System I/O; Intel ® Ep80579 Development Board I/O; Super I/O (Sio); Pex 8508 Pci Express* Switch - Intel EP80579 User Manual

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Development Kit User's Guide
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Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel
— DVD-ROM drive: SATA DVD-ROM drive
• Cable:
— 10-pin header to DB9 Serial cable: CAN interface adapter cables (also used for
SIO Tertiary UART)
— Serial ATA cables
— Power cord
• Power Supply:
— One standard ATX12V power supply

System I/O

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Intel EP80579 Development Board I/O
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The Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor provides the following I/O capabilities on the
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Intel EP80579 Development Board:
• Two DDR2 DIMM sockets
• Two UART ports
• Two SATA ports
• Two USB ports
• Two CAN interfaces
• Three HSS/SSP/LEB mezzanine slots
• One x4 PCI Express* interface in x8 slot
• Four x1 PCI Express interfaces in x4 slots through PEX 8508 PCIe switch
• Three GbE RJ45 ports
The mezzanine slots support add-in cards. See
supported add-in cards.

Super I/O (SIO)

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The Intel EP80579 Development Board utilizes SIO to provide the following I/O
capabilities:
• PS/2 mouse and keyboard port
• One parallel port
• One floppy drive interface
• One UART port

PEX 8508 PCI Express* Switch

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The Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor provides a x8 PCI Express interface that is
configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces. One of the x4 PCI Express
interfaces is connected to a PEX 8508 PCI Express switch to provide support for four x1
PCI Express interfaces in x4 slots.
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QuickAssist Technology—Product
Section 2.10 for order information for
Order Number: 320067-002US
Specification
October 2008