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UUT (unit under test) ............................................................................................. 38
4.1.101 VNA (vector network analyzer) .............................................................................. 38
4.1.102 warm plug .............................................................................................................. 38
4.1.103 word ....................................................................................................................... 38
4.1.104 xSATA.................................................................................................................... 38
4.1.105 zero crossing ......................................................................................................... 38
4.2 Conventions................................................................................................................... 39
4.2.1 Precedence............................................................................................................ 39
4.2.2 Keywords ............................................................................................................... 39
4.2.3 Numbering ............................................................................................................. 40
4.2.4 Dimensions ............................................................................................................ 40
4.2.5 Signal conventions................................................................................................. 40
4.2.6 State machine conventions ................................................................................... 41
4.2.7 Byte, word and Dword Relationships..................................................................... 41
5 General overview..................................................................................................................43
5.1 Architecture.................................................................................................................... 44
5.2 Usage Models................................................................................................................ 45
5.2.1 Internal 1 meter Cabled Host to Device................................................................. 48
5.2.2 Short Backplane to Device .................................................................................... 49
5.2.3 Long Backplane to Device ..................................................................................... 49
5.2.4 Internal 4-lane Cabled Disk Arrays........................................................................ 50
5.2.5 System-to-System Interconnects – Data Center Applications (xSATA) ................ 52
5.2.6 System-to-System Interconnects – External Desktop Applications (eSATA)........ 54
5.2.7 Proprietary Serial ATA Disk Arrays ....................................................................... 55
5.2.8 Serial ATA and SAS .............................................................................................. 55
5.2.9 Potential External SATA Incompatibility Issues..................................................... 55
5.2.10 Mobile Applications................................................................................................ 56
5.2.11 Port Multiplier Example Applications ..................................................................... 56
6 Cables and Connectors ........................................................................................................61
6.1 Internal cables and connectors...................................................................................... 61
6.1.1 Internal Single Lane Description............................................................................ 61
6.1.2 Connector locations ............................................................................................... 64
6.1.3 Mating interfaces ................................................................................................... 73
6.1.4 Signal cable receptacle connector......................................................................... 77
6.1.5 Signal host plug connector .................................................................................... 79
6.1.6 Backplane connector ............................................................................................. 82
6.1.7 Power cable receptacle connector ........................................................................ 85
6.1.8 Internal single lane cable ....................................................................................... 87
6.1.9 Connector labeling................................................................................................. 88
6.1.10 Connector and cable assembly requirements and test procedures ...................... 88
6.1.11 Internal Multilane cables ........................................................................................ 92
6.1.12 Mini SATA Internal Multilane ................................................................................. 98
6.2 Internal Micro SATA Connector for 1.8” HDD ............................................................. 105
6.2.1 Usage model........................................................................................................ 105
6.2.2 General description.............................................................................................. 105
6.2.3 Connector location............................................................................................... 105
6.2.4 Mating interfaces ................................................................................................. 108
6.3 Internal Slimline cables and connectors ...................................................................... 114
6.3.1 Usage Models...................................................................................................... 114
6.3.2 General description.............................................................................................. 115
6.3.3 Connector location and keep out zones .............................................................. 115
6.3.4 Mating interfaces ................................................................................................. 118
6.3.5 Backplane connector configuration and blind-mating tolerance.......................... 126
6.3.6 Connector labeling............................................................................................... 127
6.3.7 Connector and cable assembly requirements and test procedures .................... 127
6.4 External cables and connectors .................................................................................. 128