Issue No. 14
PCI 6140 Key Features
Application:
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Lowest cost
FastLane
TM
Bridge
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200mW Power Consumption
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Small Footprint PQFP-128
Package
♦
Lead Free Available
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Low Latency
USB/Firewire/Ethernet PCI Combo Card
PLX Product:
Key Benefit:
PCI 6140 – 32-bit FastLane PCI Bridge
Add-in Card Refreshes Legacy PCs
Low Cost
FastLane
Bridge Simplifies Connectivity
Upgrade
Other Important Features
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3.3V signaling, including 5V
input signal tolerance
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Hot swap friendly
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Zero wait state burst
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Optional Zero clock latency
when bursting data across PCI
6140 to preserve maximum data
rate
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PCI compatible cycle completion
without PCI Retry penalty of a
traditional PCI bridge Legacy
VGA and Audio IO address
support
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Provides arbitration support for 4
bus masters on secondary
interface
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Supports PCI Type 1 to Type 0
and Type 1 configuration
command conversion
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Supports 1-Clock Latency Mode
How many legacy PCs become useless
simply because they lack up-to-date I/O
connectivity? Sometimes all it takes to
bring new life to an old PC is to add
USB 2.0, Firewire or Ethernet
connectivity. This is easily accomplished
with a PCI Combo Card. A single add-
in card can have several I/O devices; but
they all
can’t
connect directly to the system PCI bus,
so some kind of bridge is required. A
classic example is the USB
2.0/Firewire/Ethernet combo card shown
here. These low-end PCs and their add-
in cards are usually quite cost-sensitive,
and the standard PCI-to-PCI Bridge
from Intel adds too much to the BOM cost.
The Solution: Low-Cost Load Expansion with the
PCI 6140
On these PCI combo cards, there are normally two to four PCI devices
behind the bridge on the card. These PCI devices include USB, Firewire,
and Ethernet I/O chips as in this example; other combo cards include
RS 232, MIDI, SPDIF, TV Tuners, MPEG Decoders and Encoders,
Audio Processors, and other multimedia devices. The PCI Specification
allows each PCI slot only one device load. In order for multiple devices
to reside on the card, the PCI 6140 provides the lowest-cost isolated PCI
bus on its secondary. This bus can handle up to four PCI devices at
33MHz.
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Issue No. 14
Is There Enough Bandwidth with 32-
bits/33MHz PCI?
The 32-bit, 33MHz PCI bus allows a maximum
throughput of 125MB/s, (or 1000Mb/s). Compare
this with the maximum rates for USB 2.0 (480Mb/s),
Firewire (400Mb/s) or 10/100 Ethernet (100 Mb/s).
You can see there is plenty of bandwidth for the
devices behind a 32-bit bridge like the PCI 6140.
PLX Advantages
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The industry’s best PCI expertise and support
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Ultra Low Power (200mW)
♦
Low cost
Design Tools & Documentation:
On PLX Public ToolBox:
http://www.plxtech.com/products/fastlane_bridg
es/PCI6140/default.asp
♦
DataBook, IBIS Models, App Notes, Product
Brief, Hspice Models
USB
2.0
480Mb/s
PCI 6140
Firewire
400Mb/s
Ethernet
100Mb/s
Contact Information
PLX Technology, Inc.
870 Maude Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
Tel: 1-800-759-3735
Tel: 1-408-774-9060
Fax: 1-408-774-2169
Applications Support: Local FAE
Product Marketing:
Steve Moore
smoore@plxtech.com
Web Site: www.plxtech.com
32/33 PCI (1000 Mb/s)
The PCI 6140 is Optimized for These
Applications:
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PCI Latency-Sensitive Systems
PCI-Retry Penalty Sensitive Systems
PCI Slave Access Intensive Bridging Functions
Low Power Systems
CompactPCI Systems Using Hot Swap
Lead Free Packaging available NOW!
The PCI 6140 is available in lead-free, RoHS
compliant versions as well as the traditional leaded
packages.
Part Number
PCI 6140-AA33PC
PCI 6140-AA33PC G
Package
Standard Leaded PQFP
Package
Lead-Free RoHS Green PQFP
Packaging
Speed
33MHz
33MHz
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registered trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc. Fastlane, ExpressLane, Power-
D r i v e a n d the PowerDrive logo are trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc.,
which may be registered in some jurisdiction. All other product names that
appear in this material are for identification purposes only and are
acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. Information supplied by PLX is believed to be accurate & reliable,
but PLX Technology, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this material. PLX Technology, Inc. reserves the right, without notice,
to make changes in product design or specification.
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