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Document DB14-000089-03, Fourth Edition (April 2001)
This document describes the LSI Logic LSI53C895A PCI to Ultra2 SCSI
Controller and will remain the official reference source for all revisions/releases
of this product until rescinded by an update.
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Ultra SCSI is the term used by the SCSI Trade Association (STA) to describe
Fast-20 SCSI, as documented in the SCSI-3 Fast-20 Parallel Interface standard,
X3,277-199X.
Ultra2 SCSI is the term used by the SCSI Trade Association (STA) to describe
Fast-40 SCSI, as documented in the SCSI Parallel Interface-2 standard, (SPI-2)
X3710-1142D.
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This book is the primary reference and technical manual for the
LSI53C895A PCI to Ultra2 SCSI Controller. It contains a complete
functional description for the product and also includes complete physical
and electrical specifications.
Audience
This manual provides reference information on the LSI53C895A PCI to
Ultra2 SCSI Controller. It is intended for system designers and
programmers who are using this device to design an Ultra2 SCSI port for
PCI-based personal computers, workstations, servers or embedded
applications.
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1, General Description,
includes general information about
the LSI53C895A.
Chapter 2, Functional Description
, describes the main functional
areas of the chip in more detail, including 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 all of the SCSI
SCRIPTS instructions that are supported by the LSI53C895A.
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Chapter 6, Electrical Specifications
, contains the electrical
characteristics and AC timing diagrams.
Appendix A, Register Summary
, is a register summary.
Appendix B, External Memory Interface Diagram Examples
,
contains several example interface drawings for connecting the
LSI53C895A to external ROMs.
Related Publications
For background information, 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); 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
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PCI Special Interest Group
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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
0.5
4/99
Advance information version of the manual.
1.0
7/99
Preliminary version of the manual.
1.1
9/99
PCI timings corrected in Chapter 6, Table 6.3, and Figure 6.41 corrected.
2.0
2/00
Final version.
2.1
7/00
Added Figure 6.43.
2.2
4/01
All product names changed from SYM to LSI. Updated DC electrical
specifications and test conditions.