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**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
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**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
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**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
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**5571           (Trinity) Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset (75MHz)   <12/09/96
***Info:
[no general section in datasheet]

3. Functional Description
3.1 DRAM Controller
3.1.1 DRAM Type
The SiS5571  can support up to  384MBytes (3 banks) of  DRAMs and each
bank could be single or double sided 64 bits FP (Fast Page mode) DRAM,
EDO  (Extended  Data  Output)   DRAM,  and  SDRAM  (Synchronous  DRAM)
DRAM. Half populated bank(32-bit) is also supported.

The installed DRAM type can be 256K,  512k, 1M, 2M, 4M or 16M bit deep
by n bit  wide DRAMs, and both symmetrical  and asymmetrical type DRAM
are supported. It is also  permissible to mix the DRAMs (FP/EDO/SDRAM)
bank  by bank  and  the  corresponding DRAM  timing  will be  switched
automatically according to register settings.

3.1.2 DRAM Configuration

The SiS5571 can support single  sided or double sided DRAM modules for
each bank. The basic configurations are shown as the following:

3.1.3 Double-sided DRAM    [omitted see datasheet]
3.1.4 Single-sided DRAM    [omitted see datasheet]
3.1.5 DRAM Scramble Table  [omitted see datasheet]
3.1.6 64-bit mapping table [omitted see datasheet]

3.2 DRAM Performance       [omitted see datasheet]

3.3 CPU to DRAM Posted Write FIFOs

There is  a built-in CPU  to Memory posted  write buffer with  8 QWord
deep ( CTMFF). All the write  access to DRAM will be buffered. For the
CPU read miss / Line fill cycles, the write- back data from the second
level cache will be buffered first,  and right after the data had been
posted write into the FIFO, CPU can performs the read operation by the
memory controller starting to read  data from DRAMs. The buffered data
are  then written  to DRAM  whenever no  any other  read  DRAM request
comes. With  this concurrent write  back policy, many wait  states are
eliminated. If  there comes a  bunch of continuous DRAM  write cycles,
some ones will be pending if the CTMFF is full.

3.4 32-bit (Half-Populated) DRAM Access
For the read  access, there will be either single  or burst read cycle
to access the DRAM which depends  on the cacheability of the cycle. If
the  current  DRAM  configuration  is half-populated  bank,  then  the
SiS5571 will assert 8 consecutive  cycles to access DRAM for the burst
cycle.  For the  single cycle that only accesses  DRAM within a DWord,
the SiS5571 will  only issue one cycle to access  DRAM. For the single
cycle that  accesses one  Qword or cross  DWord boundary,  the SiS5571
will issue two consecutive cycles to access DRAM.

3.5 Arbiter
The arbiter is the interface  between the DRAM controller and the host
which  can  access  DRAMs.  In  addition  to  pass  or  translate  the
information  from   outside  to  DRAM  controller,   arbiter  is  also
responsible for which master has  higher priority to access DRAMs. The
arbiter treats different DRAM access  request as DRAM master, and that
makes there be  5 masters which are trying to  access DRAMs by sending
their request to the arbiter. After one of them get the grant from the
arbiter, it owns DRAM bus and begins to do memory data transaction.

The masters are: CPU read request, PCI master, Posted write FIFO write
request, and Refresh  request. The order of these  masters shown above
also stands for their priority to access memory.

3.6 Refresh cycle
The refresh cycle  will occur every 15.6 us. It is  timed by a counter
of 14Mhz input.  The CAS[7:0]# will be asserted at  the same time, and
the RAS[5:0]# are asserted sequentially.

3.7 PCI bridge
SiS5571 is  able to operate  at both asynchronous and  synchronous PCI
clocks. Synchronous  mode is provided for those  synchronous system to
improve the overall system performance.  While in the PCI master write
cycles, post-write  is always performed.  And function  of Write Merge
with CPU-to-DRAM  post-write buffer  is incorporated to  eliminate the
penalty of snooping write-back. On the other hand, prefetch is enabled
for master read cycles by default, and such function could be disabled
optionally.  And, Direct-Read  from CPU-to-DRAM  post-write  buffer is
implemented to eliminate the overhead of snooping write-back also.  In
addition to  Write-Merge and  Direct-Read, Snoop-Ahead also  hides the
overhead of inquiry cycles for master to main memory cycles. These key
functions,  Write-Merge,  Direct-Read  and  Snoop-Ahead,  achieve  the
purpose  of zero  wait for  PCI  burst transfer.   The post-write  and
prefetch buffers are both 16 Double-Word deep FIFOs.

3.8  Snooping Control                          [omitted see datasheet]
3.9  AHOLD/BOFF# Process and Arbiter Interface [omitted see datasheet]
3.10 Target Initiated Termination    	       [omitted see datasheet]
3.11 DATA Flow	      			       [omitted see datasheet]
3.12 PCI Master Read/Write DRAM Cycle	       [omitted see datasheet]


