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= Description =
= Description =
The PS3 syscon is the main power controller chip of the PS3. It is responsible for powering up the main 12v rail of the [[Power Supply]] and various power systems by switching different [[Talk:Regulators|voltage regulators]] in the motherboard, and for configuring and initialising the [[CELL BE|BE]], [[RSX]] and [[South Bridge|SB]] via dedicated SPI buses.
The PS3 syscon is the main power controller chip of the PS3. It is responsible for powering up the main 12v rail of the [[Power Supply]] and various power systems by switching different [[Talk:Regulators|voltage regulators]] in the motherboard, and for configuring and initialising the [[CELL BE|BE]], [[RSX]] and [[South Bridge|SB]] via dedicated SPI buses<br>
 
The leds and buttons of the [[Switch boards|Switch board]] are connected to syscon, as well as the [[Cooling|fan/s]], buzzer, etc...<br>
The LEDs and buttons of the [[Switch boards|Switch board]] are connected to syscon, as well as the [[Cooling|fan/s]], buzzer, etc.
 
The Syscon is a SoC and based on a ARM7TDMI-S (in the [[Mullion]] syscons) or a NEC 78K0R (in the [[Sherwood]] syscons) design. There is external access by "JTAG" (disabled from factory on retail models), an EEPROM programming interface (only on Mullion) and Serial (UART).
The Syscon is a SoC and based on a ARM7TDMI-S (in the [[Mullion]] syscons) or a NEC 78K0R (in the [[Sherwood]] syscons) design. There is external access by "JTAG" (disabled from factory on retail models), an EEPROM programming interface (only on Mullion) and Serial (UART).


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