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**82C700         FireStar                                         c:97
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:
PCI Bus
o   PCI supports sustained X-1-1-1 bursts, even to DRAM through an 
    innovative mechanism. PCI operation can be concurrent with 
    CPU/L2 cache and IDE operations.
o   PCI clock generation eliminates the need for external PCI clock 
    buffers in many designs and allows the PCI bus to be effectively 
    power-managed.
o   3.3V or 5.0V PCI is supported on the FireStar PCI bus. If FireStar 
    is configured for 3.3V operation, 5.0V-only PCI plug-in cards and 
    docking stations can still be supported through a bridge device 
    such as OPTi's 820824 Cardbus Controller/Docking Solution, whose 
    prefetch and post-write buffers off-load operations from the 
    primary PCI bus.
DRAM Controller
o   Provides BIOS with the means to automatically detect the DRAM type 
    in use on each bank, whether fast page mode, EDO, or synchronous 
    DRAM, allowing BIOS routines to efficiently program DRAM 
    operation.
ISA Bus
o   A full ISA bus is directly provided to support the keyboard 
    controller, BIOS ROM, and Compact ISA peripheral devices for local 
    ISA support with no TTL. When reduced ISA operation is selected, 
    other FireStar pins become available for general purpose use.
Bus Mastering IDE
o   FireStar supports two bus mastering IDE channels that function 
    concurrently with operations on the CPU/L2 cache interface and PCI 
    interface. Up to four drives are supported.
o   An emulated bus mastering IDE feature allows IDE drives that are 
    not commonly available as bus mastering devices, such as CD-ROM 
    drives, to act as bus mastering drives. For example, a CD-ROM 
    drive can transfer video data to DRAM while the CPU is 
    decompressing the data and sending it to the graphics controller.
Thermal Management
o   Fail-safe thermal management incorporates feedback logic that 
    requires a very inexpensive external sensor circuit.
o   Hardware monitors temperature directly and reliably, while the 
    fail-safe aspect of the circuitry ensures that sensor component 
    failure will automatically inhibit CPU clocking to prevent 
    overheating.
o   SMM code will be able to read (and display if desired) actual CPU 
    temperature.
ACPI Implementation
o   Microsoft Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is 
    being implemented in the FireStar silicon. ACPI is a standard 
    register interface for power management function jointly developed 
    by Microsoft, Intel, and Toshiba.
Miscellaneous
o   The standard version of the chip can run at 3.3V, up to 66MHz on 
    the CPU bus.
o   A new Context Save Mode feature allows chip registers to be saved 
    and restored more efficiently than ever before, requiring less SMM 
    code and storage space.
o   The OPTi Viper-N+ Power Management Unit is used, maintaining 
    backward compatibility down to the register level with previously 
    written support firmware.
o   Serial IRQs are supported as an option for interrupts on PCI.
o   Known devices in the system can be positively decoded on the PCI 
    bus, eliminating the delay for subtractive decode and improving 
    the efficiency of ISA operations.
o   ISA bus cycle speed can be individually controlled to certain ISA 
    device groups.
o   Simple logic gate functions can be assigned to unused pins to 
    eliminate the need for external TTL. Pin programming is far more 
    flexible than ever possible on any other chip.


**82C701         FireStar Plus                                    c:97...
**82C750         Vendetta      [no datasheet]                        ?...
**82c801         SCWB2 DX Single Chip Solution                    c:92...
**82C802         SCWB2 PC/AT Single Chip [no datasheet]              ?...
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**82C895         System/Power Management Controller (cached)   c:Sep94...
**82C898         System/Power Management Controller (non-cache)c:Nov94...
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**82C601/2       Buffer Devices                                 <Nov94...
**82C822         PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge)                         c:94...
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**W83977EF        WINBOND I/O (Multi I/O)                          <98
***Info:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The W83977EF  is an evolving  product from Winbond's most  popular I/O
chip W83877F --- which integrates  the disk drive adapter, serial port
(UART),  IrDA  1.0  SIR,  parallel port,  configurable  plugand-  play
registers for  the whole chip  --- plus additional  powerful features:
ACPI,  8042 keyboard controller  with PS/2  mouse support,  14 general
purpose  I/O  ports,  full  16-bit address  decoding,  OnNow  keyboard
Wake-Up, OnNow mouse Wake-Up.

