LSISASX12 LSI, LSISASX12 Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: LSISASX12
• Manufacturer: LSI

Specifications of LSISASX12

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Audience
Organization
Preface
This book is the primary reference and Technical Manual for the
LSISASx12 and the LSISASx12A 3.0 Gbit/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
expander chips. It contains a complete functional description for the
devices, as well as complete physical and electrical specifications.
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with computer
chips and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book
are:
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
LSISASx12/LSISASx12A 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA Expander Technical Manual
Copyright © 2004, 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Engineers and managers who are evaluating the expander for
possible use in a system
Engineers who are designing the expander into a system
Chapter 1,
LSISASx12/LSISASx12A expander.
Chapter 2, Functional
LSISASx12/LSISASx12A expander, and explains the operation of the
various LSISASx12/LSISASx12A components.
Chapter 3, Signal
LSISASx12/LSISASx12A signals.
Chapter 4, Register
LSISASx12/LSISASx12A register map, as well as bit-level
descriptions of the register space.
Introduction, provides an overview of the
Descriptions, provides signal descriptions for the
Descriptions, provides the
Description, provides a block diagram of the
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