PLX OXUFS946DSE

OXUFS946DSE Dual SATA RAID Controller with Encryption
OXUFS946DSE Highlights
ƒ General Features
o High-performance, dual SATA
RAID storage controller with
Encryption
The OXUFS946DSE is a high-performance dual storage controller bridging between
eSATA* or FireWire800 or USB2.0 interface and 2 SATA hard disks.
Delivering best-in-class performance across all interfaces, the OXUFS946DSE enables a
range of secure and non-secure personal storage applications, including dual disk RAID
configurations.
ƒ Key Features
o High-performance, dual SATA
RAID storage controller with
Encryption
o Hardware RAID engine supporting
RAID 0, 1 and spanning
o Integrated dual port SATA II
compliant core and PHY
- Supports 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps
interfaces
- Supports Interface Power
Management (IPM)
o Integrated 480Mbps USB2.0 highspeed core and PHY
o Market proven 1394b PHY
interface and Link Layer with
industry leading performance
- Supports PHY power-down
modes
o Integrated eSATA core and PHY
o Integrated hardware cipher engine
supporting AES-128 encryption /
decryption:
- Support for AES-ECB and AESCBC algorithms
- Support for AES-XTS as defined
by IEEE P1619
- Host software and driver
supplied for password
application for PC and Mac
o SPI interface for serial flash
o 19 GPIOs allow easy product
customization
o Support for USB Human Interface
Device (HID)
o Support for button push apps
The integrated hardware RAID engine supports a range of RAID modes which deliver
maximum performance (RAID 0), maximum data protection (RAID 1) or maximum
capacity (spanning).
The integrated cipher engine provides advanced encryption and decryption capabilities in
hardware and enables OEMs to rapidly deploy full disk encryption solutions, providing
end users with peace-of-mind that their private content is safe and secure in the event of
theft or loss.
Integrating a USB2.0 device, a FireWire800 link layer, eSATA* device and a 2-port
SATA host controller, the OXUFS946DSE enables designers to create products with a
minimal number of external components and a low cost BOM.
Embedded ARM Processor
By managing the data flow, the on-chip ARM7 processor enables a whole new series of
standalone consumer electronic products to be developed in a simple C/C++
programming environment.
USB2.0
The embedded USB2.0 PHY supports both full and high speed, using bulk-only transport
Mass Storage Class device protocol. Its fast transfers ensure that the maximum possible
host performance is maintained. No additional USB host drivers are required for either
Windows® or Mac® operating systems for standard storage applications.
FireWire
The embedded 1394 PHY and link layer supports FW800, is backward compatible with
FireWire400, and complies with the 1394-1995 and 1394-2000 specifications. No
additional 1394 host drivers are required for either Windows or Mac operating systems
for standard storage applications.
SATA Interface
The embedded 3GHz SATA host controller supports the latest revisions of the SATA II
specifications. In addition the eSATA* device port also supports the Gen2m interface.
Interface speeds of 3GHz and 1.5GHz deliver maximum performance with minimum
latency for external SATA storage.
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OXUFS946DSE Dual SATA RAID Controller with Encryption
RAID
Development Support
The integrated hardware RAID engine supports the following
modes over all interfaces:
For external Mac and PC storage solutions, PLX Technology
offers a comprehensive support package including:
o
RAID 0, or data striping, delivers the highest performance
but provides no data redundancy or fault tolerance
o
Reference designs comprising both hardware and software
components
o
RAID 1, or data mirroring, provides the highest level of
fault tolerance with 100% data redundancy
o
Evaluation boards with pre-built application firmware
o
o
Spanning provides a single high-capacity logical volume
with the same performance and fault tolerance
Software Development Kit (SDK) comprising source code
and debug boards
o
Extensive range of application notes to shorten learning
curves and simplify implementation
Additionally, over USB2.0 & FireWire, JBOD (Just a Bunch of
Disks) is also supported.
Encryption
The integrated hardware cipher engine supports on-the-fly
encryption / decryption of the data to the Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), providing a means whereby a users’ data can be
securely stored and made unavailable to unauthorized users.
The cipher engine supports the ECB (Electronic Code Book),
CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) and XTS (XEX-based Tweaked
CodeBook with CipherText Stealing) algorithms.
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The OXUFS946DSE is complemented by a robust software
password authentication solution, and a customizable host
application, the PLX Technology Authenticator, is provided for
both PCs and Mac hosts to:
o Define and manage up to 10 passwords
o
Authenticate and mount the drive
o
Safely de-authenticate and un-mount the drive
Block Diagram
* eSATA interface will be supported in future firmware release
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