AMD Advanced Micro Devices AM53CF96KC-W, AM53CF96KC, AM53CF94JC Datasheet

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Publication# 17348 Rev. B Amendment/0
Issue Date: May 1993

Advanced

Micro

Devices

Am53CF94/Am53CF96

Enhanced SCSI-2 Controller (ESC)

PRELIMINARY

DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS

■ Pin/function compatible with Emulex

FAS216/236

■ AMD’s Patented programmable GLITCH

EATER

TM

Circuitry on REQ and ACK inputs

■ 10 Mbytes/s synchronous Fast SCSI transfer

rate

■ 20 Mbytes/s DMA transfer rate

■ 16-Bit DMA interface plus 2 bits of parity

■ Flexible three bus architecture

■ Single-ended SCSI bus supported by

Am53CF94

■ Differential SCSI bus supported by Am53CF96

■ Selection of multiplexed or non-multiplexed

address and data bus

■ High current drivers (48 mA) for direct

connection to the single-ended SCSI bus

■ Supports Disconnect and Reselect commands

■ Supports burst mode DMA operation with a

threshold of eight

■ Supports 3-byte tagged-queueing as per the

SCSI-2 specification

■ Supports group 2 and 5 command recognition

as per the SCSI-2 specification

■ Advanced CMOS process for lower power

consumption

■ AMD’s exclusive programmable power-down

feature

■ 24-Bit extended transfer counter allows for

data block transfer of up to 16 Mbytes

■ Independently programmable 3-byte message

and group 2 identification

■ Additional check for ID message during

bus-initiated Select with ATN

■ Reselection has QTAG features of ATN3

■ Access FIFO Command

■ Delayed enable signal for differential drivers

avoid contention on SCSI differential lines

■ Programmable Active Negation on REQ, ACK

and Data lines

■ Register programmable control of assertion/

deassertion delay for REQ and ACK lines

■ Part-unique ID code

■ Am53CF94 available in 84-pin PLCC package

■ Am53CF96 available in 100-pin PQFP package

■ Am53CF94 available in 3.3 V version

■ Supports clock operating frequencies from

10 MHz–40 MHz

■ Supports Scatter-Gather or Back-to-Back

synchronous data transfers

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Enhanced SCSI-2 Controller (ESC) was designed
to support Fast SCSI-2 transfer rates of up to
10 Mbytes/s in synchronous mode and up to 7 Mbytes/s
in the asynchronous mode. The ESC is downward com­patible with the Am53C94/96, combining its functionality
with features such as Fast SCSI, programmable Active
Negation, a 24-bit transfer counter, and a part-unique ID
code containing manufacturer and serial # information.
AMD’s proprietary features such as power-down mode
for SCSI transceivers, programmable GLITCH EATER,
and extended Target command set are also included for
improved product performance.

The Enhanced SCSI-2 Controller (ESC) has a flexible
three bus architecture. The ESC has a 16-bit DMA inter­face, an 8-bit host data interface and an 8-bit SCSI data
interface. The ESC is designed to minimize host inter­vention by implementing common SCSI sequences in
hardware. An on-chip state machine reduces protocol
overheads by performing the required sequences in re­sponse to a single command from the host. Selection,

reselection, information transfer and disconnection
commands are directly supported.

The 16-byte-internal FIFO further assists in minimizing
host involvement. The FIFO provides a temporary stor­age for all command, data, status and message bytes as
they are transferred between the 16-bit host data bus
and the 8-bit SCSI data bus. During DMA operations the
FIFO acts as a buffer to allow greater latency in the DMA
channel. This permits the DMA channel to be sus­pended for higher priority operations such as DRAM re­fresh or reception of an ISDN packet.

Parity on the DMA bus is optional. Parity can either be
generated and checked or it can be simply passed
through.

The Target command set for the Am53CF94/96 in­cludes an additional command, the Access FIFO com­mand, to allow the host or DMA controller to remove re­maining FIFO data following the host’s issuance of a
Target abort DMA command or following an abort due to

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parity error. This command facilitates data recovery and
thereby minimizes the need to re-transmit data.

AMD’s exclusive power-down feature can be enabled to
help reduce power consumption during the chip’s sleep
mode. The receivers on the SCSI bus may be turned off
to eliminate current that may flow because termination
power (~3 V) is close to the trip point of the input buffers.

The patented GLITCH EATER Circuitry in the
Enhanced SCSI-2 Controller can be programmed to
filter glitches with widths up to 35 ns. It is designed to
dramatically increase system reliability by detecting and

removing glitches that may cause system failure. The
GLITCH EATER Circuitry is implemented on the ACK
and REQ lines since they are most susceptible to
electrical anomalies such as reflections and voltage
spikes. Such signal inconsistencies can trigger false
REQ/ACK handshaking, false data transfers, addition of
random data, and double clocking. AMD’s GLITCH
EATER Circuitry therefore maintains system perform­ance and improves reliability. The following diagram
illustrates this circuit’s operation.

