Contents

Chapter 1

General Description

 

 

1.1

TolerANT® Technology

1-2

 

1.2

LSI53C810A Benefits Summary

1-3

 

 

1.2.1

SCSI Performance

1-3

 

 

1.2.2

PCI Performance

1-4

 

 

1.2.3

Integration

1-4

 

 

1.2.4

Ease of Use

1-4

 

 

1.2.5

Flexibility

1-5

 

 

1.2.6

Reliability

1-5

 

 

1.2.7

Testability

1-6

Chapter 2

Functional Description

 

 

2.1

SCSI Core

2-1

 

 

2.1.1

DMA Core

2-2

 

2.2

SCRIPTS Processor

2-2

 

 

2.2.1

SDMS Software: The Total SCSI Solution

2-3

 

2.3

Prefetching SCRIPTS Instructions

2-3

 

 

2.3.1

Opcode Fetch Burst Capability

2-4

 

2.4

PCI Cache Mode

2-4

 

 

2.4.1

Load and Store Instructions

2-5

 

 

2.4.2

3.3 V/5 V PCI Interface

2-5

 

 

2.4.3

Loopback Mode

2-5

 

2.5

Parity Options

2-5

 

 

2.5.1

DMA FIFO

2-8

 

2.6

SCSI Bus Interface

2-11

 

 

2.6.1

Terminator Networks

2-11

 

 

2.6.2

Select/Reselect During Selection/Reselection

2-11

 

 

2.6.3

Synchronous Operation

2-13

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