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**CS8231   TURBO CACHE-BASED 386/AT (82C301/307/303/304/305/306)   c86
***Info:
The  CS8231 TURBO  CACHE BASED  386/AT CHIPSet  is a  seven  chip VLSI
implementation of most of the  system logic to implement a CACHE BASED
iAPX 386 based system.  The CHIPSet  is designed to offer a 100% PC AT
compatible  integrated  solution.  The  flexible  architecture of  the
CHIPSet allows it to be used  in any iAPX386 based system design, such
as  CAD/CAE  workstations, office  systems,  industrial and  financial
transaction systems.

The CS8231 CHIPSet combined with CHIP's 82C206, Integrated Peripherals
Controller, provides a complete PC  AT compatible system using only 40
components  plus memory devices.  

The CS8231 CHIPSet  consists of one 82C301 Bus  Controller, one 82C307
Integrated  CACHE/DRAM  controller,  one  each of  82A303  and  82A304
Address Bus Interfaces,  two 82B305 Data Bus Interfaces,  and a 82A306
Control Signal Buffer.

The CHIPSet supports a local CPU  bus, a 32-bit system memory bus, and
AT buses as  shown in the system diagram below.  The 82C301 and 82A306
provide the generation and  synchronization of control signals for all
buses.  The 82C301  also supports  an  independent AT  bus clock,  and
allows for  dynamic selection of  the processor clock between  the 16M
Hz, 20MHz, or  25MHz clocks and the AT bus  clock. The 82A306 provides
buffers  for bus control  signals in  addition to  other miscellaneous
logic functions.

The  82C307 is  a  high performance  and  high integration  CACHE/DRAM
controller  designed  to  interface   directly  to  the  80386  micro-
processor.   It maintains frequently  accessed code  and data  in high
speed memory, allowing the 80386 to operate at its maximum rated freq-
uency with  near zero waitstates.   By integrating DRAM  control func-
tions on-chip,  it supports simultaneous activation of  cache and DRAM
access,  thereby  minimizing the  cache  miss  cycle  penalty. It  has
hardware support to allow the user  to designate up to four blocks (of
variable  size from  2KB to  128KB)  of main  memory as  non-cacheable
address  space.  This  feature is  important for  compatibility issues
when operating in a multiprocessing or LAN environment, or where dual-
port memory is used, and to  designate certain regions of video RAM as
non-cacheable. This feature eliminates the  need to use very fast PALs
externally  to decode non-cacheable  regions and  gives the  user much
more flexibility. Optional  EDC support logic is integrated  on to the
82C307  which  allows  it  to  interface to  any  of  the  generically
available 32-bit Error Detection  and Correction Circuits to realize a
highly reliable memory subsystem.

Cache coherency is maintained during DMA cycles by channeling all acc-
esses through the cache controller logic.  During DMA read operations,
the cache  RAM is  not accessed  and data is  retrieved from  the main
memory.  During DMA write operations,  if a cache hit is detected, the
cache  RAM is  updated  and the  corresponding  tag validated.   Cache
coherency  is maintained at  all times,  with no  performance penalty.
The  82C307 is  available in  a 100  pin PFP  package. 

The 82A303  and 32A304  interface between all  address buses,  and the
addresses needed for proper data path conversion.  Two 828305 are used
to interface between the local,  system memory, and at data buses.  In
addition  to  having  high   current  drive,  they  also  perform  the
conversion necessary between the different sized data paths.

