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**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90
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***Info:
The 82485 is  a second-level cache controller designed  to improve the
performance  of  Intel486  Microprocessor  systems.  One  82485  cache
controller supports  64K or  128K bytes of  second level  cache memory
that maps  to the  entire 4 Gigabytes  of the  Intel486 microprocessor
address space. The controller  is completely software transparent. One
controller plus SRAMs  provides a 64K or a  128K cache. External EPROM
can  be  cached  yet  remain  write protected.   The  82485  is  fully
compatible  with the  Intel486  microprocessor. All  Intel486 CPU  bus
cycles and timings are supported.

A complete, optional second level  cache controller using the 82485 is
available  as the 485Turbocache  Module from  Intel (data  sheet order
number 240722).

2.0 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
2.1 Introduction
The 82485 is a single ported, two-way set associative cache controller
designed specifically  to interface with  the Intel486 microprocessor.
The controller supports either a sectored configuration (two lines per
tag) or  a non-sectored configuration  (one line per tag).   The 82485
will directly support a nonsectored  64K data cache or a 128K sectored
data cache.  Both the 64K and  128K configurations are able to map the
entire 4 gigabytes of  the Intel486 microprocessor address space.  The
82485 interfaces directly to  the Intel486 microprocessor.  All Intel-
486 CPU bus cycles and timings are supported.  The 82485 also supports
0 wait  state processor operation  when there is  a cache hit  and has
provisions to support invalidation cycles, BOFF# cycles, and premature
BLAST# terminations.  The controller  is look aside (monitors bus act-
ivity in parallel to the processor) and write through (all writes pro-
pagate to the  system bus), so it supports  the same cache consistency
mechanisms as the  Intel486 CPU.  The controller also  provides a safe
method to cache ROM BIOS through the  use of a write protect pin and a
write protect strapping option.

The data cache  (Static RAM) resides external to  the 82485. The 82485
provides all  controls for  the SRAMs.  No  external latches  or tran-
ceivers are  required.  The 82485  output buffers support up  to eight
SRAMs.  A  64K cache can be  designed with only  five components; nine
components for a 128K cache.  Two-way set associativity is provided by
dual banked SRAMs. Data parity is supported.

The  82485  can  be  used  to  design  a  custom  second  level  cache
configuration. For an easier system design and higher integration, the
82485M Turbocache  can be used  (see data sheet order  number 240722).
This  module is  a  complete second  level  cache in  one package.  It
consists  of a single  82485 cache  controller and  SRAM to  provide a
complete 64K or 128K second level Intel486 microprocessor second level
cache.

***Versions:...
***Features:...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91...
**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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Chips:         
Memory Access Controller (MAC)  
Data Interface Buffer (DIB)
CPUs:          8x P-III Xeon Oct
DRAM Types:    SDRAM PC100 2-way Interleave dual channel
Max Mem:       32GB
ECC/Parity:    ECC
AGP speed:     N/A
Bus Speed:     100
PCI Clock/Bus: 1/3 PCI-66/64



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**VT82C586/A/B PCI Integrated Peripheral Controller          <10/13/96
***Info:
The VT82C586A  PIPC (PCI Integrated  Peripheral Controller) is  a high
integration,  high  performance  and  high compatibility  device  that
supports Intel and non-Intel based processor to PCI bus bridge to make
a complete  Microsoft PC97 compliant  PCI/ISA system.  In  addition to
complete  ISA  extension  bus  functionality, the  VT82C586A  includes
standard intelligent peripheral controllers:

a) Master  mode enhanced IDE  controller with dual channel  DMA engine
and  interlaced dual  channel commands.   Dedicated FIFO  coupled with
scatter  and  gather master  mode  operation  allows high  performance
transfers between  PCI and IDE  devices.  In addition to  standard PIO
and  DMA mode  operation,  the VT82C586A  also  supports the  emerging
UltraDMA-33  standard to  allow  reliable data  transfer  rates up  to
33MB/sec  throughput.   The  IDE  controller  is  SFF-8038i  v1.0  and
Microsoft Windows-95 compliant.

b) Universal Serial Bus controller  that is USB v1.0 and Universal HCI
v1.1 compliant.  The VT82C586A includes the root hub with two function
ports with integrated physical layer transceivers.  The USB controller
allows hot  plug and play  and isochronous peripherals to  be inserted
into the  system with universal  driver support.  The  controller also
implements legacy  keyboard and mouse support so  that legacy software
can run transparently in a non-USB-aware operating system environment.

c)  Keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support.

d) Real  Time Clock with 128  byte extended CMOS.  In  addition to the
standard ISA  RTC functionality, the integrated RTC  also includes the
date alarm and other  enhancements for compatibility with the emerging
ACPI standard.

e)  Notebook-class  power  management  functionality  including  event
monitoring, CPU clock throttling (Intel processor protocol), power and
leakage control, hardware-  and software-based event handling, general
purpose  IO,  chip select  and  external  SMI.   The power  management
function supports legacy APM v1.2.

f) Plug and  Play controller that allows complete  steerability of all
PCI interrupts to any interrupt channel.  Two additional interrupt and
DMA channels are provided to allow plug and play and reconfigurability
of on-board peripherals for Windows 95 compliance.

The  VT82C586A also  enhances the  functionality of  the  standard ISA
peripherals.  The  integrated interrupt controller  supports both edge
and level triggered interrupts channel by channel.  The integrated DMA
controller supports type F DMA  in addition to standard ISA DMA modes.
Compliant  with  the  PCI-2.1  specification, the  VT82C586A  supports
delayed transactions so  that slower ISA peripherals do  not block the
traffic  of the  PCI  bus.  Special  circuitry  is built  in to  allow
concurrent operation  without causing dead  lock even in  a PCI-to-PCI
bridge environment The chip also includes four levels (doublewords) of
line  buffers from  the PCI  bus  to the  ISA bus  to further  enhance
overall system performance.

***Versions:...
***Features:...
**VT82C596/A   Mobile PCI Integrated Peripheral Controller   <11/05/97...
**VT82C686A/B  PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Ctrl.     <02/10/98...
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