2.2.15.2SCSI Control Three (SCNTL3) Register, Bits [6:4] (SCF[2:0])

The SCF[2:0] bits select the factor by which the frequency of SCLK is divided before being presented to the synchronous SCSI control logic. The output from this divider controls the rate at which data can be received; this rate must not exceed 160 MHz. The receive rate of synchronous SCSI data is one-fourth of the SCF divider output. For example, if SCLK is 80 MHz and the SCF value is set to divide by one, then the maximum rate at which data can be received is 20 MHz (80/(1*4) = 20).

2.2.15.3SCSI Control Three (SCNTL3) Register, Bits [2:0] (CCF[2:0])

The CCF[2:0] bits select the factor by which the frequency of SCLK is divided before being presented to the asynchronous SCSI core logic. This divider must be set according to the input clock frequency in the table.

2.2.15.4SCSI Transfer (SXFER) Register, Bits [7:5] (TP[2:0])

The TP[2:0] divider bits determine the SCSI synchronous transfer period when sending synchronous SCSI data in either the initiator or target mode. This value further divides the output from the SCF divider.

2.2.15.5 Ultra SCSI Synchronous Data Transfers

Ultra SCSI is an extension of the current Fast SCSI-2 synchronous transfer specifications. It allows synchronous transfer periods to be negotiated down as low as 50 ns, which is half the 100 ns period allowed under Fast SCSI-2. This allows a maximum transfer rate of 40 Mbytes/s on a 16-bit SCSI bus. The LSI53C875A has a SCSI clock quadrupler that must be enabled for the chip to perform Ultra SCSI transfers with a 20 or 40 MHz oscillator. In addition, the following bit values affect the chip’s ability to support Ultra SCSI synchronous transfer rates:

Clock Conversion Factor bits, SCSI Control Three (SCNTL3) register bits [2:0] and Synchronous Clock Conversion Factor bits, SCNTL3 register bits [6:4]. These fields support a value of 111 (binary), allowing the 160 MHz SCLK frequency to be divided by 8 for the asynchronous logic.

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LSI 53C875A Scsi Control Three SCNTL3 Register, Bits 64 SCF20, Scsi Control Three SCNTL3 Register, Bits 20 CCF20