24888 Rev 3.03 - July 12, 2004

AMD-8151TMAGP Tunnel Data Sheet

3.3AGP Signals

In the table below, “Term” indicates the standard AGP 3.0 termination impedance to ground; “PU” indicates a weak pullup resistor; “PD” indicates a weak pulldown resistor.

Pin name and description

 

IO cell

Power

AGP 3.0

AGP 2.0

 

 

 

type

plane

Signaling

Signaling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During

After

During

After

 

 

 

 

 

reset

reset

reset

reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_ADSTB0_[P, N]. AGP differential strobe for A_AD[15:0] and

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

_P: PU

_P: PU

A_CBE_L[1:0]. When AGP 3.0 signaling is enabled,

 

 

 

 

_N: PD

_N: PD

A_ADSTB0_P is the first strobe and A_ADSTB0_N is the second

 

 

 

 

 

 

strobe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_ADSTB1_[P, N]. AGP differential strobe for AD[31:16],

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

_P: PU

_P: PU

A_CBE_L[3:2], and A_DBI[H,L]. When AGP 3.0 signaling is

 

 

 

 

_N: PD

_N: PD

enabled, A_ADSTB1_P is the first strobe and A_ADSTB1_N is

 

 

 

 

 

 

the second strobe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_AD[31:0]. AGP address-data bus.

 

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

PU

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CBE_L[3:0]. AGP command-byte enable bus.

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

PU

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CAL[D, S] and A_CAL[D, S]#. Compensation pins for

Analog

VDD15

 

 

 

 

matching impedance of system board AGP traces. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

DevA:0x[54, 50] for more information. These are designed to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected through resistors as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal

Compensation Function

External Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CALD

Rising edge of data signals

Resistor to VSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CALD#

Falling edge of data signals

Resistor to VDD15

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CALS

Rising edge of strobe signals

Resistor to VSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_CALS#

Falling edge of strobe signals

Resistor to VDD15

 

 

 

 

 

 

These resistors are used by the compensation circuit. The output of

 

 

 

 

 

 

this circuit is combined with DevA:0x[54, 50] to determine com-

 

 

 

 

 

 

pensation values that are passed to the link PHYs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_DBI[H, L]. Data bus inversion [high, low]. When

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

PU

PU

DevA:0xA4[AGP3MD]=1, A_DBIL applies to AD[15:0];

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_DBIH applies to AD[31:16]. 1=AD signals are inverted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0=A_AD signals are not inverted. The IC uses these signals in

 

 

 

 

 

 

determining the polarity of the A_AD signals when they are

 

 

 

 

 

 

inputs. These may also be enabled to support the DBI function of

 

 

 

 

 

 

the IC output signals by DevA:0x40[DBIEN]. Both A_DBIH and

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_DBIL are strobed with A_ADSTB1_[P, N].

 

 

 

 

 

 

When DevA:0xA4[AGP3MD]=0: A_DBIL is pulled low with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGP termination value and not used by the IC; A_DBIH is pulled

 

 

 

 

 

 

up to VDD15 through a weak resistor and becomes the AGP 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPE# input signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_DEVSEL#. AGP device select.

 

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

PU

PU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_FRAME#. AGP frame signal.

 

IO

VDD15

Term

Term

PU

PU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A_GC8XDET#. 0=Specifies that the graphics device supports

Input

VDD15

PU

PU

PU

PU

AGP 3.0 signaling. The state of this signal is latched on the rising

w/PU

 

 

 

 

 

edge of A_RESET# before being passed to internal logic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMD 8151 specifications AGP Signals, ACALD, S and ACALD, S#. Compensation pins for

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