Interface

Primitive

Name

Description

 

 

 

R_IP

Reception in progress

Current node (host or device) is receiving

 

 

payload.

 

 

 

R_OK

Reception with no error

Current node (host or device) detected no

 

 

error in received payload.

 

 

 

R_RDY

Receiver ready

Current node (host or device) is ready to

 

 

receive payload.

 

 

 

SOF

Start of frame

Start of a frame. Payload and CRC follow to

 

 

EOF.

 

 

 

SYNC

Synchronization

Synchronizing primitive - always idle.

 

 

 

WTRM

Wait for frame

After transmission of any of the EOF, the

 

termination

transmitter will transmit WTRM while waiting

 

 

for reception status from receiver.

 

 

 

X_RDY

Transmission data ready

Current node (host or device) has payload

 

 

ready for transmission.

 

 

 

5.1.3 Electrical specifications

For the electrical requirements of physical layer, refer to "Electrical specifications" section in the "Serial-ATA Revision 2.6."

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