Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
SCN2661/SCN68661
Enhanced programmable communications
interface (EPCI)
1994 Apr 27
4
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1, 2, 3
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
LIMITS
UNIT
Min
Typ
Max
Pulse width
t
RES
t
CE
Setup and hold time
t
AS
t
AH
t
CS
t
CH
t
DS
t
DH
t
RXS
t
RXH
Reset
Chip enable
1000
250
ns
ns
Address setup
Address hold
R/W control setup
R/W control hold
Data setup for write
Data hold for write
RX data setup
RX data hold
10
10
10
10
150
10
300
350
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
t
t
DD
t
CED
Data delay time for read
Data bus floating time for read
CE to CE delay
C
L
= 150pF
C
L
= 150pF
600
200
100
ns
ns
ns
Input clock frequency
f
BRG
f
f
BRG
Clock width
t
BRH5
t
BRH5
t
BRL5
t
BRL5
t
t
R/TH
t
TXD
t
TCS
Baud rate generator (2661A, B)
Baud rate generator (2661C)
TxC or RxC
1.0
1.0
dc
4.9152
5.0688
4.9202
5.0738
1.0
MHz
MHz
MHz
Baud rate High (2661A, B)
Baud rate High (2661C)
Baud rate Low (2661A, B)
Baud rate Low (2661C)
TxC or RxC High
TxC or RxC Low
TxD delay from falling edge of TxC
Skew between TxD changing and falling
edge
of TxC output
4
75
70
75
70
480
480
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
C
L
= 150pF
C
L
= 150pF
0
650
ns
ns
NOTES:
1. Over recommended free-air operating temperature range and supply voltage range unless otherwise specified. For conditions shown as MIN
or MAX, use the appropriate value specified under recommended operating conditions.
2. All voltages measurements are referenced to ground. All time measurements are at the 50% level for inputs (except t
BRH
and t
BRL
) and at
0.8V and 2.0V for outputs. Input levels swing between 0.4V and 2.4V, with a transition time of
≤
20ns maximum.
3. Typical values are at +25
°
C, typical supply voltages and typical processing parameters.
4. Parameter applies when internal transmitter clock is used.
5. Under test conditions of 5.0688MHz f
BRG
(68661) and 4.9152MHz f
BRG
(68661A, B), t
BRH
and t
BRL
measured at V
IH
and V
IL
, respectively.
6. In asynchronous local loopback mode, using 1X clock, the following parameters apply: f
R/T
= 0.83MHz max and t
R/TL
= 700ns min.
7. See AC load conditions.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
The EPCI consists of six major sections. These are the transmitter,
receiver, timing, operation control, modern control and SYN/DLE
control. These sections communicate with each other via an
internal data bus and an internal control bus. The internal data bus
interfaces to the microprocessor data bus via a data bus buffer.
Operation Control
This functional block stores configuration and operation commands
from the CPU and generates appropriate signals to various internal
sections to control the overall device operation. It contains read and
write circuits to permit communications with the microprocessor via
the data bus and contains mode registers 1 and 2, the command
register, and the status register. Details of register addressing and
protocol are presented in the EPCI programming section of this data
sheet.
Timing
The EPCI contains a Baud Rate Generator (BRG) which is
programmable to accept external transmit or receive clocks or to
divide an external clock to perform data communications. The unit
can generate 16 commonly used baud rates, any one of which can
be selected for full-duplex operation. See Table 1.
Receiver
The receiver accepts serial data on the RxD pin, converts this serial
input to parallel format, checks for bits or characters that are unique
to the communication technique and sends an “assembled”
character to the CPU.
Transmitter
The transmitter accepts parallel data from the CPU, converts it to a
serial bit stream, inserts the appropriate characters or bits (based on