SATA - Serial ATA
Let MindShare Bring "Serial ATA" to Life for You
SATA - Serial ATA
Duration: 3 days
SATA 3.2 Technology eLearning Course
PIPE 6.0 - PHY Interface for PCI Express and more
SATA Storage Technology
SATA 3.2 Technology eLearning Course
PIPE 6.0 - PHY Interface for PCI Express and more
SATA Storage Technology
Overview
MindShare brings the SATA course to life through its interactive classroom style, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises. This course covers the SATA 3.2 specification from a hardware design perspective and also discusses the software requirements of SATA implementations (Includes SATA Express and M.2). The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is also described along with its numerous registers.
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What You Will Learn
- The The sequence of events associated with SATA initialization, including Out Of Band (OOB) signaling
- Detailed operation of a SATA HBA and drive when executing legacy commands
- How to verify proper command protocol associated with each of the command categories
- How to verify proper control protocol associated with writes to the Control register
- How to validate proper FIS (Frame Information Structure) protocol given trace captures from a SATA protocol analyzer
- The actions taken by each layer in the SATA interface
- The details associated with the implementation of Port Multipliers
- The operation and performance advantages of Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- SATA Express implementation and features
- M.2 sockets and modules for SSD applications
- Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) fundamentals
- How to use Arbor to view AHCI registers
Course Outline
Part I: SATA Overview
- Evolution of Parallel ATA
- Motivation for SATA
- SATA Overview
- HANDS-ON ARBOR LAB: Scan system and understand Arbor features
Part II: FIS Transmission Protocols
- FIS Types & Formats
- Transport & Link Protocol Details
- FIS Retry (Transport Layer)
- Data Flow Control
- Physical Layer Functions
- Error Detection & Handling
Part III: Command & Control Protocols
- Device Control Protocols
- Device Command Protocols
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
- NCQ Protocols
- New Commands & Subcommands
- NCQ Log Addresses
- HANDS-ON ARBOR LAB: Verify NCQ operation
Part IV: Server Implementations
- Port Multipliers
- Port Selectors
- Enclosure Services
Part V: Physical Layer Details
- SATA Initialization
- AFE & Electrical Details
- Link Power Management
- Hot Plug
- Built-In Test (BIST)
- Cables/Connectors
Part VI SATA Express (SATA-IO) Overview
- Introduction to SATA Express
- SATA Express Connectors / Receptacles
- PCIe Drives/SATA Drives/SATA Legacy Drives
- Connector Matrix
- SATA Express Pinouts
Part VII M.2 Sockets & Modules (PCI SIG) Overview
- Introduction to M.2
- Socket 2 & Socket 3 for SSDs
- M.2 Supports SATA/PCIe Speeds
- Module dimensions
- M.2 Pinouts
Part VIII: Advanced Host Controller Interface Overview
- PCIe Configuration of AHCI
- HANDS-ON ARBOR LAB: Evaluating the AHCI Capability Registers
- HANDS-ON ARBOR LAB: Evaluating the Port Registers
- HANDS-ON ARBOR LAB: Evaluating the Memory Structures
Training Materials
- PDF of course slides
- "SATA Storage Technology" eBook
- Optional add-on: SATA 3.2 Technology eLearning course
- Optional add-on: Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) eLearning course
Prerequisites
A solid understanding of one or more storage bus protocols such as ATA or similar architecture is recommended but not required.
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