Syscon Hardware

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Syscon 1st Generation (BGA Packaging)

Syscon is the main power controller chip. It is responsible for powering up the various power systems and for configuring and initialising the CELL BE, RSX and South Bridge. It communicates with these devices via seperate SPI busses. There is external access by JTAG (ARM7TDMI which is at factory disabled by blowing a fuse) and Serial.

Serialnumbers @ SKU

SoftID { 065D, 0832, 08A0, 08C2, 0918, 0B8E, 0C16, 0D52, 0DBF, 0E69, 0F29, 0F38 };
Model Type Board Syscon
part no.
Soft
Id.
Notes
CECHAxx 0x01 COK-001 CXR713120-201GB 0B8E
CECHBxx 0x02 COK-001 CXR713120-201GB 0B8E
CECHCxx 0x03 COK-002 CXR713120-201GB 0C16
CECHDxx SKU never released
CECHExx 0x04 COK-002
  or
COK-002W
CXR713120-201GB 0C16
CECHFxx SKU never released
CECHGxx 0x05 SEM-001 CXR713120-201GB 0D52
CECHHxx 0x06 DIA-001 CXR713120-201GB 0DBF
CECHIxx SKU never released
CECHJxx 0x07 DIA-002 CXR713120-201GB 0E69
CECHKxx 0x07 DIA-002 CXR713120-201GB 0E69
CECHLxx 0x08 VER-001 SW-301
  or
SW-302
065D
CECHMxx 0x08 VER-001 SW-301
  or
SW-302
065D
CECHNxx SKU never released
CECHOxx SKU never released
CECHPxx 0x08 VER-001 SW-301
  or
SW-302
065D
CECHQxx 0x08 VER-001 SW-301
  or
SW-302
065D
CECH-20xx 0x09 DYN-001 SW2-301 0832
CECH-21xx 0x0A SUR-001 SW2-301
  or
SW2-302
08C2
CECH-25xx 0x0B JTP-001
  or
JSD-001
SW2-301  or
SW2-302
08C2
CECH-30xx 0x0C KTE-001 SW2-301  or
SW2-302
0918
CECH-40xx ?0x0D? MSX-001 SW3-302

Non-retail

Model Type Board Syscon
part no.
Soft
Id.
Notes
DECR10xx 0x01 TMU-520 CXR713F120A 03FB CP Helper Processor CXD9790GG
DEH-H100x 0x01 COK-001 CXR713F120A 0B67
DECHAxx 0x01 COK-001 CXR713120-201GB 0B8E
DECHJxx 0x07 DIA-002 CXR713120-201GB 0E69
DECR14xx 0x09 DEB-001 CXR713120-201GB 0E69
DECH20xx 0x09 DYN-001 SW2-301 0832
DECH25xx 0x0B JTP-001
  or
JSD-001
SW2-301  or
SW2-302
08C2
DECH30xx 0x0C KTE-001 SW2-301  or
SW2-302
0918
DECH40xx ?0x0D? MSX-001 SW3-302

Syscon UART

You can attach a 3.3v TTL cable (LV-TTL) to the UART on syscon. There is a simple plaintext protocol involved. This varies on different syscon models. Example:

<command>:<hash>

Where the hash is the sum of command bytes & 0xFF

you should terminate commands with \r\n, the syscon messages are only terminated with \n

Here are some of the commands/messages encountered:

Messages:
Power applied (standby mode)
OK 00000000:3A

Power on
# (PowerOn State):7F

Power off (Hard shutdown)
# (PowerOff State):DD

After Fan test:
# (PowerOff State) (Fatal):36

No text, invalid hash:
NG F0000002:4D

Commands:
VER:ED
OK 00000000 S1E 00 00 065D:A4

ERRLOG:CB
OK 00000000:3A

DATE:1E
NG F0000003:4E


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