Marvell 88SE9128/9120/9125/9111/9110
SATA 6Gb/s RAID Controllers
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Marvell
®
88SE91xx host controllers offer cost-effective solutions for connecting Serial ATA (SATA) or Parallel
ATA (PATA) peripherals to a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 host. Each host controller supports one or more 6 Gb/s SATA
and one 133 MB/s PATA peripheral interface ports and a one-lane PCIe 2.0 host interface. In addition, it features
advanced hardware encryption to protect user data on the fly and hardware RAID to offload the host CPU. A
complete suite of RAID 0/1 software is provided, including the OS device driver, BIOS/FW, and a management
utility. RAID 5/10 is also available as an option when the 88SE91xx is connected with a SATA port multiplier.
133 MB/s
SATA 6 Gb/s
PATA
AES 256
TWSI
NCQ
PM Control
/FBS
Enclosure
Mgmt
Flash
HW RAID 0/1
Dual Configuration
PCIe 2.0 x1
Fig 1. Block Diagram
MODEL
• Marvell RAID Software
• 6 Gb/s SATA Ports
• One 133 MBps PATA Port
• SATA 3.0 Compliant
• PCIe 2.0 Compliant
• Native Command Queuing
• eSATA Support
• Hardware RAID
• Hardware Encryption
• Enclosure Management
• Two-Wire Serial Interface (TWSI)
• GPIO Support
• SPI Flash Interface
• Port Multiplier Support
• FIS-Based Switching
• On-Chip Oscillator
• Power
• Package Size/Type
*support customer’s own RAID software
88SE9128
Yes
2
PCIe
88SE9120
Non-RAID
2
133 MB/s
GPIO
(LEDs)
OSC
6 Gb/s
6 Gb/s
88SE9125
N/A*
2
88SE9111/9110
Non-RAID
1
Enhanced mode with ATAPI protocol support
6 Gb/s SATA PHY with speed negotiation to backward support 3 and 1.5 Gb/s
Support 1x PCI Express 2.0 interface (5.0 GT/s)
32 outstanding commands per port for high performance
Flexible SATA ports support internal or external (up to 5m) SATA links
Yes
128/256-bit AES
No
No
I2C support
Interface for external EEPROM containing configuration information
LEDs status monitoring
External flash containing configuration data and/or boot code
RAID support through Marvell RAID utility (MRU) and driver
Better performance with simultaneous commands
Low-cost crystal support
1W
0.9W
1W
0.6W
Yes
Yes
No
Yes/No
9mm×9mm / 76-pin QFN
Marvell
88SE9128/9120/9125/9111/9110
APPLICATIONS
The Marvell 88SE91xx SATA RAID controllers are ideal solutions for RAID on motherboards (ROMB) and cost-
effective host bus adapters (HBA). It allows PCIe-based host systems to control up to two SATA 6Gb/s drives and
one PATA device. Embedded with a Marvell Sheeva, ARM instruction set compliant CPU ,this product is a hardware
RAID controller and enables inbox driver support without additional driver installation. The included Marvell RAID
Utility (MRU) provides a user-friendly interface to end users while the Marvell RAID driver allows the drives to
be used in RAID 5 or 10 configurations with SATA port multiplier for increased system performance, high data
integrity and capacity.
For embedded applications, the Marvell 88SE9125 is available with a complete software development kit, including
a programming specification and an open source Linux driver.
Fully programmable on-chip transceivers support SATA, eSATA, and xSATA at 6 Gb/s and are backward compatible
to 1.5 and 3 Gb/s. Built-in support for SATA Port Multipliers with FIS-based switching ensures maximum
performance.
Chipset
Optical Drive
Device (ODD)
Flash
ROM
Marvell
88SE91xx
Two SATA
6 Gb/s ports
South
Bridge
Marvell
88SE91xx
Two internal
or external
SATA HDDs/SSDs
PCIe 2.0 x 1
Fig 2. RAID-On-Motherboard Application
Fig 3. SATA RAID HBA Application
THE MARVELL ADVANTAGE:
Marvell chipsets come with complete reference designs which include board layout designs, software,
manufacturing diagnostic tools, documentation, and other items to assist customers with product evaluation and production. Marvell’s
worldwide field application engineers collaborate closely with end customers to develop and deliver new leading-edge products for quick
time-to-market. Marvell utilizes world-leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low-cost
total solutions.
ABOUT MARVELL:
Marvell is a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell’s diverse product portfolio includes
switching, transceiver, communications controller, processor, wireless, power management, and storage solutions that power the entire
communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, storage, and digital entertainment solutions. For more information, visit our
Web site at
www.marvell.com.
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Phone 408.222.2500
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