C164CI datasheet(23/53 Pages) INFINEON

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Semiconductor Group

1998-02

C164CI

Serial Channels

Serial communication with other microcontrollers, processors, terminals or external peripheral

components is provided by two serial interfaces with different functionality, an Asynchronous/

Synchronous Serial Channel (ASC0) and a High-Speed Synchronous Serial Channel (SSC).

The ASC0 is upward compatible with the serial ports of the Siemens 8-bit microcontroller families

and supports full-duplex asynchronous communication at up to 625 KBaud and half-duplex

synchronous communication at up to 2.5 MBaud @ 20 MHz CPU clock.

A dedicated baud rate generator allows to set up all standard baud rates without oscillator tuning.

For transmission, reception and error handling 4 separate interrupt vectors are provided. In

asynchronous mode, 8- or 9-bit data frames are transmitted or received, preceded by a start bit and

terminated by one or two stop bits. For multiprocessor communication, a mechanism to distinguish

address from data bytes has been included (8-bit data plus wake up bit mode).

In synchronous mode, the ASC0 transmits or receives bytes (8 bits) synchronously to a shift clock

which is generated by the ASC0. The ASC0 always shifts the LSB first. A loop back option is

available for testing purposes.

A number of optional hardware error detection capabilities has been included to increase the

reliability of data transfers. A parity bit can automatically be generated on transmission or be

checked on reception. Framing error detection allows to recognize data frames with missing stop

bits. An overrun error will be generated, if the last character received has not been read out of the

receive buffer register at the time the reception of a new character is complete.

The SSC supports full-duplex synchronous communication at up to 5 Mbaud @ 20 MHz CPU clock.

It may be configured so it interfaces with serially linked peripheral components. A dedicated baud

rate generator allows to set up all standard baud rates without oscillator tuning. For transmission,

reception and error handling 3 separate interrupt vectors are provided.

The SSC transmits or receives characters of 2...16 bits length synchronously to a shift clock which

can be generated by the SSC (master mode) or by an external master (slave mode). The SSC can

start shifting with the LSB or with the MSB and allows the selection of shifting and latching clock

edges as well as the clock polarity.

A number of optional hardware error detection capabilities has been included to increase the

reliability of data transfers. Transmit and receive error supervise the correct handling of the data

buffer. Phase and baudrate error detect incorrect serial data.

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