The IntelliProp IPC-BL109A-RD SATA RAID IP Core is a production-hardened storage controller designed to deliver high-performance, fault-tolerant storage management for multi-drive Serial ATA (SATA) configurations. By executing RAID logic, parity calculations, and command mirroring directly in dedicated hardware logic, the core eliminates host CPU overhead and operating system bottlenecks, achieving deterministic, line-rate throughput across all attached drives.
Engineered for seamless integration with IntelliProp’s SATA Host IP cores and embedded processor subsystems, the IPC-BL109A-RD supports multiple hardware RAID configurations, including RAID 0 (striping for maximum throughput), RAID 1 (mirroring for high data availability), RAID 10 (striping with mirroring), and JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks). The core manages background rebuilds, automatic drive failover, and command distribution transparently to the host system.
Delivered as clean, synchronous RTL, the IPC-BL109A-RD provides a reliable, low-latency foundation for enterprise storage arrays, ruggedized military/aerospace recorders, embedded industrial platforms, and high-reliability data storage systems across modern FPGA fabrics and custom ASIC designs.
Features
- Multi-Mode Hardware RAID Support: Configurable hardware engine supporting RAID 0 (data striping), RAID 1 (data mirroring), RAID 10 (combined striping and mirroring), and JBOD configurations.
- Hardware-Accelerated Engine: Executes command splitting, address mapping, and XOR parity calculations entirely in dedicated RTL logic to minimize system latency and maximize line-rate bandwidth.
- CPU Offload Operations: Offloads all lower-level drive synchronization and queue management from the host processor for predictable, low-overhead system performance.
- Transparent Background Rebuilding: Hardware-driven drive rebuild state machines process array recovery in the background while maintaining active host I/O availability.
- Automated Fault Handling: Integrated drive status monitoring and automatic failover handling for dynamic array degradation and drive replacement scenarios.
- Scalable SATA Interface Integration: Designed to interface directly with multiple IntelliProp SATA Host IP Cores (SATA 1.5 Gb/s, 3.0 Gb/s, and 6.0 Gb/s) via clean FIFO interfaces.
- Flexible Host System Interface: Features configurable streaming and memory-mapped system bus options for straightforward connection to PCIe root complexes or system memory.
- Synchronous Synthesizable RTL: Delivered as high-quality, fully synchronous Verilog source code or netlist optimized for predictable placement, routing, and timing closure on leading FPGAs and ASICs.
Deliverables
- Production-Ready Maturity: Extensively verified using a coverage-driven methodology in pseudo-random simulation environments.
- Flexible Delivery: Fully synthesizable RTL optimized for clean timing closure across modern FPGA and custom ASIC architectures.
- 100% U.S.-Based Engineering: All design, technical integration, and post-sales support are handled directly by our primary engineering teams operating out of our Longmont, Colorado facilities.
- Defense-Industry Compliant: Development workflow and documentation adhere to standards required for U.S. defense, aerospace, and ITAR-controlled integration.
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