
Vitesse Semiconductor
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The VSC055 Enhanced I2C Backplane Controller is an integrated CMOS circuit that significantly reduces system cost by integrating all of the digital logic typically required to monitor a storage enclosure.
FEATURES
► Up to 64 Bits of 5 Volt Tolerant, User-definable, Bi-directional
General Purpose I/O
► Slave mode I2C serial interface
► Integrated Port Bypass, Clock Recovery and Signal Detect Support
for up to 16 Drive Ports
► Eight Programmable Fan Speed Monitoring Inputs
► Eight Programmable Pulse Width Modulated Fan Control Outputs
► Pairing of GPI/O Pins for Direct Input/Output Signal Routing/Buffering
► Selectable Direct LED Drive Flashing Capability
► Pin-programmable Addressing for up to 16 Devices on a Single Serial Bus
APPLICATIONS
► Any Embedded Control Application Including:
- SCSI and Fibre Channel JBODs or SBODs
- Disk Arrays
- RAID Subsystems
- Servers
- Telecommunication Equipment