MOTOROLA
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This user’s manual explains the functionality of the MC92610 Quad 3.125 Gbaud SERDES
transceiver and enable its use by software and hardware developers. The audience for this
publication, therefore, consists of developers and application programmers who are
building data path switches and applications.
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Overview
The MC92610, is a high-speed, full-duplex, serial/deserializer (SERDES) data interface
device that transmits data between chips across a board, through a backplane, or through
cabling. The MC92610 has four transceivers that transmit and receive coded data at a
maximum rate of 2.5 gigabits per second (Gbps) through each 3.125 gigabaud link. Each
transceiver has redundant transmit and receive I/Os that are independently selectable.
The MC92610 features HSTL class 1 DDR source synchronous parallel interfaces that
allow efficient integration with system logic. The MC92610 is designed to minimize the
number of data line interconnects in point-to-point communications with low power
requirements. The MC92610 SERDES offers high performance with excellent signal
integrity and low bit-error-rate (BER). Other features include clock generation and
recovery, on-chip termination resistors and coupling capacitors, low transmit jitter, and
multiple modes of operation - within a compact 324-pin MAPBGA package. The
MC92610 features make it advantageous for use in many different data transfer designs.
This in turn simplifies the architectures of switch backplanes while enabling small footprint
designs.
The MC92610 SERDES is the latest generation of Motorola’s products. Like its
predecessors, it features a very low power 0.25
CMOS implementation, using 1.8 Watts.
with all links operating at full-speed. With a high-density packaging solution and a rich
feature set the MC92610 is easily adaptable to many applications.
1.2
Features
The following are the features of the MC92610:
4 full-duplex differential data links.
Selectable speed range: 3.125 Gbaud or 1.5625 Gbaud.
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