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Newsletter
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May
2007, Issue 5
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CI R&D team dedicates to integrate SGPIO thru Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087) cable for Mini-SAS backplane, providing even EASIER CABLE ROUTING compared to I2C and
Discrete LED solutions. Compatible with Ci's RS 1400,
SR 208,
SR 212,
SR 316
, SR 524
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CI's SGPIO/I2C Mini-SAS Backplane Supports Our Controller Card Partners:(shown in table)
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Controller company |
Solutions |
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- SGPIO (No Daisy Chain, I2C Cable)
- I2C
- Discrete or Pin 11
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 (3ware)
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- Discrete or Pin 11
- I2C (TBA)
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All the trademarks and trade names are the properties of its
respective company
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What is SGPIO?
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SGPIO (Serial
General Purpose Input/Output) is a method to serialize general purpose IO signal.
SGPIO defines the communication between an initiator and a target. The
target ( SEP chip designed onto Ci Design
backplane) typically converts the output signals into multiple parallel LED
signals and provides the input signals from general purpose inputs. SGPIO
typically accompanies a set of high-speed serial storage interfaces like
SAS and SATA on a wide connector (Ci Design
incorporates SGPIO signals into Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) connector/cable).
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Benefits
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· SMALLER FORM
FACTOR of the Mini SAS Cable Connector
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· REDUCED CABLE ROUTING, positive impact in
system thermal performance provides BETTER AIR
FLOW
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· Mini-SAS
(SFF-8087) cable comes with latch/lock mechanism, providing RELIABLE CONNECTION
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· HIGH AVAILABILITY with Mini-SAS cable
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· COST EFFICIENT solution compared to Infiniband (SFF-8470) cable
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· More FLEXIBLE/EASIER to route Mini-SAS cable from
backplane to controller card
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· Support SGPIO or I2C/Pin 11 LEDs
on the same backplane
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· Main trend of
the future SAS/SATA II interface
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Founded
in 1983, Ci Design had
evolved from a designer and fabricator of personal computer accessories to
a global company providing complex server and storage enclosure solutions
for manufacturers and system integrators. Ci
Design, headquartered in Irvine, California maintains design facilities and
manufacturing infrastructures in the United States, Taiwan, and China;
including sales and logistic facilities in the Netherlands.
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