Pentium
II Processor at 350 MHz, 400 MHz, and 450 MHz
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Datasheet
BINIT#
I/O
The BINIT# (Bus Initialization) signal may be observed and driven by all Pentium II
processor system bus agents, and if used must connect the appropriate pins of all such
agents. If the BINIT# driver is enabled during power on configuration, BINIT# is asserted
to signal any bus condition that prevents reliable future information.
If BINIT# observation is enabled during power-on configuration, and BINIT# is sampled
asserted, all bus state machines are reset and any data which was in transit is lost. All agents
reset their rotating ID for bus arbitration to the state after Reset, and internal count
information is lost. The L1 and L2 caches are not affected.
If BINIT# observation is disabled during power-on configuration, a central agent may
handle an assertion of BINIT# as appropriate to the error handling architecture of the
system.
BNR#
I/O
The BNR# (Block Next Request) signal is used to assert a bus stall by any bus agent who is
unable to accept new bus transactions. During a bus stall, the current bus owner cannot issue
any new transactions.
Since multiple agents might need to request a bus stall at the same time, BNR# is a wire-OR
signal which must connect the appropriate pins of all Pentium II processor system bus
agents. In order to avoid wire-OR glitches associated with simultaneous edge transitions
driven by multiple drivers, BNR# is activated on specific clock edges and sampled on
specific clock edges.
BP[3:2]#
I/O
The BP[3:2]# (Breakpoint) signals are outputs from the processor that indicate the status of
breakpoints.
BPM[1:0]#
I/O
The BPM[1:0]# (Breakpoint Monitor) signals are breakpoint and performance monitor
signals. They are outputs from the processor which indicate the status of breakpoints and
programmable counters used for monitoring processor performance.
BPRI#
I
The BPRI# (Bus Priority Request) signal is used to arbitrate for ownership of the Pentium II
processor system bus. It must connect the appropriate pins of all Pentium II processor
system bus agents. Observing BPRI# active (as asserted by the priority agent) causes all
other agents to stop issuing new requests, unless such requests are part of an ongoing locked
operation. The priority agent keeps BPRI# asserted until all of its requests are completed,
then releases the bus by deasserting BPRI#.
BR0#
BR1#
I/O
I
The BR0# and BR1# (Bus Request) pins drive the BREQ[1:0]# signals in the system. The
BREQ[1:0]# signals are interconnected in a rotating manner to individual processor pins.
The table below gives the rotating interconnect between the processor and bus signals.
D[63:0]#
I/O
The D[63:0]# (Data) signals are the data signals. These signals provide a 64-bit data path
between the Pentium II processor system bus agents, and must connect the appropriate pins
on all such agents. The data driver asserts DRDY# to indicate a valid data transfer.
Table 41. Signal Description (Sheet 3 of 8)
Name
Type
Description
During power-up configuration, the central agent must assert the BR0# bus signal. All
symmetric agents sample their BR[1:0]# pins on active-to-inactive transition of RESET#. Th
pin on which the agent samples an active level determines its agent ID. All agents then
configure their pins to match the appropriate bus signal protocol, as shown below.
BR[1:0]# Signal Agent IDs
BR0# (I/O) and BR1# Signals Rotating Interconnect
Bus Signal
Agent 0 Pins
Agent 1 Pins
BREQ0#
BR0#
BR1#
BREQ1#
BR1#
BR0#
Pin Sampled Active in RESET#
Agent ID
BR0#
0
BR1#
1