Signal Descriptions

Table 9. Secondary PCI Bus Interface 64-Bit Extension Signals (Sheet 2 of 2)

Signal Name

Type

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary PCI interface upper 32 bits parity.

 

 

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

 

 

s_rst_l. Signal s_par64 is driven to a valid value when the 64-bit extension is

 

 

disabled (s_req64_l is deasserted during s_rst_l assertion).

 

 

Signal s_par64 carries the even parity of the 36 bits of s_ad[63:32] and

 

 

s_cbe_l[7:4] for both address and data phases. Signal s_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 s_req64_l is asserted. Signal s_par64 is also

s_par64

TS

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

when s_req64_l is asserted. Signal s_par64 is valid one clock cycle after valid data

 

 

 

 

is driven (indicated by assertion of s_irdy_l for write data and s_trdy_l for read

 

 

data), when both s_req64_l and s_ack64_l are asserted for that data phase. Signal

 

 

s_par64 is tristated by the device driving read or write data one clock cycle after the

 

 

s_ad lines are tristated.

 

 

Devices receiving data sample s_par64 as an input to check for possible parity

 

 

errors during 64-bit transactions.

 

 

When not driven, s_par64 is pulled up to a valid logic level through external

 

 

resistors.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary PCI interface request 64-bit transfer.

 

 

Signal s_req64_l is sampled at secondary reset to enable the 64-bit extension on

 

 

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

 

 

designated as a secondary bus central function, the 21555 asserts this signal during

 

 

secondary bus reset.

 

 

Signal s_req64_l is asserted by the initiator to indicate that the initiator is requesting

s_req64_l

STS

64-bit data transfer. Signal s_req64_l has the same timing as s_frame_l. When the

21555 is the secondary bus central function, it will assert s_req64_l low during

 

 

 

 

secondary bus reset to indicate that a 64-bit bus is supported. When deasserting,

 

 

s_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 s_req64_l during secondary bus

 

 

reset to enable the 64-bit extension signals. When s_req64_l is sampled high

 

 

during reset, the secondary 64-bit extension is disabled and assumed not

 

 

connected. The 21555 then drives s_ad[63:32], s_cbe_l[7:4], and s_par64 to valid

 

 

logic levels.

 

 

 

3.5Miscellaneous Signals

Table 10 describes the miscellaneous signals. The letters in the “Type” column are described in Table 1.

Table 10. Miscellaneous Signals

Signal Name

Type

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Primary interface I/O voltage. This signal must be tied to either 3.3 V or 5.0 V,

p_vio

 

corresponding to the signaling environment of the primary PCI bus as described in

I

the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2. When any device on the primary PCI

 

 

bus uses 5-V signaling levels, tie p_vio to 5.0 V. Signal p_vio is tied to 3.3 V only

 

 

when all the devices on the primary bus use 3.3-V signaling levels.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary interface I/O voltage. This signal must be tied to either 3.3 V or 5.0 V,

s_vio

 

corresponding to the signaling environment of the secondary PCI bus as described

I

in the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2. When any device on the

 

 

secondary PCI bus uses 5-V signaling levels, tie s_vio to 5.0 V. Signal s_vio is tied

 

 

to 3.3 V only when all the devices on the secondary bus use 3.3-V signaling levels.

 

 

 

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