***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**CS8232   CMOS 386/AT              (82C301/302/303/304/305/306)   c86...
**CS8233   PEAK/386 AT (Cached)     (82C311/82C315/82C316)     c:Dec90...
**CS8236   386/AT                   (82C301/2/3/4/5/6/206)         c86...
**CS8237   TURBO CACHE-BASED 386/AT (82C301/7/3/4/5/6/206)         c86...
**CS8238   CHIPS/280 & 281 (386 MCA)(82C321/322/325/223/226)   c:Aug89...
**CS82310  PEAK/DM 386 AT           (82C351/82C355/82C356)         c91...
**CS8281   NEATsx (386SX)           (82C811/812/215/206)       c:Dec89...
**CS8283   LeAPset-sx               (82C841/82C242/82C636)     c:Mar90...
**CS8285   PEAKsx                   (82C836/82C835)                c91...
**CS8288   CHIPSlite-sx             (82C836/82C641/82C835)          c?...
**CS4000   WinCHIPS                 (64200/84021/84025)            c92...
**CS4021   ISA/486                  (84021/84025)                  c92...
**CS4031   CHIPSet                  (84031/84035)              5/10/93...
**CS4041/5 CHIPSet                  (84041/84045)              2/10/95...
**CB8291   ELEAT                    [no datasheet]                 c90...
**CB8295   ELEATsx                  [no datasheet]                 c90...
**82C100   IBM PS/2 Model 30/Super XT                                ?...
**82C110   IBM PS/2 Model 30/Super XT                                ?...
**82C235   Single Chip AT (SCAT)                                   c89...
**82C836   Single Chip 386sx (SCATsx)                              <91...
**F8680/A  PC/CHIP Single-Chip PC                                  c93...
**
**Support Chips:
**64200    (Wingine) High Performance 'Windows Engine'         c:Oct91...
**82C206   Integrated Peripheral Controller                        c86...
**82C601/A Single Chip Peripheral Controller                 <08/30/90...
**82C607   Multifunction Controller                             <Jun88...
**82C710   Universal Peripheral Controller                     c:Aug90...
**82C711   Universal Peripheral Controller II                  c:Jan91...
**82C712   Universal Peripheral Controller II                  c:Jan91...
**82C721   Universal Peripheral Controller III                 c:May93...
**82C735   I/O Peripheral Controller With Printgine            c:Jul93
***Info:
The CHIPS  82C735 enhanced I/O peripheral controller  is a single-chip
solution  offering  complete  I/O  capabilities for  PC/AT  and  PC/XT
motherboard   applications.   The   controller   is   configured   via
software. The 82C735 features a floppy disk controller, a digital data
separator,  two  16550  compatible  UARTs, an  enhanced  bidirectional
parallel port interface called Printgine, IDE interface control logic,
and  a  game port  chip  select.   For  more information  about  these
systems, see the Functional Description [see datasheet].

4MB FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER
The floppy disk controller is  software compatible with 765B and 82077
controller functions. It provides a 4MB perpendicular recording format
as well as the standard floppy drive format for 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch
media.  The controller  supports two  drives directly  and up  to four
drives with an external decoder.

DIGITAL DATA SEPARATOR
The digital  data separator  is capable of  data transfer rates  up to
1MB/sec and requires no external components.

NS16550 UARTS AND IDE
The two  licensed NS16550 UARTs  are improved versions of  the NS16450
UARTs. They are provided with  individual 16-byte FIFOs to relieve the
CPU of  excessive software overhead  and are still capable  of running
existing 16450 software.

The IDE control  logic provides a complete IDE  interface for embedded
hard disk drives.

MOUSE PORT LOGIC
The 82C735  controller features optional  PS/2 style mouse  port logic
with BIOS and  driver support. Only one of the UARTs  can be used when
the mouse is operational.

PRINTGINE PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
The parallel  port interface, Printgine, is  a multiprotocol interface
capable of  supporting both unidirectional  and bidirectional transfer
modes. It is fully compatible with ISA and PS/2 in the standard modes,
and  also supports  Microsoft ECP,  EPP,  and fast  Centronics in  the
enhanced  modes. The  output  on  the control  pins  switch to  become
bidirectional TTL drivers  in the fast modes. This  makes the port run
faster than is  possible with the open-drain drivers  provided for the
standard modes.

Printgine provides an economical mechanism for significantly improving
the throughput of an improved  parallel port that is upward compatible
with the  existing parallel  port. The interface  can operate  in five
different   modes:    standard   (ISA-style   unidirectional),   bi-di
(PS/2-style   bidirectional),    Microsoft   ECP,   EPP,    and   fast
Centronics. The standard and  bi-di modes are compatible with existing
parallel port protocols.

The ECP, EPP, and fast Centronics protocols are enhanced bidirectional
modes that achieve dramatic  improvement by implementing the protocols
in hardware.  The fast Centronics mode  is capable of  a data transfer
rate of  200KB/sec, while the  ECP and EPP  modes are capable  of data
transfer rates of 2MB/sec, compared to 15KB/sec in the standard mode.

POWER MANAGEMENT
The 82C735 is provided with several power management features that are
controllable through  hardware or  software.  In hardware,  the device
can be completely powered down  through a powerdown pin. In this mode,
all inputs are disabled, all outputs are inactive, and the contents of
all  registers  are  preserved  (as   long  as  the  power  supply  is
maintained). In  software, the device  allows each port to  be powered
down independently.


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**82C835   Single CHIP 386sx AT Cache Controller               c:Apr91...
**F87000   Multi-Mode Peripheral Chip                         11/23/93...
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**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
***Notes:...
**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**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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