PI7C8148B

2-PORT PCI-to-PCI BRIDGE

PLX PCI6152 COMPARISON

PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR

Revision 1.0 AUGUST 2004

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FEATURE COMPARISON: PI7C8148B vs. PLX PCI6152

Features:

Feature

Pericom PI7C8148B

PLX PCI6152

Interfaces

! Complies with the following specifications:

PCI Local Bus Specification

PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification

! 3.3V and 5V signaling environments

! 66MHz capable

! Asynchronous Mode support

! Concurrent primary and secondary bus operations

Revision 2.2

Revision 1.1

yes

yes

yes

yes

Revision 2.1

Revision 1.1

no (3.3V w/5V

tolerance)

yes

no

yes

Memory Buffer Architecture

! Dynamic Prefetching Control

yes

no

Bus Arbitration

! Programmable internal arbiter for the secondary bus

with support for up to 4 external masters

yes

yes

IEEE 1149.1 JTAG port

! Available boundary scan testing

no

no

Compact PCI Hot Swap

! Hot Swap Friendly Support

yes

yes

Packaging

! 160-pin PBGA

! Extended commercial temp range: 0°C to 85°C

yes

yes

yes

no (0°C to 70°C)

Pin differences (160-pin PBGA):

pin number

Pericom PI7C8148B

PLX PCI6152

N7

SCAN_EN

NAND_O

P7

SCAN_TM#

GOZ_L

SCAN_TM# (P7) should be pulled HIGH for normal operation (same as the PLX solution).

SCAN_EN (N7) becomes an output when SCAN_TM# is pulled HIGH.

Register differences:

Pericom PI7C8148B

PLX PCI6152

Vendor ID

12D8h

3388h

Device ID

8140h

0021h