65 lines
2 KiB
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65 lines
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# Serial ATA (SATA)
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Helios64 uses the JMicron JMB585 Serial ATA (SATA) controller to provide 5x SATA 3.0 ports.
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The SATA Controller is connected to RK3399 SoC via 2x lanes PCIe 2.0 offering 10GT/s (8Gbps) of bandwidth.
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## SATA Controller Features
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- 5 SATA ports,
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- Command-based and FIS-based for Port Multiplier,
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- Compliance with SATA Specification Revision 3.2,
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- AHCI mode and IDE programming interface,
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- Native Command Queue (NCQ),
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- SATA link power saving mode (partial and slumber),
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- SATA plug-in detection capable,
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- Drive power control and staggered spin-up,
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- SATA Partial / Slumber power management state.
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## SATA Controller Diagram
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The above diagram shows the 2:1 MUX between SATA Port 1 and the M.2 connector. The M.2 SATA bus is shared with SATA Port 1, therefore if you install an M.2 SATA SSD card, SATA Port 1 (J3) will automatically get disabled.
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## HDD Power
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Helios64 provides on-board HDD power to supply up to 5x HDDs via header J8.
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The power delivery of the HDDs is devided into two group:
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* HDD Rail A (Max. 3x Drives)
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* HDD Rail B (Max. 2x Drives)
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Helios64 implements a power staggering approach where *HDD Rail A* will be powered up first, then few seconds later *HDD Rail B* will be powered up. This power control scenario is performed to reduce the inrush current during disk spin-up.
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!!! note
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The power staggering mechanism is not user configurable. It is done by the bootloader.
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### J8 Pinout
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| Pin | Signal Name |
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| 1 | 12V HDD Rail A |
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| 2 | 12V HDD Rail B |
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| 3 | 5V HDD Rail A |
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| 4 | 5V HDD Rail B |
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| 5 | GND |
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| 6 | GND |
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| 7 | GND |
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| 8 | GND |
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## HDD/SSD Harness
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As part of Helios64 official enclosure, an HDD/SSD harness is provided to connected both SATA + Power signals between Helios64 board and the 5x HDD slots.
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**Below the wiring diagram:**
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