The Am53CF94 is also available in a 3.3 V version.

SCSI Environment

Device without the

GLITCH EATER Circuit

AMD’s Device with the

GLITCH EATER Circuit

GLITCH EATER Circuitry in SCSI Environment

Note:

The Glitch Window is programmable via Control Register Four (0DH), bits 6 & 7. Window may be set to 35 ns (max). Default
setting is 12 ns (single-ended).

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Glitch Window

SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM

9

CPU

DMA

Memory

Am53CF94/96

8

16

16

4

9

SCSI Data

16

DMA

Addr

Data

SCSI Control

16

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SYSTEM BUS MODE DIAGRAMS

8-Bit Data Bus

Address Bus

DMA

Controller

Host

Processor

Am53CF94/96

Bus

Controller

DMA 7–0

A 3–0

RD

WR

DMAWR

BUSMD 0

BUSMD 1

DREQ

DACK

Bus Mode 0

Single Bus Architecture: 8-Bit DMA, 8-Bit Processor

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Data Bus

Address Bus

RD

WR

DMAWR

DREQ

DACK

DMA

Controller

Host

Processor

Am53CF94/96

Bus

Controller

DMA 15–0

A 3–0

BUSMD 0

BUSMD 1

8

16

V

DD

Bus Mode 1

Single Bus Architecture: 16-Bit DMA, 8-Bit Processor

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SYSTEM BUS MODE DIAGRAMS

DMARD

V

DD

8-Bit Data Bus

DMA

Controller

Host

Processor

Am53CF94/96

DMA 15–0

AD 7–0

WR

DMAWR

BUSMD 0

BUSMD 1

DREQ

DACK

RD

BHE

AS0

ALE

16-Bit Data Bus

Bus Mode 2

Dual Bus Architecture: 16-Bit DMA with Byte Control,

8-Bit Multiplexed Processor Address Data

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V

DD

Address Bus

DMA

Controller

Host

Processor

Am53CF94/96

DMA 15–0

A 3–0

WR

DMAWR

BUSMD 0

BUSMD 1

DREQ

DACK

RD

16-Bit Data Bus

8-Bit Data Bus

AD 7–0

Bus Mode 3

Dual Bus Architecture: 16-Bit DMA,

8-Bit Processor

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BLOCK DIAGRAM

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Bus Interface Unit

18

18

16 x 9 FIFO

(including parity)

Parity Logic

Data Tranceivers

SCSI Control

MUX

8

8

8

9

CLK

6

4

DMA

15-0

DMAP

1-0

DMA Control

AD

7-0

Host Control

BUSMD

1-0

RESET

CS

9

SCSI Control

SCSI Bus
Data + Parity
(Single Ended)

Main 

Sequencer

SCSI 

Sequencer

Register 

Bank

DFMODE

9

SCSI Bus
Data + Parity
Direction Control

7

SCSI Control 
Direction Control

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CONNECTION DIAGRAMS
Top View

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DMA11

DMA10

DMA9

DMA8

DMA7

DMA3

DMA2

DMA1

DMA0

DMA4

DMAP0

DMAP1

DMA14

DMA13

DMA12

DMA15

DMA5

DMA6

AD3
AD2

AD1
AD0

CLK
ALE [A3]
DMARD [A2]
BHE [A1]
AS0 [A0]

AD4

AD5

DREQ

DACK

DMAWR

AD6

AD7

CS
RD

WR

BSYC

REQC

MSG

C/D

I/O

ATN

RSTC

SEL

BSY

REQ

ACK

RST

BUSMD 0

INT

RESET

SELC

BUSMD 1

ACKC

12
13
14
15
16

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61

59
58
57
56
55
54

60

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53

111098765432184838281807978777675

Am53CF94

84-Pin PLCC



SD6
SD7
SDP

V

DD

VSS

V

SS

SD3
SD4
SD5

SD0
SD1
SD2

SDC3

SDC0
SDC1
SDC2

SDC6
SDC7
SDCP

SDC4
SDC5

V

DD

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

NC

ISEL

TSEL

DMA0

DMA1

DMA2

DMA3

DMA4

DMA5

DMA6

DMA7

DMAP0

DMA8

DMA9

DMA10

DMA11

DMA12

DMA13

DMA14

DMA15

DMAP1

NC

SD 0

SD 1

DACK

DMAWR

NC

SDC 7

SDC P

BUSMD 0

BUSMD 1

RST

ACK

REQ

SEL

ATN

I/O

C/D

MSG

ACKC

REQC

BSYC

V

SS

RSTC

BSY

RD

NC

RESET

INT

WR

SELC

V

SS

NC

SDC 6

CS

AS0 [A0]

BHE [A1]

