FCS-Link2
Fibre Channel to S-Link Interface
LSC/LDC-D-33-B-5.0-103
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DESCRIPTION
The Fibre Channel to S-Link Interface is a standard
S-Link Impementation,
where Fibre Channel is used
as physical layer. This physical layer is fully compatible with the FC(0)
and FC(1) levels of the FC-PH. It is also compatible with the FC(2) level
in the following details:
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Link initialization and reset protocol
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Ordered set definition
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CRC generation and check
For all of the other aspects of the signaling and framing protocol of this
interface special non-standard solutions are used.
SM or MM optical cables with SC Duplex connectors or HSSDC electrical
cables can be used as media between the source and destination cards.
S-Link card code: LSC/LDC-D-33-B-5.0-103.
The interface features
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Duplex S-Link version
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32 bit data width
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UCLK up to 40Mhz
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26.5625Mhz LCLK
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Block basis error reporting
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5 V signal levels
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Power consumption at 40Mhz UCLK: typ. 5W max. 6W
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Maximum tranfer rate of 103 MByte/s
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26.5 MByte/s transmission rate for control information (UCTRL# low)
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Minimum of 13.2 MHz sampling rate for the return lines
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Autonomous link synchronization and maitenance
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Both channels are tested in self-test mode
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Flow control is provided both in normal and in self-test modes
Media Interface Options
- Electrical media (HSSDC connectors and cable)
- Optical ( SC duplex connector, 850nm laser)
- Media connector can be mounted on the top side for PMC
systems
(VME)
- Media connector can be mounted on the bottom side for PCI systems
(PC)
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STATUS
Hardware
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19/02/96: FCS-LINK hardware specification is ready
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31/05/96: manufacturing of the Prototype FCS-Link Cards started
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01/03/97: commercialization of FCS-Link boards
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10/11/97: FCS-Link2 circuit and protocol design is ready
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15/01/98: PCB design is ready
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07/03/98: Debugging of boards started
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20/03/98: Debugging finished, testing of boards started
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25/03/98: Production started by Cerntech
Ltd.
Software
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19/2/96: software specification is written
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15/5/96: Linux drivers
are developed for PMC to S-Link interface
DOCUMENTATION
Hardware
Specification
Known bugs
Hardware Manual
Reset Protocol
CONTACTS
LINKS
S-LINK Home Page
Linux Drivers
Fibre Channel Association
S-LINK interfaces and test systems from INCAA
computers
Parallel Electrical implementation: E-SLINK
CERN High Speed
Interconnect Pages
Please send your comments on this page to: Zoltán
Meggyesi
Last modified: 10.02.1999
