Signal Descriptions

Table 7. Primary PCI Bus Interface 64-Bit Extension Signals (Sheet 2 of 2)

Signal Name

Type

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Primary PCI interface upper 32 bits parity.

 

 

The 21555 does not bus park this pin. This pin is tristated during the assertion of

 

 

p_rst_l. Signal p_par64 is driven to a valid value when the 64-bit extension is

 

 

disabled (p_req64_l is deasserted during p_rst_l assertion).

 

 

Signal p_par64 carries the even parity of the 36 bits of p_ad[63:32] and

 

 

p_cbe_l[7:4] for both address and data phases. Signal p_par64 is driven by the

 

 

initiator and is valid one clock cycle after the first address phase when a

 

 

dual-address command is used and p_req64_l is asserted. Signal p_par64 is also

p_par64

TS

valid one clock cycle after the second address phase of a dual-address transaction

when p_req64_l is asserted. Signal p_par64 is valid one clock cycle after valid data

 

 

 

 

is driven (indicated by assertion of p_irdy_l for write data and p_trdy_l for read

 

 

data), when both p_req64_l and p_ack64_l are asserted for that data phase. Signal

 

 

p_par64 is tristated by the device driving read or write data one clock cycle after the

 

 

p_ad lines are tristated.

 

 

Devices receiving data sample p_par64 as an input to check for possible parity

 

 

errors during 64-bit transactions.

 

 

When not driven, p_par64 is pulled up to a valid logic level through external

 

 

resistors.

 

 

 

 

 

Primary PCI interface request 64-bit transfer.

 

 

Signal p_req64_l is sampled at secondary reset to enable the 64-bit extension on

 

 

the primary bus. When sampled low, the 64-bit extension is enabled.

 

 

Signal p_req64_l is asserted by the initiator to indicate that the initiator is requesting

p_req64_l

STS

64-bit data transfer. Signal p_req64_l has the same timing as p_frame_l. When

deasserting, p_req64_l is driven to a deasserted state for one clock cycle and is

 

 

then sustained by an external pull-up resistor.

 

 

The 21555 samples p_req64_l during primary bus reset to enable the 64-bit

 

 

extension signals. When p_req64_l is sampled high during reset, the primary 64-bit

 

 

extension is disabled and assumed not connected. The 21555 then drives

 

 

p_ad[63:32], p_cbe_l[7:4], and p_par64 to valid logic levels.

 

 

 

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Intel 21555 user manual Primary PCI Bus Interface 64-Bit Extension Signals Sheet 2, Ppar64, Preq64l

21555 specifications

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