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, RSX and southbridge. It communicates with these devices via seperate SPI busses. There is external access by JTAG (Which appears to have been disabled after factory programming) and Serial.

Generation 1

Syscon 1st Generation (BGA Packaging)

Packaging

The first generation of the chip comes in a 200 pin BGA package as per below:

Ball array, board orientated

    T R P N M L K J H G F E D C B A

 1    M M M M - N N N N N - O O +     1
 2  M M M M M @ N N N N N N @ - J J   2
 3  - @                         J J   3
 4  & -   A A N N N N O O O O   J J   4
 5  & +   A A N N N N O O O O   J J   5
 6  - -   A A + - + N - + H H   R R   6
 7  & #   A A * * # # - + H H   R R   7
 8  Q Q   G G * *     - + H H   K K   8
 9  Q Q   G G * *         H H   K K   9
10  Q Q   G G # # . + - + F F   K K  10
11  Q B   G G # - & & + ^ F F   K K  11
12  B B   C C C C D D D D F F   E E  12
13  B B   C C C C D D D D F F   E E  13
14  B B                         E E  14
15  B P P I I I $ . $ $ $ $ & - E E  15
16    P P I I I $ . $ $ $ $ & & &    16

    T R P N M L K J H G F E D C B A

Legend:
* = JTAG
  = N/C
& = Reset & Clock
$ = EEPROM Interface (U15, U16?? Perhaps J15 & J16)
- = Ground
+ = +3.3v
# = +1.8v (U10?? Perhaps J10)
^ = +battery
@ = VDD2, VDD1, VDD0

Pinout

Pin # Name Port Description
T2 /BE_INT Port M
Cell Control Line
R1 PM7
R2 PM6
P1 BE_POWGOOD
P2 /BE_RESET
N1 BE_SPI_CLK Cell SPI Bus
N2 BE_SPI_DO
M1 BE_SPI_DI
M2 /BE_SPI_CS
L4 PL8 Port N unused
L5 PL7
K4 PL6
K5 PL5
J4 PL4
J5 PL3
H4 PL2
H5 PL1
H6 PL0
A8 SB_SPI_CLK Port K Southbridge SPI Bus
B8 SB_SPI_DO
A9 SB_SPI_DI
B9 /SB_SPI_CS
A10 SEL2_I2C_SCL
B10 SEL2_I2C_SDA
A11 ACDC_STBY
B11 PK0
B5 PJ7 Port J
A5 DISC_OUT12_SW
B2 DISC_OUT8_SW
A2 DISC_IN
B3 SW_10
A3 SW_0
B4 SW_8_B
A4 SW_8_C
L16 SW_PCI Port I
L15 DISC_CHUCK
M16 DISC_PHOT_LED
M15 SW_2
N16 DIAG_MODE
N15 BACKUP_MODE
E6 /HDMI_INT Port H
D6 VD_CECI0
E7 PH5
D7 /RS_POW_FAIL
E8 /MUL_CHKSTP_IN
D8 /MUL_TRG_IN
E9 /SYS_THR_ALRT
D9 /SB_INT
M11 SW_ATA Port G
N11 SW_4_A
M10 /XDR_FET_VREF
N10 /XDR_FET_SCK
M9 BUZZER
N9 SW_PWM
M8 FANPWM1
N8 FANPWM0
E10 /MUL_CHKSTP_OUT Port F
D10 /MUL_TAG_OUT
E11 /SB_CGRESET
D11 /SB_RESET
E12 BT_WAKEON
D12 BE_VCS_1.25_ON
E13 BE_VCS_1.30_ON
D13 SW_1A
A12 /EJECT_SW Port E
B12 /POW_SW
A13 /SB_EBUS_RESET
B13 SB_EBUS_BRDY
A14 PE3
B14 VD_CECI1
A15 /BE_POW_FAIL
B15 /POW_FAIL
F13 SW_5_B Port D
F12 MK_EN
G13 BEVRM_VID5
G12 BEVRM_VID4
H13 BEVRM_VID3
H12 BEVRM_VID2
J13 BEVRM_VID1
J12 BEVRM_VID0
K13 SW_HDD Port C
K12 I2CBUS_EN
L13 RSXVRM_VID5
L12 RSXVRM_VID4
M13 RSXVRM_VID3
M12 RSXVRM_VID2
N13 RSXVRM_VID1
N12 RSXVRM_VID0
T15 SW_8_A Port B
R14 SW_7_A
T14 SW_6
R13 SW_1_B
T13 SW_4_B
R12 SW_3
T12 VD_CECO1
R11 VD_CECO0
N7 STBY_LED Port A
M7 POW_LED
N6 /AUDIO_MUTE
M6 SW_7_B
N5 /BT_RESET
M5 /GBE_RESET
N4 SW_5_A
M4 SW_9
U16 RBB EEPROM Interface
K16 PI7
U15 WCB
K15 PI6
E16 SKB
E15 PP3
G16 DI
G15 PP2
H16 DO
H15 PP1
F16 CSB
F15 PP0
H11 TESTMODE Reset & Clock
B16 OSCOUT
C16 OSCIN
D16 32KOUT
D15 32KIN
T5 EXTAL
T4 XTAL
T7 XXTALO
J11 /RST
R4 AVSUO Power Port Ground
R5 AVDUO +3.3v
G6 AVSS Ground
C2 AVREF2 Ground
B1 AVREF1 +3.3v
F7 AVDD +3.3v
K11 VSSF Ground
K6 VSSF Ground
L6 VDDF +3.3v
G7 VSS Ground
G8
G10
T6
R6
T3
L1
E1
C15 VSSep Ground
G11 VDDep +3.3v
F11 VDDbat +battery
H7 DVDD +1.8v
U10
K10
L10
L11
R7
J7
F8 VDD3 +3.3v
F10
H10
J6
F6
D2 VDD2 +1.5V_RSX_VDDIO
R3 VDD1 +1.2V_MC2_VDDIO
L2 VDD0 +1.2V_MC2_VDDIO
A16 NC
T16
T1
A1
G9
F9
L8 JRTCK JTAG Interface
K8 JTCK
K9 JTDO
L9 JTMS
K7 JTDI
L7 JNTAST
A6 PR3 Port R
B6 MC_P_OFF_REQ
A7 MC_ALIVE
B7 MC_RESERVED1
R10 RMC_IN Port Q
T11 PQ5
T10 PQ4
T8 SEL2_IEC_SCL
T9 SEL2_I2C_SDA
R9 PQ1
R8 RSX_FBVDD_SEL
P16 UART0_TxD Port P Serial Transmit
P15 UART0_RxD Serial Receive
R16 SEL1_I2C_SCL
R15 SEL1_I2C_SDA
D1 SEL0_I2C_SCL Port O
C1 SEL0_I2C_SDA
G4 PO7
F4 HDMI_RST0
G5 PO5
F5 DISC_IN_MECHA
E4 EJECT_MECHA
D4 /XDR_FET_RST
E5 /GX_VSRST
D5 XCG_EN
K2 /VD_VINT1 Port N
K1 /VD_VINT0
J2 /RSX_INT
J1 RSX_FLDO
H2 PN6
H1 PN5
G2 /RSX_RESET
G1 RSX_SPI_CLK RSX SPI Bus
F2 RSX_SPI_DO
F1 RSX_SPI_DI
E2 /RSX_SPI_CS