***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**5581/5582      (Jessie)  Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset (75MHz)   <04/15/97...
**5591/5592/5595 (David)   Pentium PCI A.G.P. Chipset        <01/09/98...
**5596/5513      (Genesis) Pentium PCI Chipset               <03/26/96...
**5597/5598      (Jedi)    Pentium PCI/ISA Chipset           <04/15/97...
**530/5595       (Sinbad) Host, PCI, 3D Graphics & Mem. Ctrl.<11/10/98...
**540            (Spartan) Super7 2D/3D Ultra-AGP Single C.S.<11/30/99...
**55x            SoC (System-on-chip)                        <03/14/02...
**
**Support chips:
**85C206     Integrated Peripheral Controller [no datasheet]         ?...
**5595       Pentium PCI System I/O                          <12/24/97...
**950        LPC I/O                                         <07/16/99...
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**UM8890       Pentium chipset [no datasheet]                        ?
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**UM82152      Cache Controller (AUStek A38152 clone)              <91...
**UM82C852     Multi I/O For XT                                    <91...
**UM82C206     Integrated Peripheral Controller                    <91...
**UM82c45x     Serial/Parallel chips                                 ?...
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**W83977F/G/AF/AG WINBOND I/O (Multi I/O)                          c97
***Info:...
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***Features:
General
o  Plug & Play 1.0A Compliant
o  Support 13 IRQs, 4 DMA channels, full 16-bit addresses decoding
o  Capable of ISA Bus IRQ Sharing
o  Compliant with Microsoft PC97 Hardware Design Guide
o  Support DPM (Device Power Management), ACPI
o  Programmable configuration settings
o  24 or 14.318 Mhz clock input

FDC
o  Compatible with IBM PC AT disk drive systems
o  Variable write pre-compensation with track selectable capability
o  Support vertical recording format
o  DMA enable logic
o  16-byte data FIFOs
o  Support floppy disk drives and tape drives
o  Detects all overrun and underrun conditions
o  Built-in address mark detection circuit to simplify the read 
   electronics
o  FDD anti-virus functions with software write protect and FDD write 
   enable signal (write data signal was forced to be inactive)
o  Support up to four 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch floppy disk drives
o  Completely compatible with industry standard 82077
o  360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format; 250K, 300K, 500K, 1M, 2M bps 
   data transfer rate
o  Support 3-mode FDD, and its Win95 driver

UART
o  Two high-speed 16550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte send/receive 
   FIFOs
o  3rd UART with 32-byte send/receive FIFO is supported for IR 
   function [W83977AF/AG only]
o  MIDI compatible
o  Fully programmable serial-interface characteristics:
   - 5, 6, 7 or 8-bit characters
   - Even, odd or no parity bit generation/detection
   - 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits generation
o  Internal diagnostic capabilities:
   - Loop-back controls for communications link fault isolation
   - Break, parity, overrun, framing error simulation
o  Programmable baud generator allows division of 1.8461 Mhz and 
   24 Mhz by 1 to (2^16-1)
o  Maximum baud rate up to 921k bps for 14.769 Mhz and 1.5M bps 
   for 24 Mhz

Infrared
o  Support IrDA version 1.0 SIR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 
   115.2K bps
o  Support SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 57,600 
   bps
o  Support IrDA version 1.1 MIR (1.152M bps) and FIR (4M bps) protocol 
   [W83977AF/AG only]
   - Single DMA channel for transmitter or receiver
   - 3rd UART with 32-byte FIFO is supported in both TX/RX 
     transmission [W83977AF/AG only]
   - 8-byte status FIFO is supported to store received frame status 
     (such as overrun CRC error, etc.)
o  Support auto-config SIR and FIR [W83977AF/AG only]

Parallel Port
o  Compatible with IBM parallel port
o  Support PS/2 compatible bi-directional parallel port
o  Support Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) 
   − Compatible with IEEE 1284 specification
o  Support Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) 
   − Compatible with IEEE 1284 specification
o  Extension FDD mode supports disk drive B; and Extension 2FDD mode 
   supports disk drives A and B through parallel port
o  Enhanced printer port back-drive current protection

Advanced Power Management (APM) Controlling
o  Power turned on when RTC reaches a preset date and time
o  Power turned on when a ring pulse or pulse train is detected on the 
   PHRI, or when a high to low transition on PWAKIN1, or PWAKIN2 
   input signals
o  Power turned on when PANSW input signal indicates a switch on event
o  Power turned off when PANSW input signal indicates a switch off 
   event
o  Power turned off when a fail-safe event occurs (power-save mode 
   detected but system is hung up)
o  Power turned off when software issues a power off command

Keyboard Controller
o  8042 based with optional F/W from AMIKKEY-2, Phoenix MultiKey/42 or 
   customer code
o  with 2K bytes of programmable ROM, and 256 bytes of RAM
o  Asynchronous Access to Two Data Registers and One status Register
o  Software compatibility with the 8042 and PC87911 microcontrollers
o  Support PS/2 mouse
o  Support port 92
o  Support both interrupt and polling modes
o  Fast Gate A20 and Hardware Keyboard Reset
o  8 Bit Timer/ Counter; support binary and BCD arithmetic
o  6, 8, 12, or 16 Mhz operating frequency (16 Mhz available only if 
   input clock rate = 14.318 Mhz)

Real Time Clock
o  27 bytes of clock, On-Now, and control/status register (14 bytes in 
   Bank 0 and 13 bytes in Bank 2); 242 bytes of general purpose RAM
o  BCD or Binary representation of time, calendar, and alarm registers
o  Counts seconds, minutes, hours, days of week, days of month, month, 
   year, and century
o  12-hour/ 24-hour clock with AM/PM in 12-hour mode
o  Daylight saving time option; automatic leap-year adjustment
o  Dedicated alarm (Alarm B) for On-Now function
o  Programmable delay-time between panel switch off and power supply 
   control
o  Software control power-off; various and maskable events to activate 
   system Power-On
o  System Management Interrupt (SMI ) for panel switch power-off event

General Purpose I/O Ports
o  14 programmable general purpose I/O ports; 6 dedicate, 8 optional
o  General purpose I/O ports can serve as simple I/O ports, interrupt 
   steering inputs, watching dog timer output, power LED output, 
   infrared I/O pins, general purpose address decoder, KBC control I/O
   pins.

Package
o  128-pin PQFP


**W83977TF        WINBOND I/O (Multi I/O)                          c97...
**W83977EF        WINBOND I/O (Multi I/O)                          <98...
**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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