PMC-Sierra Delivers maxSAS Reference System for Enterprise SATA/SAS Storage Enclosures.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School ) today announced the availability of the PM2319-KIT maxSAS(TM) Reference System for fabric attached and server attached SATA/SAS disk array enclosures. The Reference System, combined with the SCSI Enclosure Services Most recent SCSI enclosure products support a protocol called SCSI Enclosure Services (SES). The initiator can communicate with the enclosure using a specialised set of SCSI commands to access power, cooling, and other non-data characteristics. (SES) Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) significantly reduces development costs while accelerating time-to-market for storage equipment vendors. The reference system utilizes PMC-Sierra's PM8387 SXP 36x3G or PM8388 SXP 24x3G high port count expander switches for SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. and SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Hard Disk Drive interconnect. Both devices integrate a MIPS-Powered(TM) programmable storage enclosure processor for managing the enclosure environment through the standards-compliant SES protocol. The maxSAS(TM) SDK includes SES/SAS firmware libraries, host and embedded programming tools, reference system code and full technical documentation. "With the tremendous market opportunities that we see for SAS storage solutions, Promise established a close working relationship with PMC-Sierra very early in our development of our SAS JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks systems," said Sam Sirisena, Senior Vice President and the General Manager, Advanced Technology Group Promise Technology, Inc. "By combining Promise's expertise in developing external storage products and PMC-Sierra's leadership in the SAS expander technology, Promise expects to be the first to market with highly anticipated SAS JBOD product offerings for OEMs and end users." "PMC-Sierra continues to enable the SATA/SAS storage systems market with leading-edge products and design solutions," said Mark Stibitz, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Storage Division at PMC-Sierra. "The availability of the maxSAS hardware and software design platform, high-density expander switches and multi-vendor interoperability gives our customers the tools to deliver enterprise storage systems with a time-to-market, feature and cost advantage." maxSAS(TM) Reference System The PM2319-KIT maxSAS Reference System enables customers to immediately begin firmware development. The Reference System is used in conjunction with SATA and SAS hard drives and SAS controllers/initiators. A data generator and checker integrated into the SXP 36x3G and SXP 24x3G devices can also be used for signal integrity measurements. The Reference System can be configured via a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. or serial port connection to a PC, or may be operated in a standalone configuration. The maxSAS Reference System's hardware components include: --PM8387 SXP 36x3G or PM8388 SXP 24x3G high port count expander --SGPIO fan-out FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. --CPLD (for pin configuration, programming SEEPROM (Serial EEPROM) An EEPROM chip that uses a serial interface to the circuit board. Requiring only an 8-pin chip package rather than one with 24 or more for parallel EEPROM chips, SEEPROMs use less power and take up less space. See EEPROM. and TWI control) --Temperature sensor device --Fan controller device --FLASH (1Mx16-bit) --SRAM (1Mx16-bit) --Clock circuitry --SAS 4X External (SFF 8470) connectors for all high speed serial interfaces --DB9 connector for a 16550 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice interface --EJTAG connector to the integrated MIPS-Powered processor for software debugging The maxSAS Reference System's SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) Software Development Kit (SDK) includes: --Complete SES/SAS protocol stack --Standard SES page support --Target-side framework for rapid prototyping and implementation of additional SES pages --Complete enclosure management code examples --Server-side GUI and command-line pmc_scsi SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. tools for rapid prototyping, testing and demonstration of new SES pages --Firmware download module --Complete suite of device drivers (TWI/UART/SGPIO) for controlling & monitoring peripherals Pricing and Availability The PM2319-KIT maxSAS(TM) Reference Design is available now and is priced at $6,995 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . For further information on this reference design and the maxSAS product family, please contact PMC-Sierra at sales@pmc-sierra.com or visit www.pmc-sierra.com/storage. About PMC-Sierra's maxSAS Expander Switch Products PMC-Sierra has proved multi-vendor interoperability with both SAS and SATA HDDs from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Maxtor and Seagate as well as SAS Host Bus Adaptor's from LSI Logic and Adaptec. The standards-compliant PMC-Sierra maxSAS product family enables a wide range of next-generation tiered storage systems based on both SAS and SATA HDDs. The maxSAS product family includes the following devices: --PM8387 SXP 36x3G - 36 port SAS expander switch with integrated storage enclosure processor --PM8388 SXP 24x3G - 24 port SAS expander switch with integrated storage enclosure processor --PM8383 SXP 12x3G - 12 port SAS expander switch --PM8381 SXP 6x3G - 6 port SAS edge-expander --PM8380 QuadSMX(TM) 3G - Quad SATA/SAS 2 :1 multiplexer --PM8389 SMC-L - Storage enclosure processor PMC-Sierra Storage Products PMC-Sierra offers cost-optimized products featuring best-in-class signal integrity, flexibility and diagnostics for increased system performance and management. The company provides 1G, 2G and 4G Fibre Channel disk array and system interconnect products for SAN/NAS storage and switch fabric applications. PMC-Sierra also provides 3G interconnect products for Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. (SAS) and Serial Attached ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) storage systems. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/storage. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-Powered processors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com. Resources to Extend Your Product Knowledge and Understanding PMC-Sierra Storage Products: www.pmc-sierra.com/storage PMC-Sierra New Products: www.pmc-sierra.com/products/newProducts.html PMC-Sierra Technology Webinars: www.pmc-sierra.com/webinars (C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2005. All rights reserved. maxSAS, PMC, PMCS, PMC-Sierra, QuadSMX and "Thinking you can build on" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners. |
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