Specifications

SATA-IO Confidential 8
1. Goals, Objectives, & Constraints
This document defines the test requirements specific to the SATA-IO Interoperability Program. Many of the test
requirements are associated with a subset of requirements included in the Serial ATA (SATA) Revision 2.6
specification and these test requirements are based upon the requirements for the Serial ATA protocol and features,
intended to verify a subset of the specification requirements and ensuring compatibility for Serial ATA. Not every
feature or capability within the Serial ATA architecture may be included in the Integrator’s List testing. The
requirements are driven by the necessary capabilities of the specification that can be verified by functional testing.
There are additional test requirements which are intended to verify general system interoperability which are not
associated with any specification requirements.
Some of the goals and requirements for the Interoperability Program documentation include:
• Maintain adherence to Serial ATA specification(s) across all SATA products
• Maintain compatibility with older hosts & devices without compromising product adherence to the specification
• Deliver standard test requirements for Serial ATA products
1.1. References
This document is not a Serial ATA specification but includes requirements for testing adherence to a subset of the
Serial ATA specification guidelines, in addition to system interoperability tests. This document makes reference to the
following specifications and documents:
• Serial ATA Revision 2.6. Available for download at www.sata-io.org.
• AT Attachment with Packet Interface – 6 (ATA/ATAPI-6). Draft available at www.T13.org. Published
ATA/ATAPI specifications available from ANSI at webstore.ansi.org or from Global Engineering.
• Serial ATA Interoperability Program Revision 1.3 Policy Document. Available for download at www.sata-
io.org.
• Serial ATA Interoperability Program Revision 1.3 Description Document. Available for download at www.sata-
io.org.
ECN #
Description
UTD Impact
001v0
Slimline Bump Correction
No impact
002v0
Latching Receptacle Bump Correction
No impact
003v1
State Name Corrections
No impact
004v2
Reserved SATA Log Page Numbers
No impact
006v1
Remove F(baud)/10 requirement
Impacted area already
informative
008v1
Clarify JTF used for F(baud)/500 measurement
Included – Impacted TSG
and RSG tests
009
LBP_COMP description
Included – Impacted RSG
tests and System Interop
010v0
IPM Resume Speed
Already included
011v5
Valid data and CRC requirements
No impact
012v0
Correct bump tolerance overlap
No impact
013v2
Editorial correction, IDENTIFY PACKET
DEVICE table.
No impact
014v0
PACKETstatenames
No impact
016
LongTermFreqAccuracy_and_SSC_Tests
Included – Impacted tests
PHY-02 and PHY-04
017
OOB Burst/Gap Measurement
Included – added
clarification to OOB
section
018v0
Correct Slimline power connector dimensions
No impact