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Fibre Channel I/O Processor and will remain the official reference source for all
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Preface
This book is the primary reference and technical manual for the
LSIFC919X Single Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor. It contains a
complete functional description for the LSIFC919X and includes
complete physical and electrical specifications for the product.
Audience
This document was prepared for logic designers and applications
engineers and is intended to provide an overview of the LSI Logic
LSIFC919X and to explain how to use the LSIFC919X 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 LSIFC919X for
possible use in a system
engineers who are designing the LSIFC919X into a system
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1, Introduction
, provides a general description of the
LSIFC919X.
Chapter 2, Fibre Channel Overview
, briefly describes some key
elements of Fibre Channel, including Layers, Topologies, and
Classes of Service.
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Chapter 3, LSIFC919X Overview
, provides an introduction to the
basic features of the LSIFC919X, including the message interface,
protocol assist engines, and support components.
Chapter 4, Signal Descriptions
, lists and describes the signals on
the LSIFC919X.
Chapter 5, PCI-X Functional Description
, describes the PCI-X
features contained in the LSIFC919X.
Chapter 6, Registers
, briefly describes the PCI-X address space,
the Configuration registers, and the Host Interface registers.
Chapter 7, Specifications
, describes the electrical specifications of
the LSIFC919X and provides pinout information and 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 benefit the reader.
Appendix C, Glossary
, provides definitions for terms and
abbreviations used in this manual.
Related Publications
Fusion-MPT
TM
Message Passing Interface Specification, Volume 1.2,
Document No. DB14-000174-02
Fusion-MPT
TM
Host Driver Programming Guide, Volume 1.2,
Document No. DB15-000203-01
PCI Local Bus Specification, Version 2.2
PCI-X Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification, Version 1.0a
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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 a "/."
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.
Revision Record
Revision
Date
Remarks
0.5
6/2002
First Advance Information release.
2.0
5/2003
Final release.
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