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9serial-ata interface (s-ata), 1 connector – Kontron pITX-SP User Manual

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Serial-ATA Interface (S-ATA)

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ITX-SP User's Guide

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Serial-ATA Interface (S-ATA)

The pITX-SP has realized two S-ATA II ports. Serial-ATA connections boost the transfer rate theoretically up
to 300 MB/sec. In addition it changes the parallel interface requiring 40 separate wires to a serial interface
requiring only 6 wires.

9.1

Connector

The S-ATA interface is available through the standard L-type connectors J3401 and J3402 (7 pins).

Header

Pin

Signal Name

Function

1

GND

Ground

2

TX+

Transmit (positive)

3

TX-

Transmit (negative)

4

GND

Ground

5

RX-

Receive (negative)

6

RX+

Receive (positive)

7

GND

Ground


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