IS3 Serial ATA III

This course covers SATA III


Objectives
	This course explains how SATA maintains compatibility with IDE software management.
	The hardware layer is detailed, including the analog part and Out-Of-Band signals operation.
	The FIS is analyzed in order to understand the dialog between Host Controller and mass storage device.
	The course clarifies the programming interface specified by the Advanced Host Controller Interface programming interface.
	The course describes the low power modes.
Timing diagrams are taken from a PC implementing a SATA interface thanks to the Lecroy analyser.
A more detailed course description is available on request at info@ac6-training.com


Prerequisites
	Experience of a serial bus like USB or Ethernet is recommended.

Plan


ORIGINS OF THE SATA INTERFACE
	Parallel ATA limitations
	Serial ATA roadmap
	Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE)
	Faster HDD access and logical block addressing (LBA)
	ATAPI for support of other peripheral devices
	Programmed Input / output, direct memory access (UDMA)
	Revisions of the SATA specification
	Compatibility with SAS
SATA ARCHITECTURE
	General overview, topology, connectivity
	Architectural layering
	Standard ATA emulation
	Flow control
TRANSPORT LAYER
	Frame and Frame Information Structure (FIS)
	Introduction to FIS transfer
	Interaction with Command layer
	Device transport states
LINK LAYER
	Transmission words
	8b/10b coding basics, clock recovery, code-group alignment
	Framing concepts
	Scrambling
PHYSICAL LAYER
	Cable and connectors
	eSATA
	Separate point-to-point AC-coupled LVDS links
	Spread Spectrum Clocking
	Link initialization, speed negotiation
	Power and signal lines
	Out-of-band signalling


POWER MANAGEMENT
	Interface power states
	Power management primitives
	Comwake signal sequence
HIGH LEVEL OPERATION
	Device command layer protocol
	Host adapter register interface
	Error handling
ADVANCED HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE
	Operating modes
	Native Command Queuing
	Interrupt management
	Data transfer operation
	Hot plug management
	Error reporting
TESTING AND VERIFICATION
	Serial ATA analysers
	Traffic capture
	Test and verification of SATA devices

Durée	Prix	Calendrier
2 jours	1400 €