TitlePage - 80A1010_MA001_04
PowerSpan II
™
PowerPC-to-PCI Bus Switch
User Manual
Document Number: 80A1010_MA001_04
Document Status: Preliminary
Release Date: April 2002
This document discusses the features, capabilities, and
configuration requirements of the PowerSpan II. It is intended for
hardware and software engineers who are designing system
interconnect applications with the PowerSpan II.
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation
Trademarks
TUNDRA is a registered trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (Canada, U.S., and U.K.). TUNDRA,
the Tundra logo, PowerSpan II, and Silicon Behind the Network, are trademarks of Tundra Semiconductor
Corporation. All other registered and unregistered marks (including trademarks, service marks and logos) are the
property of their respective owners. The absence of a mark identifier is not a representation that a particular
product name is not a mark.
Copyright
Copyright © April 2002 Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. All rights reserved.
Published in Canada
This document contains information which is proprietary to Tundra and may be used for non-commercial
purposes within your organization in support of Tundra products. No other use or transmission of all or any part
of this document is permitted without written permission from Tundra, and must include all copyright and other
proprietary notices. Use or transmission of all or any part of this document in violation of any applicable
Canadian or other legislation is hereby expressly prohibited.
User obtains no rights in the information or in any product, process, technology or trademark which it includes or
describes, and is expressly prohibited from modifying the information or creating derivative works without the
express written consent of Tundra.
Disclaimer
Tundra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information presented which is subject
to change without notice. In no event will Tundra be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or
consequential damages, including lost profits, lost business or lost data, resulting from the use of or reliance upon
the information, whether or not Tundra has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Mention of non-Tundra products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an
endorsement nor a recommendation.
Corporate Profile
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSE:TUN) designs, develops, and markets
advanced System Interconnect for use by the world's leading Internet and
communications infrastructure vendors. Tundra chips provide the latest interface
and throughput features to help these vendors design and deliver more powerful
equipment in shorter timeframes. Tundra products are essential to a range of
applications, including telecommunications, data communications, wireless
communications, industrial automation, and ruggedized systems. Tundra
headquarters are located in Kanata, Ontario, Canada, and sales offices are based in
Mountain View, California and Maidenhead, U.K. Tundra sells its products
worldwide through a network of direct sales personnel, independent distributors,
and manufacturers' representatives. More information is available online at
www.tundra.com.
Greater Demand, Greater Opportunity
The increasingly complex requirements placed on the Internet, intranets and
extranets have created an insatiable demand for higher speed and greater capacity in
communications networks. The evolution of converging communications networks
requires higher levels of security and increasingly sophisticated network
intelligence. These network demands, and the user expectations that drive them,
have created a global need for well-managed and ever-increasing bandwidth.
Tundra helps meet those demands by creating underlying technology that enables
the accelerated flow of voice, data, and video information over communications
networks. Tundra products can be found in a broad range of applications, including
telecommunications, data communications, wireless communications, industrial
automation, and avionics. Communications infrastructure vendors rely on Tundra
for off-the-shelf, standards-based, easy-to-deploy and highly scalable System
Interconnect products.
PowerSpan II Bus Switch User Manual
80A1010_MA001_04
3
Corporate Profile
Tundra System Interconnect
Tundra is
System Interconnect.
Tundra uses the term System Interconnect to refer to
the technology used to connect all the components and sub-systems in almost any
embedded system. This concept applies to the interfacing of functional elements
(CPU, memory, I/O complexes, etc.) within a single-board system, and the
interfacing of multiple boards in a larger system.
System Interconnect is a vital enabling technology for the networked world. The
convergence of voice, video, and data traffic, the need for more secure
communications, and the exploding demand for high-speed network access are
putting communications infrastructure vendors under intense pressure to provide
faster, well-managed bandwidth that also integrates smoothly with existing
technology. Tundra System Interconnect helps these vendors address their customer
needs. It enables them to build standards-based network equipment that can scale to
multi-gigahertz speeds and also integrate with existing infrastructure.
Partnerships
Fundamental to the success of Tundra is its partnerships with leading
manufacturers, including Motorola, Compaq and Texas Instruments. As a result of
these alliances, Tundra devices greatly influence the design of customers’
architectures. Customers are changing their designs to incorporate Tundra products.
This highlights the commitment Tundra holds to be a significant part of its
customers’ success.
The Tundra design philosophy is one in which a number of strategic customers are
invited to participate in the definition, design, test, and early silicon supply phases
of product development. Close working relationships with customers and clear
product roadmaps ensure that Tundra can anticipate and meet the future directions
and needs of communications systems designers and manufacturers.
Tundra Customers
Tundra semiconductor products are used by the world's leading communications
infrastructure vendors, including Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson, Nortel, Lucent, IBM,
Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, 3Com, Nokia, Siemens, Alcatel, Matsushita, OKI, Fujitsu,
Samsung, and LGS.
Tundra Customer Support
Tundra is respected throughout the industry for its outstanding commitment to
customer support. Tundra ensures that its customers can take immediate advantage
of the company's products through its Applications Engineering Group, unmatched
Design Support Tools (DST), and full documentation. Customer support also
includes Web-based and telephone access to in-house technical resources.
Tundra System Interconnect … Silicon Behind the Network ™
4
PowerSpan II Bus Switch User Manual
80A1010_MA001_04
Contact Information
Tundra is dedicated to providing its customers with superior technical
documentation and support. The following types of support are available:
Webpages
Product information
www.tundra.com/PowerSpan II describes
PowerSpan II’s features, benefits, typical
applications, and block diagram. This webpage
also provides links to other product-related
information located on the Tundra website.
www.tundra.com/dst contains an extensive
collection of technical documents that explain
PowerSpan II’s features and how to implement
them. Some of the DST resources include the
device manual, manual addenda, application
notes, design notes, and device errata.
Once you register for access to the Design
Support Tools webpage you can opt to receive
email notification when a resource is added or
changed.
www.tundra.com/faq is a support database that
contains answers to common technical questions
fielded by our knowledgeable Technical
Support team.
www.tundra.com/sales contains information
that will help you locate a Tundra sales
representative nearest you.
Design Support Tools (DST)
FAQ database
Sales support
PowerSpan II Bus Switch User Manual
80A1010_MA001_04
5