DMARD [A2]

ALE [A3]

CLK

DFMODE

NC
AD0
AD1
AD2
AD3

V

SS

V

SS

AD4
AD5
AD6
AD7

DREQ

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

SS

V

DD

V

DD

SDC 0

SDC 1

SDC 2

SDC 3

SDC 4

SDC 5

SD 2

SD 3

VSSV

SS

SD 4

SD 5

SD 6

SD 7

SD P

VSSV

SS

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

45

46

47

48

49

50

44

Am53CF96

100-Pin PQFP



100

99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

89

88

87

86

85

84

83

82

81

29

1

23 45678910111213141516171819202122232425262728

30

52

80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53

51

VSSV

SS

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LOGIC SYMBOL

SDC P

BUSMD 1–0

*DFMODE

INT

CS

WR

RD

Am53CF94/96

SD 7–0
SD P

BSYC

MSG
C/D
I/O

ATN

SELC
RSTC
REQC
ACKC

SDC 7–0

BSY
SEL
RST
REQ
ACK

*ISEL
*TSEL

DMA 15–0

DMAP 1–0

DREQ

BHE [A1]

AS0 [A0]

ALE [A3]

AD 7–0

DMARD [A2]

DACK

DMAWR

CLK

RESET

Note:

*Pins available on the Am53CF96 only.

17348B-10

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Part Number Description

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ORDERING INFORMATION
Standard Products

AMD standard products are available in several packages and operating ranges. The order number (Valid Combination) is
formed by a combination of:

TEMPERATURE RANGE

C = Commercial

PACKAGE TYPE

J = 84-Pin PLCC (PL 084)
K = 100-Pin Metric PQFP (PQR100)

DEVICE NUMBER/DESCRIPTION

Am53CF94/Am53CF96
Enhanced SCSI-2 Controller

AM53CF94
AM53CF96

AM53CF96 K C

Valid Combinations

Valid Combinations list configurations planned to be
supported in volume for this device. Consult the lo­cal AMD sales office to confirm availability of specific
valid combinations or to check on newly released
combinations.

JC
KC, KC/W

Valid Combinations

ALTERNATE PACKAGING OPTION

/W = Trimmed and Formed in a Tray

Blank = Molded Carrier Ring (36 mm)

