The SSC050-01 I²C backplane controller is an integrated CMOS circuit that significantly reduces system cost by integrating all the digital logic typically required to monitor a storage enclosure. The SSC050-01 can be used in any embedded control application including parallel SCSI, Fibre Channel, or any other application where the monitoring and control of a large number of digital I/O signals is required. Programming the SSC050-01 is easy through a convenient programming model, which reduces the overall duration of the design-in cycle. Data is read from and written to the device over an addressable I²C serial interface, allowing multiple SSC050-01 devices on a single I²C bus. Furthermore, a key strength of the SSC050-01 is the ease in which it interoperates with Maxim's Fibre Channel port bypass circuits (PBCs) and enclosure management controllers to provide a complete storage-control chipset. To receive additional supporting documentation for this device, email var name = "storage.support@"; var domain = "maximintegrated.com"; document.write ("" + name + domain + ""); . Applications * Disk Arrays * RAID Subsystems * SCSI and Fibre Channel JBODs or SBODs * Servers * Telecommunication Equipment * Up to 40 Bits of 5V Tolerant, User-Definable, Bidirectional, General-Purpose I/O * Slave Mode I²C Serial Interface * Flexible FC-AL Port Bypass Control Logic * Four Programmable Fan-Speed-Monitoring Inputs * Four Programmable Pulse-Width-Modulated Fan Control Outputs * Pairing of GPIO Pins for Direct Input/Output Signal Routing/Buffering * Selectable Direct LED Drive Flashing Capability * Pin-Programmable Addressing for Up to 16 Devices on a Single Serial Bus