appendix C, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
, is a glossary
of terms and abbreviations.
Related Publications
LSI Logic
LSIFC909 Programming Guide.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The word
assert means to drive a signal true or active. The word
deassert means to drive a signal false or inactive. Signals that are active
LOW end in an "/."
Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix "0x" --for example,
0x32CF. Binary numbers are indicated by the prefix "0b" --for example,
0b0011.0010.1100.1111.
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