ELEC4605 Computer Architecture

Web Site for Semester 1, 2009

Reference Material

Extracts of data sheets and other material used during lectures have been included in the second part of the lecture notes. Links to some of these documents and others are provided below.

• Design Example
• Altium NanoBoard-NB1

Design Example

Below are the links to the data sheet for Intel's D865GLC main board and all the devices that are found on it. There is also a link to a circuit diagram of a reference design using the same chipset as the D865GLC.

The data sheets have been grouped by function:

Mainboard:

• Intel®Desktop Board D865GLC
  Web Page (html) Specification (pdf) Specification Update (pdf)

CPU:

• Intel®Pentium®4 Processor on 90 nm Process
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf) Specification Update (pdf)

Chipset:

• Intel®865G/865GV/865PE/865P Chipset
  Web Page (html) Platform Design Guide (pdf) Platform Design Guide Update (pdf)
• Intel®865G/865GV/865PE/865P Chipset Customer Reference Board
  Web Page (html) Schematics (pdf) Schematics Addendum (pdf)
• Intel®82865G/82865GV Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf) Specification Update (pdf)
• Intel®82801EB I/O Controller Hub 5 (ICH5) and Intel®82801ER I/O Controller Hub 5 R (ICH5R)
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf) Specification Update (pdf)
• Intel®82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub (FWH)
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Ethernet:

• Intel®82562EZ 10/100 Mbps Platform LAN Connect (PLC) Networking Silicon
  Web Page (html) Preliminary Datasheet (pdf)

Audio:

• AC'97 2.3 SoundMAX Codec w/Jack Sensing
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

I/O Controller:

• Advanced I/O Controller with Motherboard GLUE Logic
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Altium NanoBoard-NB1

The NanoBoard from Altium will be used as a basis for the tutorials and laboratory. Below are data sheets for the various components that are found on the NanoBoard:

FPGA

• Cyclone FPGA Family
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)
• Spartan-IIE 1.8V FPGA Family
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Memory

• IDT71V124SA 3.3V CMOS Static RAM 1 Meg (128K x 8-Bit)
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)
• M25P40 4 Mbit, Low Voltage, Serial Flash Memory With 40MHz SPI Bus Interface
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Serial I/O

• 3.0V to 5.5V, Low-Power, up to 1Mbps, True RS-232 Transceivers Using Four 0.1µF External Capacitors
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)
• MCP2551 High-Speed CAN Transceiver
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Analogue I/O

• MAX1036 MAX1039 2.7V to 5.5V, Low-Power, 4-/12-Channel 2-Wire Serial 8-Bit ADCs
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)
• MAX5841 Quad, 10-Bit, Low-Power, 2-Wire, Serial Voltage-Output DAC
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Audio

• MAX1102/MAX1103/MAX1104 8-Bit CODECs
  Web Page (html) Datasheet (pdf)

Alphanumeric Display

• ACM 1602K Series Liquid Crystal Display
  Web Page (html) Specification (pdf)