South Bridge
Southbridge
Located between the CPU (CELL BE) and the lower I/O devices (SATA/PATA: Bluray Drive/Harddrive, USB, GbLAN, Wifi/Bluetooth, Flash (Hardware): Starship2+NAND / NOR, MultiCardReader etc) via a Flex I/O bus (CellBE : BIC / IOIF1).
Chipnumers @ SKU's
| PS3 Model | Mobo Model | Mobo serial | SB Serial | part no. | Comp.ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECHAxx | COK-001 | 1-871-868-12 1-871-868-22 1-871-868-32 |
CXD2973GB | 8-753-257-50 | IC3001 | |
| CECHBxx | COK-001 | 1-871-868-12 1-871-868-22 1-871-868-32 |
CXD2973GB | 8-753-257-50 | IC3001 | |
| CECHCxx | COK-002 | 1-873-513-21 1-873-513-31 |
CXD2979GB | |||
| CECHD | SKU never released | |||||
| CECHExx | COK-002W | ?CXD2979GB? | ||||
| CECHF | SKU never released | |||||
| CECHGxx | SEM-001 | 1-875-384-21 1-875-384-31 |
CXD2984GB | |||
| CECHHxx | DIA-001 | 1-875-368-11 1-875-368-31 |
CXD2984GB | |||
| CECHIxx | SKU never released | |||||
| CECHJxx | DIA-002 | 1-876-912-32 | CXD2984GB | |||
| CECHKxx | DIA-002 | 1-876-912-32 | CXD2984GB | |||
| CECHLxx | VER-001 | 1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41 |
CXD2984AGB | |||
| CECHMxx | VER-001 | 1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41 |
CXD2984AGB | |||
| CECHN | SKU never released | |||||
| CECHO | SKU never released | |||||
| CECHPxx | VER-001 | 1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41 |
CXD2984AGB | |||
| CECHQxx | VER-001 | 1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41 |
CXD2984AGB | |||
| CECH-20xx | DYN-001 | 1-880-055-31 | CXD9963GB | |||
| CECH-21xx | SUR-001 | 1-881-945-11 | CXD9963GB | |||
| CECH-25xx | JTP-001 | 1-882-481-31 | CXD9963GB | |||
| CECH-25xx | JSD-001 | CXD9963GB | ||||
| CECH-30xx | KTE-001 | ?CXD9963GB? | ||||
Padout IC3001 (Southbridge)
No padouts have been listed (yet), please help to fill this in :)
Notable:
- [ AV3 SYSCSSPIDO / AU7 SYSCSSPIDI / AV5 SYSCSSPICS ]
- [ T8 TESTIN0 / R8 TESTIN1 / P8 TESTIN2 / N8 TESTIN3 / M8 TESTIN4 / L8 TESTIN5 / K8 TESTIN6 / J8 TESTIN7 ]
- plus there is pll-bypass and sb-reset to play with
CXD2973GB
8-753-257-50 / IC3001
Seen on first generation PS3 FAT CECHAxx/COK-001 and CECHBxx/COK-001
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|---|---|---|
| Pad # | Name | Description |
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| A38 | ||
| A39 | ||
remark: the following Pad #letter's are not used: I, O, Q, S, X, Z, AI, AO, AQ, AS, AX, AZ
CXD2979GB
Seen on second generation PS3 FAT CECHCxx/COK-002
CXD2984GB
Seen on third generation PS3 FAT CECHGxx/SEM-001, CECHHxx/DIA-001, CECHJxx/DIA-002 and CECHKxx/DIA-002
CXD2984AGB
Seen on last generation PS3 FAT CECHLxx/VER-001 up and including CECHQxx/VER-001
CXD9963GB
Seen on PS3 Slim CECH-20xx/DYN-001 and later
http://www.ps3devwiki.com/index.php?title=File:CXD9963GB.jpg
Documentation
- SuperCompanionChip - Making Optimal Use of Cell Broadband Engine: SuperCompanionChip_English.pdf / a04.pdf
- Whitepaper - BCU-100 Computing Unit with Cell/B.E. and RSX: BCU-100_Whitepaper.pdf
- Presentation - Super Companion Chip with Audio Visual Interface for Cell Processor : HC17.S1T3.pdf