ATAPI Interface Pin List

Pin Name

Pin No.

I/O

destination

Function

 

 

 

 

 

HRSTB

59

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF control signal (host reset signal)

 

 

 

 

 

DA2

92

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF register address signal

DA1

89

 

 

 

DA0

91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA[15:0]

79,77,71,

5IO

ATAPI

ATAPI- IF data bus

 

69,67,65,

 

 

 

 

63,61,60,

 

 

 

 

62,64,66,

 

 

 

 

68,70,76,

 

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DREQ

80

5TO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF DMA request signal

 

 

 

 

 

ZIOWB

81

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF write strobe pulse

 

 

 

 

 

ZIORB

82

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF read strobe pulse

 

 

 

 

 

IORDY

83

5TO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF control signal (drive Ready)

 

 

 

 

 

DACKB

84

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF DMA acknowledge

 

 

 

 

 

HINTRQ

85

5TO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF drive interrupt signal

 

 

 

 

 

IOCS16B

86

5TO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF control signal (16-bit transfer)

 

 

 

 

 

PDIAGB

90

5IO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF control signal

 

 

 

 

 

CS1FXB

93

5I

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF register chip select signal

CS3FXB

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DASPB

95

5IO

ATAPI

ATAPI-IF control signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LG Electronics GSA-4165B Hrstb Atapi, DA2 Atapi, DA1 DA0, 5IO Atapi, Dreq 5TO Atapi, Ziowb Atapi, Ziorb Atapi, Dackb Atapi

GSA-4167B, GSA-4165B, GSA-4168B specifications

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