Datasheet
Electrical Specifications
20 Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5100 Series Datasheet
2.4.2 PLL Power Supply
An on-die PLL filter solution is implemented on the Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor
5100 Series. The V
CCPLL
input is used for this configuration in Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5100 Series based platforms. Please refer to Table 2-13 for DC specifications.
Refer to the appropriate platform design guidelines for decoupling and routing
guidelines.
2.5 Voltage Identification (VID)
The Voltage Identification (VID) specification for the Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor
5100 Series is defined by the Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) and Enterprise Voltage
Regulator-Down (EVRD) 11.0 Design Guidelines. The voltage set by the VID signals is
the reference VR output voltage to be delivered to the processor Vcc pins. VID signals
are open drain outputs, which must be pulled up to V
TT
. Please refer to Table 2-16 for
the DC specifications for these signals. A voltage range is provided in Table 2-13 and
changes with frequency. The specifications have been set such that one voltage
regulator can operate with all supported frequencies.
Individual processor VID values may be calibrated during manufacturing such that two
devices at the same core frequency may have different default VID settings. This is
reflected by the VID range values provided in Table 2-3.
The Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5100 Series uses six voltage identification
signals, VID[6:1], to support automatic selection of power supply voltages. Table 2-3
specifies the voltage level corresponding to the state of VID[6:1]. A ‘1’ in this table
refers to a high voltage level and a ‘0’ refers to a low voltage level. The definition
provided in Table 2-3 is not related in any way to previous Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors or
voltage regulator designs. If the processor socket is empty (VID[6:1] = 111111), or
the voltage regulation circuit cannot supply the voltage that is requested, the voltage
regulator must disable itself. See the Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) and Enterprise
Voltage Regulator-Down (EVRD) 11.0 Design Guidelines for further details.
Although the Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) and Enterprise Voltage Regulator-Down
(EVRD) 11.0 Design Guidelines defines VID[7:0], VID[7] and VID[0] are not used on
the Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5100 Series.
The Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5100 Series provides the ability to operate while
transitioning to an adjacent VID and its associated processor core voltage (V
CC
). This
will represent a DC shift in the load line. It should be noted that a low-to-high or high-
to-low voltage state change may result in as many VID transitions as necessary to
reach the target core voltage. Transitions above the specified VID are not permitted.
Table 2-13 includes VID step sizes and DC shift ranges. Minimum and maximum
voltages must be maintained as shown in Table 2-14 and Table 2-2.
The VRM or EVRD utilized must be capable of regulating its output to the value defined
by the new VID. DC specifications for dynamic VID transitions are included in
Table 2-13 and Table 2-14.
1 0 1 Reserved
1 1 0 Reserved
1 1 1 Reserved
Table 2-2. BSEL[2:0] Frequency Table (Sheet 2 of 2)
BSEL2 BSEL1 BSEL0 Bus Clock Frequency