/W

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SCSI OUTPUT CONNECTIONS

Am53CF94

Am53CF94 Single Ended SCSI Bus Configuration

SDC 7–0, P

SELC, BSYC, REQC,

ACKC, RSTC

SD 7–0, P

SEL, BSY, REQ, ACK, RST

MSG, C/D, I/O, ATN

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SCSI OUTPUT CONNECTIONS

Am53CF96

Am53CF96 Single Ended SCSI Bus Configuration

SDC 7–0, P

SELC, BSYC, REQC,

ACKC, RSTC

SD 7–0, P

SEL, BSY, REQ, ACK, RST

MSG, C/D, I/O, ATN

DFMODE

V

CC

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SDC 7–0, P

SELC, BSYC, RSTC

SD 7–0, P

SEL, BSY, RST

MSG, C/D, I/O, REQ

DFMODE

ATN, ACK

Am53CF96 Differential SCSI Bus Configuration

TSEL

ISEL

Am53CF96

DT

DT

DT

DT

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TSEL

Vcc

Differential Transceiver Connections for the Differential SCSI Bus Configuration

Using 75ALS170 and 75ALS171 Transceivers

Vcc

SELC

GND

SEL

+ SEL

– SEL

BSYC

GND

BSY

+ BSY

– BSY

RSTC

GND

RST

+ RST

– RST

GND

75ALS171

SDC 6

SD 6

– SD 6
+ SD 6

SDC 7

SD 7

– SD 7
+ SD 7

SDC P

SD P

– SD P

+ SD P

75ALS170

SDC 3

SD 3

– SD 3

+ SD 3

SDC 4

SD 4

– SD 4

+ SD 4

SDC 5

SD 5

– SD 5
+ SD 5

75ALS170

SDC 0

SD 0

– SD 0

+ SD 0

SDC 1

SD 1

– SD 1
+ SD 1

SDC 2

SD 2

– SD 2
+ SD 2

75ALS170

ATN

ISEL

– ATN
+ ATN

75ALS170

– MSG

+ MSG

– C/D

TSEL

MSG

TSEL

C/D

+ C/D

TSEL

I/O

– I/O

+ I/O

75ALS170

REQC

ACKC

REQ

+ REQ

– REQ

ISEL

ACK

+ ACK

– ACK

75ALS171

GND

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SDC 6

SD 6

Differential Transceiver Connections for the Differential

SCSI Bus Configuration Using 75176A Transceiver

– SD 6
+ SD 6

SD 6

SDC 6

RSTC

GND

RST

+ RST

– RST

GND

SDC 0

SD 0

– SD 0
+ SD 0

SDC 0

SD 0

TSEL

MSG

– MSG
+ MSG

MSG

TSEL

SDC 1

SD 1

– SD 1
+ SD 1

SD 1

SDC 1

TSEL

C/D

– C/D
+ C/D

C/D

TSEL

SDC 2

SD 2

– SD 2
+ SD 2

SD 2

SDC 2

TSEL

I/O

– I/O
+ I/O

I/O

TSEL

SDC 3

SD 3

– SD 3
+ SD 3

SD 3

SDC 3

ISEL

ATN

– ATN
+ ATN

ATN

ISEL

SDC 4

SD 4

– SD 4
+ SD 4

SD 4

SDC 4

SELC

GND

SEL

+ SEL

– SEL

GND

SDC 5

SD 5

– SD 5
+ SD 5

SD 5

SDC 5

BSYC

GND

BSY

+ BSY

– BSY

GND

SDC 7

SD 7

– SD 7
+ SD 7

SD 7

SDC 7

TSEL

REQC

REQ

+ REQ

– REQ

GND

SDC P

SD P

– SD P
+ SD P

SD P

SDC P

ISEL

ACKC

ACK

+ ACK

– ACK

GND

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PIN DESCRIPTION
Host Interface Signals

DMA 15–0

Data/DMA Bus
(Input/Output, Active High, Internal Pull-up)

The configuration of this bus depends on the Bus Mode
1–0 (BUSMD 1–0) inputs. When the device is config­ured for single bus operation, the host can access the
internal register set on the lower eight lines while DMA
accesses can be made to the FIFO using the entire bus.
When using the Byte Mode via the BHE and A0 inputs
the data can be transferred on either the upper or lower
half of the DMA 15–0 bus.

DMAP 1–0

Data/DMA Parity Bus
(Input/Output, Active High, Internal Pull-up)

These lines are odd parity for the DMA 15–0 bus. DMAP
1 is the parity for the upper half of the bus (DMA 15–8)
and DMAP 0 is the parity for the lower half of the bus
(DMA 7–0).

ALE [A3]

Address Latch Enable [Address 3]
(Input, Active High)

This is a dual function input. When the device is config­ured for the dual bus mode (two buses, multiplexed and
byte control), this input acts as ALE. As ALE, this input
latches the address on the AD 7–0 bus on its low going
edge. When the device is configured for all other bus
modes, this input acts as A3. As A3, this input is the third
bit of the address bus.

DMARD [A2]

DMA Read [Address 2]
(Input, Active Low [Active High])

This is a dual function input. When the device is config­ured for the dual bus mode (two buses, multiplexed and
byte control), this input acts as DMARD. As DMARD,
this input is the read signal for the DMA 15–0 bus. When
the device is configured for all other bus modes, this in­put acts as A2. As A2, this input is the second bit of the
address bus.

BHE [A1]

Bus High Enable [Address 1]
(Input, Active High)

This is a dual function input. When the device is config­ured for the dual bus mode (two buses, multiplexed and
byte control), this input acts as BHE. As BHE, this input
works in conjunction with AS0 to indicate the lines on
which data transfer will take place. When the device is
configured for all other bus modes this input acts as A1.
As A1, this input is the first bit of the address bus.

AS0 [A0]

Address Status [Address 0]
(Input, Active High)

This is a dual function input. When the device is config­ured for the dual bus mode (two buses, multiplexed and
byte control), this input acts as AS0. As AS0, this input
works in conjunction with BHE to indicate the lines on
which data transfer will take place. When the device is
configured for all other bus modes, this input acts as A0.
As A0, this input is the zeroth bit of the address bus.

The following is the decoding for the BHE and AS0
inputs:

BHE AS0 Bus Used

1 1 Upper Bus – DMA 15–8, DMAP 1
1 0 Full Bus – DMA 15–0, DMAP 1–0
0 1 Reserved
0 0 Lower Bus – DMA 7–0, DMAP 0

DREQ

DMA Request
(Output, Active High, Hi-Z)

This output signal to the DMA controller will be active
during DMA read and write cycles. During a DMA read
cycle it will be active as long as there is a word (or a byte
in the byte mode) in the FIFO to be transferred to mem­ory. During a DMA write cycle it will be active as long as
there is an empty space for a word (or a byte in mode 2)
in the FIFO.

DACK

DMA Acknowledge
(Input, Active Low)

This input signal from the DMA controller will be active
during DMA read and write cycles. The DACK signal is
used to access the DMA FIFO only and should never be
active simultaneously with the CS signal, which ac­cesses the registers only.

AD 7–0

Host Address Data Bus
(Input/Output, Active High, Internal Pull-up)

This bus is used only in the dual bus mode. This bus al­lows the host processor to access the device’s internal
registers while the DMA bus is transferring data. When
using multiplexed bus, these lines can be used for ad­dress and data. When using non multiplexed bus these
lines can be used for the data only.