The disk  drive adapter  functions of W83977EF  include a  floppy disk
drive  controller compatible  with the  industry standard  82077/ 765,
data  separator, write  pre-compensation circuit,  decode  logic, data
rate selection,  clock generator,  drive interface control  logic, and
interrupt and DMA  logic. The wide range of  functions integrated onto
the  W83977EF greatly reduces  the number  of components  required for
interfacing with floppy disk  drives. The W83977EF supports four 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, or 2.88M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250
Kb/s, 300 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s,1 Mb/s, and 2 Mb/s.

The  W83977EF  provides  two  high-speed  serial  communication  ports
(UARTs),  one of  which supports  serial Infrared  communication. Each
UART includes  a 16-byte send/receive  FIFO, a programmable  baud rate
generator,  complete   modem  control  capability,   and  a  processor
interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate up to
115.2k bps and  also advanced speed with baud rates  of 230k, 460k, or
921k bps which support higher speed modems.

The   W83977EF  supports   one  PC-compatible   printer   port  (SPP),
Bi-directional  Printer port  (BPP)  and also  Enhanced Parallel  Port
(EPP) and  Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). Through  the printer port
interface pins,  also available are: Extension FDD  Mode and Extension
2FDD  Mode allowing  one  or two  external  floppy disk  drives to  be
connected.

The   configuration  registers   support   mode  selection,   function
enable/disable, and  power down function  selection.  Furthermore, the
configurable  PnP  features  are  compatible  with  the  plug-and-play
feature demand  of Windows 95, which makes  system resource allocation
more efficient than ever.

W83977EF  provides   functions  that  complies   with  ACPI  (Advanced
Configuration and  Power Interface), which includes  support of legacy
and ACPI power  management through SMI or SCI  function pins. W83977EF
also  has auto  power  management to  reduce  power consumption.   The
keyboard controller is based on 8042 compatible instruction set with a
2K  Byte programmable  ROM  and  a 256-Byte  RAM  bank. Keyboard  BIOS
firmware are available with optional AMIKEY-2, Phoenix MultiKey/42, or
customer code.

The W83977EF provides  a set of flexible I/O  control functions to the
system designer through a set of General Purpose I/O ports. These GPIO
ports may  serve as  simple I/O or  may be individually  configured to
provide a predefined alternate function.

The W83977EF  also supports Power-loss  control, and makes  the system
never miss to detect any Wake-Up event provided by the chipset such as
INTEL PIIX4.

I/O  space   resource  are  flexible   to  adjust  to  meet   ISA  PnP
requirement. Moreover  W83977EF is made  to meet the  specification of
PC98's requirement in the power management: ACPI and DPM (Device Power
Management).

Another  benifit is that  W83977EF is  of the  same pin  assignment of
W83977AF,  W83977F, W83977TF,  W83977ATF. Thus  makes the  design very
flexible.

***Versions:...
***Features:...
**W83977ATF       WINBOND I/O (Multi I/O)                          <98...
**
**Disk Controller:
**W83759/A/F/AF   Advanced VL-IDE Disk Controller                  <96...
**W83769          Local Bus IDE Solution                           <94...
**
**UARTS:
**W86C250A  UART (equivalent of INS8C250A) [no datasheet]
**W86C450/P Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter         <Jul89...
**W86C451   I/O controller for IBM PC/AT/XT                     <Jul89...
**W86C452   I/O controller for IBM PC/AT                         Jul89...
**W86C456   I/O controller [no datasheet]                            ?
**W860551/P UART with FIFO and Printer Port Controller             <94...
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