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**82396SX Smart Cache 12/17/90
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**82485 Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache) c90...
**82489DX Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller 10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set <Sep91...
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**82C700 FireStar c:97
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***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...
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**82C601/2 Buffer Devices <Nov94...
**82C822 PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge) c:94...
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**WD76C20x Floppy, RTC, IDE and Support Logic Device <11/25/91
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***Features:
o 84-pin PLCC and PQFP packages
o 5V supply requirement (WD76C20)
3.3V supply requirement (WD76C20LV)
o 3.0V battery backup supply for the RTC and 114 byte SRAM (WD76C20)
2.4V battery backup supply for the RTC and 114 byte SRAM
(WD76C20LV)
o Implemented in a low-power, high-performance, 1.25 micron CMOS
technology process
o Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) software transparent power-down mode
with low standby ICC current. FOC features:
- 256 tracks support
- 100% software compatible with NEC 765A
- Integrated high-performance DPLL data separator:
- 125, 250, 300, 500 Kb/sec and 1 Mb/sec data rates
- Option to select 150 Kb/sec FM and 300 Kb/sec MFM data
rates only
- Automatic Write Precompensation:
- Defeat option
- Inner track value of 125 or 187 ns pin selectable
- On chip clock generation:
- 2 TTL clock inputs, or
- Single 16 or 32 MHz crystal circuit and one TTL clock input
- Power Qualified Reset
- Enable PQR in W076C20
- Disable PQR in W076C20LV
- Host interface read/write accesses compatible with 80286
microprocessors at speeds up to 12 MHz with 0 wait states
- Direct floppy disk drive interface - no buffers needed
- 48 mA sink output drivers
- Schmitt Trigger input line receivers
- FDC direct PC XT/AT interface compatibility
- Floppy Control and Operations Registers on chip
- In PC/AT mode, provides required signal qualification to DMA
channel
- IBM BIOS compatible
- Dual-speed spindle drive support
- PS/2 type drive support
o Real Time Clock (RTC) features:
- Software compatible with Motorola MC146818A.
- Internal time base and oscillator circuitry
- Counts seconds, minutes, and hours
- Counts days of the week, date, month, and year
- Time base input for 32.768 KHz square wave
- Time base oscillator for parallel resonant crystals
- Binary or BCD representation of time, calendar, and alarm
- 12- or 24-hour clock with AM and PM in 12-hour mode
- Daylight savings time option
- Automatic leap year compensation
- Interfaced with software as 128 RAM locations
- 114 bytes at general purpose RAM
- Status bit indicates data integrity
- Bus compatible interrupt signals (IRQ)
- Three interrupts are separately software maskable and testable:
- Time-at-day alarm - once-per-second to once-per-day
- Periodic interrupt rates tram 122 us to 500 ms
- End-at-clock update cycle
**WD76C30x Perip. Ctrl, Interrupt Multiplex, and Clock Gen <11/18/91...
**WD7615 Desktop Buffer Manager <04/15/92...
**WD7625 Desktop Buffer Manager <10/01/92...
**WD8120LV Super I/O [no datasheet] ?
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