
VIA Technologies, Inc.
Preliminary
VT83C469
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VIA VT83C469 PCMCIA S
OCKET
C
ONTROLLER
D
ATE
: M
ARCH
13, 1995
O
VERVIEW
The VIA VT83C469 is a highly integrated PC Card socket controller chip that implements the PCMCIA 2.0/JEIDA
4.1 specifications. The chip is register compatible with the INTEL 82365SL and supports two PC card sockets with a
fully buffered PCMCIA interface. No external buffer is required between the ISA bus and PCMCIA bus. For systems
requiring more than two sockets, the VT83C469 can be cascaded to support up to eight sockets without external
logic. Under EEPROM IO resource data, the VT83C469 can support unlimited sockets under ISA Plug and Play
mode
In addition, the VT83C469 offers a jumperless configuration mechanism which allows the system manufacturer to
set up a configuration (CONFIG.SYS) driver for PC card setup.
F
EATURES
Single chip PCMCIA controller between ISA bus and PCMCIA bus
Full ExCA implementation of two PCMCIA 2.0/JEIDA 4.1 PC Card sockets
Register-compatible with INTEL 82365SL
Supports memory cards, I/O cards and DMA cards
Supports PCMCIA-ATA disk interface
8 or 16-bit CPU interface
8 or 16-bit PCMCIA interface support
High integration without any external logic or buffers
Five mappable memory windows and two I/O windows for each socket
Pin to Pin compatibility with Vadem VG-468
208 PQFP/Two sockets support
Plug and Play ISA specifications version 1.0 with EEPROM
Supports dynamic relocation of address space to avoid conflicts with system resources.
Supports multiple PCMCIA controllers
Features easy interface and design for docking stations
Mixed voltage operation
Support 3.3v or 5v PCMCIA socket interface
Support PC card DMA operation
Dual configuration for drive bay: socket controller can be located either on motherboard/ISA plug-in board
or in the drive bay housing
Support up to 8 sockets without external decoding