Land Listing and Signal Descriptions

Table 4-3. Signal Description (Sheet 4 of 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Type

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRDY# (Data Ready) is asserted by the data driver on each data transfer,

 

DRDY#

Input/

indicating valid data on the data bus. In a multi-common clock data transfer,

 

Output

DRDY# may be de-asserted to insert idle clocks. This signal must connect the

 

 

 

 

 

appropriate pins/lands of all processor FSB agents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSTBN[3:0]# are the data strobes used to latch in D[63:0]#.

 

 

 

Signals

Associated Strobe

 

DSTBN[3:0]#

Input/

D[15:0]#, DBI0#

DSTBN0#

 

 

 

 

Output

D[31:16]#, DBI1#

DSTBN1#

 

 

 

 

 

D[47:32]#, DBI2#

DSTBN2#

 

 

 

D[63:48]#, DBI3#

DSTBN3#

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSTBP[3:0]# are the data strobes used to latch in D[63:0]#.

 

 

 

Signals

Associated Strobe

 

DSTBP[3:0]#

Input/

D[15:0]#, DBI0#

DSTBP0#

 

 

 

 

Output

D[31:16]#, DBI1#

DSTBP1#

 

 

 

 

 

D[47:32]#, DBI2#

DSTBP2#

 

 

 

D[63:48]#, DBI3#

DSTBP3#

 

 

 

 

 

FCx

Other

FC signals are signals that are available for compatibility with other processors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FERR#/PBE# (floating point error/pending break event) is a multiplexed signal

 

 

 

and its meaning is qualified by STPCLK#. When STPCLK# is not asserted,

 

 

 

FERR#/PBE# indicates a floating-point error and will be asserted when the

 

 

 

processor detects an unmasked floating-point error. When STPCLK# is not

 

 

 

asserted, FERR#/PBE# is similar to the ERROR# signal on the Intel 387

 

 

 

coprocessor, and is included for compatibility with systems using MS-DOS*-

 

FERR#/PBE#

Output

type floating-point error reporting. When STPCLK# is asserted, an assertion of

 

FERR#/PBE# indicates that the processor has a pending break event waiting

 

 

 

 

 

 

for service. The assertion of FERR#/PBE# indicates that the processor should

 

 

 

be returned to the Normal state. For additional information on the pending break

 

 

 

event functionality, including the identification of support of the feature and

 

 

 

enable/disable information, refer to volume 3 of the Intel Architecture Software

 

 

 

Developer's Manual and the Intel Processor Identification and the CPUID

 

 

 

Instruction application note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The FORCEPR# input can be used by the platform to force the processor (both

 

FORCEPR#

Input

cores) to activate the Thermal Control Circuit (TCC). The TCC will remain active

 

 

 

until the system de-asserts FORCEPR#.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTLREF[1:0] determine the signal reference level for GTL+ input signals.

 

GTLREF[1:0]

Input

GTLREF[1:0] are used by the GTL+ receivers to determine if a signal is a logical

 

 

 

0 or logical 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTLREF_SEL

Output

GTLREF_SEL is used to select the appropriate chipset GTLREF voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input/

HIT# (Snoop Hit) and HITM# (Hit Modified) convey transaction snoop operation

 

HIT#

Output

 

 

 

results. Any FSB agent may assert both HIT# and HITM# together to indicate

 

HITM#

Input/

that it requires a snoop stall, which can be continued by reasserting HIT# and

 

HITM# together.

 

 

 

Output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Intel 830 manual Signal Description Sheet 4

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