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DMAWR

DMA Write
(Input, Active Low)

This signal writes the data onto the DMA 15–0 and
DMAP 1–0 bus into the internal FIFO when DACK is
also active. When in the single bus mode this signal
must be tied to the WR signal.

RD

Read
(Input Active Low)

This signal reads the internal device registers and
places their contents on the data bus, when either CS
signal or DACK signal is active.

WR

Write
(Input Active Low)

This signal writes the internal device registers with the
value present on the (AD 7–0 bus or the DMA 15–0 and
DMAP 1–0 bus), when the CS signal is also active.

CS

Chip Select
(Input Active Low)

This signal enables the read and write of the device reg­isters. CS enables access to any register (including the
FIFO) while the DACK enables access only to the FIFO.
CS and DACK should never be active simultaneously in
the single bus mode, they may however be active simul­taneously in the dual bus mode provided the CS signal is
not enabling access to the FIFO.

INT

Interrupt
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This signal is a non-maskable interrupt flag to the host
processor. This signal is latched on the output on the
high going edge of the clock. This flag may be cleared by
reading the Interrupt Status Register (ISTAT) or by per­forming a device reset (hard or soft). This flag is not
cleared by a SCSI reset.

DFMODE

Differential Mode
(Input, Active Low)

This input is available only on the Am53CF96. This input
configures the SCSI bus to either single ended or differ­ential mode. When this input is active, the device oper­ates in the differential SCSI mode. The SCSI data is
available on the SD 7–0 lines and the high active trans­ceiver enables on the SDC 7–0 outputs. When this input
is inactive, the device operates in the single ended SCSI
mode. The SCSI input data is available on SD 7–0 lines
and the output data is available on SDC 7–0 lines. In the
single ended SCSI mode, the SD 7–0 and the SDC 7–0
buses can be tied together externally.

BUSMD 1–0

Bus Mode
(Input, Active High)

These inputs configure the device for single bus or dual
bus operation and the DMA bus width.

BUSMD1 BUSMD0 Bus Configuration

1 1 Two buses: 8-bit Host Bus

and 16-bit DMA Bus
Register Address on A 3–0
and Data on AD Bus

1 0 Two buses: Multiplexed

and byte control
Register Address on AD 3–0
and Data on AD Bus

0 1 Single bus: 8-bit Host Bus

and 16-bit DMA Bus
Register Address on A 3–0
and Data on DMA Bus

0 0 Single bus: 8-bit Host Bus

and 8-bit DMA Bus
Register Address on A 3–0
and Data on DMA Bus

CLK

Clock
(Input)

Clock input used to generate all the internal device tim­ings. The maximum frequency of this input is 40 MHz.
and a minimum of 10 MHz to maintain the SCSI bus
timings.

RESET

Reset
(Input, Active High)

This input when active resets the device. The RESET in­put must be active for at least two CLK periods after the
voltage on the power inputs have reached Vcc
minimum.

SCSI Interface Signals
SD 7–0

SCSI Data
(Input/Output, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

When the device is configured in the Single Ended SCSI
Mode (DFMODE inactive) these pins are defined as in­puts for the SCSI data bus. When the device is config­ured in the Differential SCSI Mode (DFMODE active)
these pins are defined as bidirectional SCSI data bus.

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SD P

SCSI Data Parity
(Input/Output, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

When the device is configured in the Single Ended SCSI
Mode (DFMODE inactive) this pin is defined as the input
for the SCSI data parity. When the device is configured
in the Differential SCSI Mode (DFMODE active) this pin
is defined as bidirectional SCSI data parity.

SDC 7–0

SCSI Data Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

When the device is configured in the Single Ended SCSI
Mode (DFMODE inactive) these pins are defined as out­puts for the SCSI data bus. When the device is config­ured in the Differential SCSI Mode (DFMODE active)
these pins are defined as direction controls for the exter­nal differential transceivers. In this mode, a signal high
state corresponds to an output to the SCSI bus and a
low state corresponds to an input from the SCSI bus.

SDC P

SCSI Data Control Parity
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

When the device is configured in the Single Ended SCSI
Mode (DFMODE inactive) this pin is defined as an out­put for the SCSI data parity. When the device is config­ured in the Differential SCSI Mode (DFMODE active)
this pin is defined as the direction control for the external
differential transceiver. In this mode, a signal high state
corresponds to an output to the SCSI bus and a low
state corresponds to an input from the SCSI bus.

MSG

Message
(Input/Output, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a bidirectional signal with 48 mA output driver.
It is an output in the Target mode and a Schmitt trigger
input in the Initiator mode.

C/D

Command/Data
(Input/Output, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a bidirectional signal with 48 mA output driver.
It is an output in the Target mode and a Schmitt trigger
input in the Initiator mode.

