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5.2 Intel 855GM/GME North Bridge(2)

Host Interface Signal Descriptions (Continued)

DDR SDRAM Interface Descriptions

Signal Name

Type

HDSTBP[3:0]#

I/O

HDSTBN[3:0]#

AGTL+

HIT#

I/O

 

AGTL+

HITM#

I/O

 

AGTL+

HLOCK#

I/O

 

AGTL+

HREQ[4:0]#

I/O

 

AGTL+

HTRDY#O AGTL+

RS[2:0]#O AGTL+

Description

 

 

Signal Name

Type

Description

Differential Host Data Strobes: The differential source synchronous

 

SCS[3:0]#

O

Chip Select: These pins select the particular DDR SDRAM

strobes are used to transfer HD[63:0]# and DINV[3:0]# at the 4x

 

 

SSTL_2 components during the active state.

transfer rate.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: There is one SCS# per DDR-SDRAM Physical SO-DIMM

Strobe Data Bits

 

 

 

 

 

device row.

HDSTBP[3]#, HDSTBN[3]# HD[63:48]#, DINV[3]#

 

 

 

 

These signals can be toggled on every rising System Memory Clock

HDSTBP[2]#, HDSTBN[2]# HD[47:32]#, DINV[2]#

 

 

 

 

edge (SCMDCLK).

HDSTBP[1]#, HDSTBN[1]# HD[31:16]#, DINV[1]#

 

 

SMA[12:0]

O

Multiplexed Memory Address: These signals are used to provide

HDSTBP[0]#, HDSTBN[0]# HD[15:0]#, DINV[0]#

 

 

 

SSTL 2

the mul iplexed row and column address to the DDR SDRAM.

Hit: Indicates that a caching agent holds an unmodified version of the

 

SBA[1:0]

O

Bank Select (Memory Bank Address): These signals define which

requested line. Also, driven in conjunction with HITM# by the target

 

 

SSTL 2

ba ks are selected within each DDR SDRAM row. The SMA and

to extend the snoop window.

 

 

 

 

 

SBA signals combine to address every possible location within a

Hit Modified: Indicates that a caching agent holds a modified version

 

 

 

DDR SDRAM device.

of the requested line and that this agent assumes responsibility for

 

SRAS#

O

DDR Row Address Strobe: SRAS# may be heavily loaded and

providing the line.

 

 

Secret

SSTL 2

requires tw0 DDR SDRAM clock cycles for setup time to the DDR

Also, driven in conjunction with HIT# to extend the snoop window.

 

SDRAMs. Used with SCAS# and SWE# (along with SCS#) to define

Host Lock: All CPU bus cycles sampled with the assertion of

 

the system memory commands.

HLOCK# and ADS#, until the negation of HLOCK# must be atomi ,

O

DDR Column Address Strobe: SCAS# may be heavily loaded and

 

SCAS#

i.e. no Hub interface snoopable access to system memory is

llowed

 

 

SSTL 2

requires two clock cycles for setup time to the DDR SDRAMs. Used

when HLOCK# is asserted by the CPU.

 

 

 

Documentwith SRAS# and SWE# (along with SCS#) to define the system

Host Request Command: Defines the attributes of the request.

 

 

 

memory commands.

HREQ[4:0]# are transferred at 2x rate. Asserted by the requesting

 

SWE#

O

Write Enable: Used with SCAS# and SRAS# (along with SCS#) to

agent during both halves of the Request Phase. In the first half he

 

 

SSTL_2 define the DDR SDRAM commands. SWE# is asserted during writes

signals define the transaction type to a level of

 

 

 

 

to DDR SDRAM.

 

MiTac

 

 

detail that is sufficient to begin a snoop request. In the s co

d half the

 

 

 

SWE# may be heavily loaded and requires two clock cycles for setup

signals carry additional information to define the compl te transaction

 

 

 

time to the DDR SDRAMs.

type.

 

 

 

SDQ[71:0]

I/O

Data Lines: These signals are used to interface to the DDR SDRAM

The transactions supported by the GMCH Host Bri ge are defined in

 

 

SSTL_2

data bus.

the Host Interface section of this document.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: ECC error detection is supported: by the SDQ[71:64] signals.

Host Target Ready: Indicates that the target of the processor

 

 

 

 

transaction is able to enter the data tra

sfer phase.

 

 

 

 

 

Response Status: Indicates the type

response according to the

 

 

 

 

following the table: Confidential

RS[2:0]# Response type 000 Idle state

001 Retry response

010 Deferred response

011 Reserved (not driven by GMCH)

100 Hard Failure (not driven by GMCH)

101 No data response

110 Implicit Write back

111 Normal data response

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