Generation 2 / 2-2

Newer generation Syscons are first to be seen on a CECHL VER-001 board, later replaced by an updated version (with the same pinout) on the PS3 slim.

Photo of a newer generation Syscon as seen on a CECHL VER-001 board
Syscon 'SW-301' 2nd Generation (QFP Packaging)
Photo of an updated subversion of the newer generation Syscon on PS3 Slim
Syscon 'SW2-301' 2-2nd Generation (QFP Packaging)

Packaging

QFP Package : 128 pins

Fp128b pin arrangement.png

((V)(Q)FP 128 PIN numbering scheme

pin 1 left bottom at mark, counter clockwise from south (pins 1-38) to east (pins 39-64), north (pins 65-102), west (103-128))

Pinout

Pin # Name Port Description
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128

CECHG01 Pictures

Topside Pictires

Syscon Top Pinouts









CECHG01 Pictures

Bottomside Pictires

Syscon Top Pinouts










CECHG02 Pinout

Topside Pinout

Syscon Top Pinouts
Pin # Name Description
B3 SW_10 Unknown
A6 MC_RESERVED2 Unknown
E10 MUL_CHKSTP_OUT Unknown
C15 VSS Power Ground
B16 OSCOUT Goes to unpopulated crystal
C16 OSCIN From unpupulated crystal
B15 POW_FAIL Power Failure Signal
H1 PN5 Unknown
H2 PN6 Unknown
R1 PM7 Unknown
R2 PM6 Unknown
M4 SW9 Unknown
M10 XDR_FET_SCK Unknown

Bottomside Pinout

Syscon Bottom Pinouts
Pin # Name Description
R5 VDD +3.3v
R7 DVDD +1.8v
C15 VSS Power Ground
N16 DIAG_MODE Unknown
N15 BACKUP_MODE Unknown
P16 UART0_TxD Serial
P15 UART0_RxD Serial
R9 PQ1 Unknown
B12 POW_SW Power Switch
A12 EJECT_SW Eject Switch
L7 JNTAST JTAG
L8 JRTCK JTAG
L9 JTMS JTAG
K7 JTDI JTAG
K8 JTCK JTAG
K9 JTDO JTAG
M6 SW_7_B Unknown
M8 FANPWM1 Unknown
E5 GX_VSRT Unknown
B5 DVE_RST Unknown
G4 HDMI_RST1 Unknown
D4 XDR_FET_RST Unknown