I/O

Input/Output
(Input/Output, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a bidirectional signal with 48 mA output driver.
It is an output in the Target mode and a Schmitt trigger
input in the Initiator mode.

ATN

Attention
(Input/Output, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This signal is a 48 mA output in the Initiator mode and a
Schmitt trigger input in the Target mode. This signal will

be asserted when the Initiator detects a parity error or it
can be asserted via certain Initiator commands.

BSY

Busy
(Input, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a SCSI input signal with a Schmitt trigger.

SEL

Select
(Input, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a SCSI input signal with a Schmitt trigger.

RST

Reset
(Input, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a SCSI input signal with a Schmitt trigger.

REQ

Request
(Input, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a SCSI input signal with a Schmitt trigger.

ACK

Acknowledge
(Input, Active Low, Schmitt Trigger)

This is a SCSI input signal with a Schmitt trigger.

BSYC

Busy Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This is a SCSI output with 48 mA drive. When the device
is configured in the Single Ended SCSI Mode (DFMODE
inactive) this pin is defined as a BSY output for the SCSI
bus. When the device is configured in the Differential
SCSI Mode (DFMODE active) this pin is defined as the
direction control for the external differential transceiver.
In this mode, a signal high state corresponds to an out­put to the SCSI bus and a low state corresponds to an
input from the SCSI bus.

SELC

Select Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This is a SCSI output with 48 mA drive. When the device
is configured in the Single Ended SCSI Mode (DFMODE
inactive) this pin is defined as a SEL output for the SCSI
bus. When the device is configured in the Differential
SCSI Mode (DFMODE active) this pin is defined as the
direction control for the external differential transceiver.
In this mode, a signal high state corresponds to an out­put to the SCSI bus and a low state corresponds to an
input from the SCSI bus.

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RSTC

Reset Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This is a SCSI output with 48 mA drive. The Reset SCSI
command will cause the device to drive RSTC active for
25 ms–40 ms, which will depend on the CLK frequency
and the conversion factor. When the device is config­ured in the Single Ended SCSI Mode (DFMODE inac­tive) this pin is defined as a RST output for the SCSI bus.
When the device is configured in the Differential SCSI
Mode (DFMODE active) this pin is defined as the direc­tion control for the external differential transceiver. In
this mode, a signal high state corresponds to an output
to the SCSI bus and a low state corresponds to an input
from the SCSI bus.

REQC

Request Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This is a SCSI output with 48 mA drive. This signal is
activated only in the Target mode.

ACKC

Acknowledge Control
(Output, Active Low, Open Drain)

This is a SCSI output with 48 mA drive. This signal is ac­tivated only in the Initiator mode.

ISEL

Initiator Select
(Output, Active High)

This signal is available on the Am53CF96 only. This sig­nal is active whenever the device is in the Initiator mode.
In the differential mode this signal is used to enable the
Initiator signals ACKC and ATN and the device also
drives these signals.

TSEL

Target Select
(Output, Active High)

This signal is available on the Am53CF96 only. This sig­nal is active whenever the device is in the Target mode.
In the differential mode this signal is used to enable the
Target signals REQC, MSG, C/D and I/O and the device
also drives these signals.

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Register Map

Address

(Hex.) Operation Register

00 Read Current Transfer Count

Register Low

00 Write Start Transfer Count Register

Low

01 Read Current Transfer Count

Register Middle

01 Write Start Transfer Count Register

Middle
02 Read/Write FIFO Register
03 Read/Write Command Register
04 Read Status Register
04 Write SCSI Destination ID Register
05 Read Interrupt Status Register
05 Write SCSI Timeout Register
06 Read Internal State Register
06 Write Synchronous Transfer Period

Register

Address

(Hex.) Operation Register

07 Read Current FIFO/Internal State

Register
07 Write Synchronous Offset Register
08 Read/Write Control Register 1
09 Write Clock Factor Register

0A Write Forced Test Mode Register
0B Read/Write Control Register 2
0C Read/Write Control Register 3
0D Read/Write Control Register 4
0E Read Current Transfer Count

Register High

0E Write Start Transfer Count

Register High

0F Write Data Alignment Register

Note:

Not all registers in this device are both readable and writable. Some read only registers share the same address with write only
registers. The registers can be accessed by asserting the

CS

signal and then asserting either

RD

or WR signal depending on the

operation to be performed. Only the FIFO Register can be accessed by asserting either

CS

or

DACK

in conjunction with RD and

WR

signals or

DMARD

and

DMAWR

signals. The register address inputs are ignored when

DACK

is used but must be valid

when

CS

is used.

