Communications
Controllers
Discovery
™
III
PowerPC
®
System Controller
MV64460
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Marvell
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Discovery
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III MV64460 system controller is the industryÕs most powerful architecture for PowerPC
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CPU-based systems. Building upon MarvellÕs industry-standard Discovery platform, the Discovery III devices
incorporate an innovative crossbar architecture, advanced communications peripherals and performance-tuned
interfaces, setting new technology benchmarks for performance and integration. The Discovery III MV64460
system controllerÕs high-performance crossbar switch architecture with any-to-any connectivity, allows system
designers to develop high-performance, scalable systems. The Discovery III MV64460 device is the only system
controller to support Symmetrical Multi-Processing (SMP) in both 60x and MPX bus modes and offers an
integrated SRAM block on the processor interface for low latency data storage. Additionally, the Discovery III
integrates two on-chip XOR engines to accelerate RAID applications. The Marvell Discovery III devices are
optimally designed for a broad range of applications, from sophisticated routers, switches and wireless base
stations to high-volume cost-effective storage and laser printer applications.
PowerPC
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(60X/MPX) @ 200 MHz
4 DMA
2 XOR
CPU Interface
+ 2 Mb SRAM
DDR/
FCRAM
72-bit @ 200 MHz
SCC, TWSI
GPIO, SCC,
TWSI, Int,
Timers
Device
32-bit @ 133 MHz
10/100/1000
3 Ports of GbE
+ FIFO Interface
PCI-x
PCI-x
64-bit @ 133 MHz
64 bit @ 133 MHz
Fig 1. Discovery III (MV64460) PowerPC System Controller Block Diagram
FEATURES
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PowerPC CPU interface with up to 200 MHz CPU bus frequency
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Dual CPU SMP support Ñ both 60x and MPX modes
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Crossbar switch architecture with up to 100 Gbps aggregate throughput
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On-board ECC protected cache coherent 2 MB SRAM block
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Two on-board XOR engines
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Dual 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces with 66 MHz/133 MHz operation
offering complete PCI-to-PCI (P2P) bridging for memory, I/O and
conÞguration cycle
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Three Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Media Access Controllers (MACs)
with MII, RGMII, GMII and TBI support
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72-bit DDR SDRAM controller at a clock rate of 200 MHz
(400 Mbps data rate)
BENEFITS
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Supports all leading 64-bit PowerPC CPUs including IBM 750 FX,
750GX and Motorola
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MPC74xx CPUs
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Only system controller to support SMP in both 60x and MPX bus
modes. Enables the highest performing PowerPC subsystems
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Provide wire-speed performance between controller blocks to enable
concurrent, non-blocking connectivity
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Low latency descriptor and packet header storage for CPU and all
peripherals
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Ofßoads CPU to accelerate RAID applications
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Preserve legacy PCI investment and provide easy migration to future
PCI-X based platforms, more than 16 Gbps aggregate throughput
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Enable greater data throughput
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Supports cost-effective, high bandwidth DDR SDRAM memory with
full ECC protection, cache coherent
Discovery
™
III PowerPC
®
System Controller
FEATURES
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32-bit high-speed device controller Ñ up to 133 MHz clock rate
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Data integrity support between all interfaces
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Integrated system and communications peripherals
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Development platforms with widely used MIPS CPUs featuring
Wind River
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VxWorks
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and Linux board support packages
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Software compatible with leading Marvell system controllers
BENEFITS
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Enables high-throughput connectivity to boot FLASH, SyncBurst
SRAMs ASICs and other system peripherals
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Provides ECC support on DDR SDRAM and internal SRAM, parity
support on CPU, PCI and device bus to ensure reliable data transfers
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Reduce system chip counts, lower cost and provide optimized
performance
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Speed hardware and software development time, out-of-the-box
operability
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Protects software investment, speeds time-to-market and reduces
development risk
APPLICATIONS
The Marvell Discovery III system controller is ideal for PowerPC CPU-based subsystems in a broad range of applications. Its
superior integration and ßexibility allows system designers to build scalable networking, storage and laser printer systems at
varying price/performance points.
The high-performance I/O capabilities of the Discovery III device include dual PCI/PCI-X, three GbE MACs and dual multi-protocol
serial controllers (MPSC) to support a wide range of applications. The dual PCI-X interfaces can be used to connect to GbE NICs,
iSCSI adapters, Fiber Channel adapters, etc. Its multiple GbE ports are ideal for redundant backplane connectivity and remote
management.
PowerPC
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CPU
CPU Interface
2 Ports
of
UARTs
MV64460
Alaska
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PHY
Management
3 Ports
of
GbE
Device
Boot
DDR
DRAM
PCI-x
64-bit
ASIC
PCI-x
64-bit
4 DMA
Network/Storage
Adapter
Fig 2. Discovery III (MV64460) PowerPC System Solution
THE MARVELL ADVANTAGE:
The Marvell Discovery III MV64460 system controller comes with a complete set of hardware and software
development tools to assist network hardware engineers with product evaluation. MarvellÕs worldwide Þeld applications engineers collaborate
closely with network equipment vendors to develop and deliver new competitive products to market on time. Marvell utilizes recognized
world-leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low cost total solutions.
For more information, visit our website at www.marvell.com.
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
700 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone 408.222.2500
www.marvell.com
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