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Document DB14-000167-00, First Edition (March 2001)
This document describes the LSI Logic LSI53C876/876E PCI to Dual Channel
SCSI Multifunction Controller and will remain the official reference source for all
revisions/releases of this product until rescinded by an update.
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Preface
This book is the primary reference and technical manual for the LSI Logic
LSI53C876/876E PCI to Dual Channel SCSI Multifunction Controller. It
contains a complete functional description for the product and includes
complete physical and electrical specifications.
This technical manual assumes the user is familiar with the current and
proposed standards for SCSI and PCI. For additional background
information on these topics, please refer to the list of reference materials
provided in the
Related Publications
list.
Audience
This manual assumes some prior knowledge of current and proposed
SCSI and PCI standards.
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1, General Description
, includes general information about
the LSI53C876/876E.
Chapter 2, Functional Description
, describes the main functional
areas of the chip in more detail, including the interfaces to the SCSI
bus and external memory.
Chapter 3, Signal Descriptions
, contains pin diagrams and signal
descriptions.
Chapter 4, Registers
, describes each bit in the operating registers,
and is organized by register address.
Chapter 5, SCSI SCRIPTS Instruction Set
, defines the SCSI
SCRIPTS instructions supported by the LSI53C876/876E.
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Chapter 6, Electrical Characteristics
, contains the electrical
characteristics and AC timing diagrams.
Appendix A, Register Summary
, is a register summary.
Appendix B, External Memory Interface Diagram Examples
,
contains serveral example interface drawings for connecting the
LSI53C876 to external ROMs.
Related Publications
For background please contact:
ANSI
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 642-4900
Ask for document number X3.131-199X (SCSI-2)
Global Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112
(800) 854-7179 or (303) 397-7956 (outside U.S.) FAX (303) 397-2740
Ask for document number X3.131-1994 (SCSI-2) or X3.253
(SCSI-3 Parallel Interface)
ENDL Publications
14426 Black Walnut Court
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-6642
Document names:
SCSI Bench Reference, SCSI Encyclopedia,
SCSI Tutor
Prentice Hall
113 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(800) 947-7700
Ask for document number ISBN 0-13-796855-8,
SCSI: Understanding
the Small Computer System Interface
LSI Logic World Wide Web Home Page
www.lsil.com
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PCI Special Interest Group
2575 N. E. Katherine
Hillsboro, OR 97214
(800) 433-5177; (503) 693-6232 (International); FAX (503) 693-8344
SCSI SCRIPTSTM Processors Programming Guide, Order Number
S14044.A
Conventions Used in This Manual
The word
assert means to drive a signal true or active. The word
deassert means to drive a signal false or inactive.
Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix "0x" --for example,
0x32CF. Binary numbers are indicated by the prefix "0b" --for example,
0b0011.0010.1100.1111.
Revision Record
Revision
Date
Remarks
1.0
9/96
Prelimiary technical manual.
2.0
11/97
Revised technical manual.
2.1
3/01
All product names changed from SYM to LSI.