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XRS10L120 Datasheet Serial Ata Ii: 1:2 Port Multiplier

Manufacturer: Exar (now MaxLinear)

Overview: PRELIMINARY XRS10L120 SERIAL ATA II: 1:2 PORT MULTIPLIER DECEMBER 2006 REV. P1.0.

General Description

The EXAR XRS10L120 is a Serial ATA port multiplier designed for next generation enterprise class disk array systems that use SATA mid-planes.

The device is targeted at low cost storage applications.

This function is used when one active host has to municate with multiple SATA drives.

Key Features

  • such as staggered HDD spin-up, power management control, hot plug capability and support for legacy software. The XRS10L120 acts as a retimer, maintaining independent signaling domains between the drives themselves and the external interconnect. The high-speed serial input features selectable equalization adjustment and the high-speed serial output features selectable pre-emphasis to compensate for ISI (Inter-Symbol Interference) and increase maximum cable distances. XRS10L120 meets tight jitter.

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