LSI53C876E

LSI53C876E MULTIFUNCTION CONTROLLER The Communications Company ™ P C I - D U A L C H A N N E L U LT R A S C S I M U LT I F U N C T I O N C O N T R O L L E R BENEFITS True PCI multifunction device provides direct connection from the PCI bus to two independent bus mastering Ultra SCSI channels One device replaces two, reducing the number of PCI bus loads and bus masters in the system Increases throughput up to twofold for systems that now operate with single channel SCSI High-performance wide Ultra SCSI solution based on the proven technology of the LSI53C875 controller OVERVIEW The LSI53C876E controller brings the proven performance of the LSI53C8XX family of PCI-SCSI controllers to a new performance and integration level. This single-chip multifunction device connects directly to the PCI bus, presenting one electrical load, while functioning as a single 32-bit PCI DMA bus master. It contains two wide Ultra SCSI interfaces for maximum performance and flexibility. The LSI53C876E, and its companion host adapters that support both singleended and differential SCSI environments, along with a complete set of SCSI drivers, provide a total SCSI solution in desktop, workstation, server, and RAID environments. FEATURES Two independent DMA channels with internal programmable arbitration Motherboard or host adapter solution — BIOS can be stored in system, or in local EPROM or FLASH memory LSI Logic provides complete software support with BIOS and drivers Allows custom...