Land Listing and Signal Descriptions

Table 4-3. Signal Description (Sheet 7 of 8)

Name

Type

Description

 

 

 

 

 

RSP# (Response Parity) is driven by the response agent (the agent responsible

 

 

for completion of the current transaction) during assertion of RS[2:0]#, the

 

 

signals for which RSP# provides parity protection. It must connect to the

RSP#

Input

appropriate pins/lands of all processor FSB agents.

A correct parity signal is high if an even number of covered signals are low and

 

 

 

 

low if an odd number of covered signals are low. While RS[2:0]# = 000, RSP# is

 

 

also high, since this indicates it is not being driven by any agent ensuring

 

 

correct parity.

 

 

 

SKTOCC#

Output

SKTOCC# (Socket Occupied) will be pulled to ground by the processor. System

board designers may use this signal to determine if the processor is present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMI# (System Management Interrupt) is asserted asynchronously by system

 

 

logic. On accepting a System Management Interrupt, the processor saves the

 

 

current state and enters System Management Mode (SMM). An SMI

SMI#

Input

Acknowledge transaction is issued, and the processor begins program

 

 

execution from the SMM handler.

 

 

If SMI# is asserted during the de-assertion of RESET#, the processor will tri-

 

 

state its outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

STPCLK# (Stop Clock), when asserted, causes the processor to enter a low

 

 

power Stop-Grant state. The processor issues a Stop-Grant Acknowledge

 

 

transaction, and stops providing internal clock signals to all processor core units

STPCLK#

Input

except the FSB and APIC units. The processor continues to snoop bus

transactions and service interrupts while in Stop-Grant state. When STPCLK# is

 

 

 

 

de-asserted, the processor restarts its internal clock to all units and resumes

 

 

execution. The assertion of STPCLK# has no effect on the bus clock; STPCLK#

 

 

is an asynchronous input.

 

 

 

TCK

Input

TCK (Test Clock) provides the clock input for the processor Test Bus (also

known as the Test Access Port).

 

 

 

 

 

TDI

Input

TDI (Test Data In) transfers serial test data into the processor. TDI provides the

serial input needed for JTAG specification support.

 

 

 

 

 

TDO

Output

TDO (Test Data Out) transfers serial test data out of the processor. TDO

provides the serial output needed for JTAG specification support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TESTHI[13:0] must be connected to the processor’s appropriate power source

TESTHI[13:0]

Input

(refer to VTT_OUT_LEFT and VTT_OUT_RIGHT signal description) through a

 

 

resistor for proper processor operation. See Section 2.4 for more details.

 

 

 

THERMDA

Other

Thermal Diode Anode. See Section 5.2.7.

 

 

 

THERMDC

Other

Thermal Diode Cathode. See Section 5.2.7.

 

 

 

 

 

In the event of a catastrophic cooling failure, the processor will automatically

 

 

shut down when the silicon has reached a temperature approximately 20 °C

 

 

above the maximum TC. Assertion of THERMTRIP# (Thermal Trip) indicates the

 

 

processor junction temperature has reached a level beyond where permanent

 

 

silicon damage may occur. Upon assertion of THERMTRIP#, the processor will

 

 

shut off its internal clocks (thus, halting program execution) in an attempt to

 

 

reduce the processor junction temperature. To protect the processor, its core

 

 

voltage (VCC) must be removed following the assertion of THERMTRIP#.

THERMTRIP#

Output

Driving of the THERMTRIP# signal is enabled within 10 us of the assertion of

PWRGOOD (provided VTTPWRGD, VTT, and VCC are asserted) and is

 

 

disabled on de-assertion of PWRGOOD (if VTTPWRGD, VTT, or VCC are not

 

 

valid, THERMTRIP# may also be disabled). Once activated, THERMTRIP#

 

 

remains latched until PWRGOOD, VTTPWRGD, VTT or VCC is de-asserted.

 

 

While the de-assertion of the PWRGOOD, VTTPWRGD, VTT or VCC signal will

 

 

de-assert THERMTRIP#, if the processor’s junction temperature remains at or

 

 

above the trip level, THERMTRIP# will again be asserted within 10 us of the

 

 

assertion of PWRGOOD (provided VTTPWRGD, VTT, and VCC are

 

 

asserted).THERMTRIP# should not be sampled until 10 us after PWRGOOD

 

 

assertion.

 

 

 

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