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Current Transfer Count Register
(00H, 01H, 0EH) Read Only

Current Transfer Count Register
CTCREG

Address: 00H, 01H, 0EH

Type: Read

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8

CRVL15 CRVL14 CRVL13 CRVL12 CRVL11 CRVL10 CRVL9 CRVL8

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76543210

CRVL7 CRVL6 CRVL5 CRVL4 CRVL3 CRVL2 CRVL1 CRVL0

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23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16

CRVL23 CRVL22 CRVL21 CRVL20 CRVL19 CRVL18 CRVL17 CRVL16

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17348B-16

CTCREG – Bits 23:0 – CRVL 23:0 – Current
Value 23:0

This is a three-byte register which decrements to keep
track of the number of bytes transferred during a DMA
transfer. Reading these registers returns the current
value of the counter. The counter will decrement by one
for every byte and by two for every word transferred. The
transaction is complete when the count reaches zero,
and bit 4 of the Status Register (04H) is set. Should the
sequence terminate early, the sum of the values in the
Current FIFO (07H) and the Current Transfer Count
Register reflect the number of bytes remaining.

The least significant byte is located at address 00H, the
middle byte is located at address 01H, and the most sig­nificant byte is located at address 0EH. Register 0EH

extends the total width of the register from 16 to 24
bits, and is only enabled when the Enable Features
bit (bit 6) of Control Register Two is set to a value
of ‘1’.

These registers are automatically loaded with the val­ues in the Start Transfer Count Register every time a
DMA command is issued. However, following a chip or
power on reset, up until the time register 0EH is loaded,
the Am53CF94/96’s part-unique ID can be obtained by
reading register 0EH.

In the Target mode, this counter is decremented by the
active edge of DACK during the Data-In phase and by
REQC during the Data-Out phase.

In the Initiator mode, the counter is decremented by the
active edge of DACK during the Synchronous Data-In
phase or by ACKC during the Asynchronous Data-In
phase and by DACK during the Data-Out phase.

Start Transfer Count Register
(00H, 01H, 0EH) Write Only

Start Transfer Count Register
STCREG

Address: 00H–01H

Type: Write

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8

STVL15 STVL14 STVL13 STVL12 STVL11 STVL10 STVL9 STVL8

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76543210

STVL7 STVL6 STVL5 STVL4 STVL3 STVL2 STVL1 STVL0

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23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16

STVL23 STVL22 STVL21 STVL20 STVL19 STVL18 STVL17 STVL16

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17348B-17

STCREG – Bits 15:0 – STVL 15:0 – Start Value 15:0

This is a three-byte register which contains the number
of bytes to be transferred during a DMA operation. The
value in the Start Transfer Count Register must be pro­grammed prior to command execution.

The least significant byte is located at address 00H, the
middle byte is located at address 01H, and the most sig­nificant byte is located at address 0EH. Register 0EH
extends the total width of the register from 16 to 24 bits,
and is only enabled when the Enable Features bit (bit 6)
of Control Register Two is set to a value of ‘1’. This sets
the maximum transfer count to 16.78 MBytes. When a
value of ‘0’ is written to these registers, the transfer
count will be set to the maximum. A DMA NOP com­mand must be issued before the transfer counter values
can be written to 00H, 01H, and 0EH.

These registers retain their value until overwritten, and
are therefore unaffected by a hardware or software re­set. This reduces programming redundancy since it is
no longer necessary to reprogram the count for subse­quent DMA transfers of the same size.

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FIFO Register (02H) Read/Write

FIFO Register
FFREG

Address: 02H

Type: Read/Write

76543210

FF7 FF6 FF5 FF4 FF3 FF2 FF1 FF0

00000000

17348B-18

FFREG – Bits 7:0 – FF 7:0 – FIFO 7:0

The FIFO on the Am53CF94/96 is 16 bytes deep and is
used to transfer SCSI data to and from the ESC. The
bottom of the FIFO may be accessed via a read or write
to this register. This is the only register that can also be
accessed by DACK along with DMARD or DMAWR or
with REQ or ACK. This register is reset to zero by hard­ware or software reset, or at the start of a selection or
reselection sequence, or if Clear FIFO command is
issued.

Command Register (03H) Read/Write

Command Register
CMDREG

Address: 03H

Type: Read/Write

76543210

DMA CMD6 CMD5 CMD4 CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0

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Command 6:0

Direct Memory
Access

17348B-19

Commands to the ESC are issued by writing to this reg­ister which is two bytes deep. Commands may be
queued, and will be read from the bottom of the queue.
At the completion of the bottom command, the top com­mand, if present, will drop to the bottom of the register to
begin execution. All commands are executed within six
clock cycles of dropping to the bottom of the Command
Register, with the exception of the Reset SCSI Bus, Re­set Device, and DMA Stop commands. These com­mands are not queued and are executed within four
clock cycles of being loaded into the top this register.

Interrupts are sometimes generated upon command
completion. Should both commands generate inter­rupts, and the first interrupt has not been serviced, the
interrupt from the second (top) command will be stacked
behind the first. The Status Register, Interrupt Register,
and Internal State Register will be updated to apply to
the second interrupt after the microprocessor services
the first interrupt.

