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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 TotalSCSI 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