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**82C546/547     Python PTM3V                                     c:94
***Notes:...
***Info:
The  OPTi Python  Chipset provides  a highly  integrated  solution for
fully  compatible, high-performance  PC/AT  platforms. Together,  with
OPTi's  82C206 Integrated  Peripheral Controller  (IPC),  this chipset
will  support the  Pentium processor  in the  most cost  effective and
feature-rich designs available  today. This highly integrated approach
provides  the  foundation  for   a  cost  effective  platform  without
compromising performance. The OPTi  Python Chipset supplies a powerful
solution  positioned  to  deliver  value without  neglecting  quality,
compatibility, or reliability.

The  Python Chipset  is  comprised  of two  chips,  the 82C547  System
Controller (SYSC) and  the 82C546 AT Bus Controller  (ATC). A complete
Pentium  processor solution  consists of  the Python  Chipset  and the
82C206 Integrated Peripheral Controller (IPC).

82C546 (ATC) AT Bus Controller
The 82C546  ATC integrates the AT  bus interface and  data buffers for
transfers between the  CPU data bus, local data bus  and the DRAM data
bus. It also provides the ISA to local bus command translation.

o 208-pin PQFP
o Data bus buffer (host data to memory data)
o Data bus buffer control (ISA to memory)
o Parity generation and detection circuitry
o Keyboard controller chip select
o Local bus interface (ISA to local bus command translation)

82C547 (SYSC) System Controller
The  82C547 SYSC  provides  the  control functions  for  the host  CPU
interface, the  32-bit local  bus interface, the  64-bit Level  2 (12)
cache and  the 64-bit DRAM bus.  The SYSC also controls  the data flow
between the CPU bus, the DRAM bus, the local bus, and the 8/16-bit ISA
bus.

o 160-pin PQFP
o Pentium CPU interface
o DRAM controller
o L2 cache controller
o Ll cache controller
o Local bus interface
o Reset generation
o Arbitration logic
o Data bus buffer control (memory data to/from host data)
o Extended DMA page register
o Keyboard emulation of A20M# and CPU warm reset
o Port B and Port 92h Register

82C206 (IPC) Integrated Peripherals Controller
The 82C206  IPC provides two  DMA controllers, two  interrupt control-
lers, one timer/counter, and a real-time clock in an industry standard
single-chip  solution  for  the  peripherals  attached  to  the  PC/AT
peripheral bus.

o 84-pin PLCC or 100-pin PQFP
o Supports four DMA transfer modes
o Special Commands provided for ease of programming

Support Chips
The  82C606A and 82C606B  are two  buffer/translation devices  used to
translate  3.3V signals to  5.0V signal  levels in  Python motherboard
solutions. These devices buffer the CPU  address bus to the ISA and VL
address buses, the  82C546 ATC's memory data bus to  the ISA data bus,
the peripheral  XD bus  to the ISA  SA and  SD buses. The  82C606A and
82C606B integrate  a number of  glue logic TTL  devices (approximately
eleven), hence  reducing the  amount of TTL  on the  motherboard.  The
82C606A  and 82C606B  devices are  actually the  same device  with two
strapping options. Pulling the CONFI/2#  pin high causes the device to
function in the 82C606A Mode.  Pulling the CONFII2# pin low configures
the device to function in the 82C606B Mode of operation.

o 100-pin PQFP
o Mixed voltage to support 3.3V to 5.0V signal translation
o Two devices replace approximately eleven TTL devices

***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**82C556/7/8     Viper [no datasheet]                                ?...
**82C556/7/8N    Viper-N  Viper Notebook Chipset             <05/25/95...
**82C556M/7M/8E  Viper-N+ Viper Notebook Chipset                  c:96...
**82C566/7/8     Viper-Max Chipset Scalable MultiMedia PC Solution   ?...
**82C571/572     486/Pentium                                      c:93...
**82C576/7/8     Viper Xpress  [no datasheet]                        ?...
**82C576/8/9     Viper XPress+ [no datasheet, some info]     <01/16/97...
**82C596/597     PTMAWB Pentium Adaptive Write-back (Cobra)       c:93...
**82C650/1/2     Discovery (Pentium Pro) [no datasheet]              ?...
**82C681/2/6/7   386/486WB EISA                                   c:92...
**82C683         386/486AWB EISA [no datasheet]                      ?...
**82C693/6/7     Pentium uP Write Back Cache EISA                 c:93...
**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]              ?...
**82C802G/GP     System/Power Management Controller (cached)      c:93...
**82C895         System/Power Management Controller (cached)   c:Sep94...
**82C898         System/Power Management Controller (non-cache)c:Nov94...
**
**Support Chips:
**82C601/2       Buffer Devices                                 <Nov94...
**82C822         PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge)                         c:94...
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