Reading this register will return the command currently
being executed (or the last command executed if there
are no pending commands). When this register is
cleared, existing commands will be terminated and any
queued commands will be ignored. However, it does not
reset the register bits to ‘00H’.

CMDREG – Bit 7 – DMA – Direct Memory Access

When set, this bit notifies the device that the command
is a DMA instruction, when reset it is a non-DMA instruc­tion. For DMA instructions the Current Transfer Count
Register (CTCREG) will be loaded with the contents of
the Start Transfer Count Register (STCREG). The data
is then transferred and the CTCREG is decremented for
each byte until it reaches zero.

CMDREG – Bits 6:0 – CMD 6:0 – Command 6:0

These command bits decode the commands that the
device needs to perform. There are a total of 31 com­mands grouped into four categories. The groups are
Initiator Commands, Target Commands, Selection/
Reselection Commands and General Purpose Com­mands.

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Initiator Commands

CMD6 CMD5 CMD4 CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0 Command

0010000Information Transfer
00100 01Initiator Command Complete Steps
0010010Message Accepted
0011000Transfer Pad Bytes
0011010*Set ATN
0011011*Reset ATN

CMD6 CMD5 CMD4 CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0 Command

0100000Send Message
0100001Send Status
0100010Send Data
0100011Disconnect Steps
0100100Terminate Steps
0100101Target Command Complete Steps
0100111*Disconnect
0101000Receive Message Steps
0101001Receive Command
0101010Receive Data
0101011Receive Command Steps
0000100*DMA Stop
0000101Access FIFO Command

Idle Commands

CMD6 CMD5 CMD4 CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0 Command

1000000Reselect Steps
10000 01Select without ATN Steps
1000010Select with ATN Steps
1000011Select with ATN and Stop Steps
1000100*Enable Selection/Reselection
1000101Disable Selection/Reselection
1000110Select with ATN3 Steps
1000111Reselect with ATN3 Steps

General Commands

CMD6 CMD5 CMD4 CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0 Command

0000000*No Operation
00000 01*Clear FIFO
0000010*Reset Device
0000011Reset SCSI Bus

Target Commands

Note:

*Denotes commands which do

not generate interrupts upon completion.

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Status Register (04H) Read

Status Register
STATREG

Address: 04H

Type: Read

76543210

INT IOE PE CTZ GCV MSG C/D I/O

0000 0 xxx

Illegal Operation Error

Parity Error

Count to Zero

Group Code Valid

Message

Command/Data

Input/Output

Interrupt

17348B-20

This read only register contains flags to indicate the
status and phase of the SCSI transactions. It indicates
whether an interrupt or error condition exists. It should
be read every time the host is interrupted to determine
which device is asserting an interrupt. If the ENF bit is
set (CNTLREG2, bit 6), the SCSI bus phase of the last
complete command (preceding the interrupt) will be
latched until the Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG) is
read. If the ENF bit is disabled, this register will reflect
the current bus phase. If command stacking is used, two
interrupts might occur. Reading this register will clear
the status information for the first interrupt and update
the Status Register for the second interrupt.

STATREG – Bit 7 – INT – Interrupt

The INT bit is set when the device asserts the interrupt
output. This bit will be cleared by a hardware or software
reset. Reading the Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG)
will deassert the interrupt output and also clear this bit.

STATREG – Bit 6 – IOE – Illegal Operation Error

The IOE bit is set when an illegal operation is attempted.
This condition will not cause an interrupt, it will be de­tected by reading the Status Register (STATREG) while
servicing another interrupt. The following conditions will
cause the IOE bit to be set:

■ DMA and SCSI transfer directions are opposite.

■ FIFO overflows or data is overwritten.

■ In Initiator mode an unexpected phase change

detected during synchronous data transfer.

■ Command Register overwritten.
This bit will be cleared by reading the Interrupt Status

Register (INSTREG) or by a hard or soft reset.

STATREG – Bit 5 – PE – Parity Error

The PE bit is set if any of the parity checking options are
enabled and the device detects a parity error on bytes
sent or received on the SCSI Bus. Parity options are
controlled by bits 5:4 in Control Register One
(CNTLREG1), and by bits 2:0 in Control Register Two

(CNTLREG2). The combination of enabled options will
determine if parity is generated from the data bytes
internally by the chip, or if it is passed between buffer
and SCSI Bus without being altered. Detection of a
parity error condition will not cause an interrupt but will
be reported with other interrupt causing conditions.

This bit will be cleared by reading the Interrupt Status
Register (INSTREG) or by a hard or soft reset.

STATREG – Bit 4 – CTZ – Count To Zero

The CTZ bit is set when the Current Transfer Count
Register (CTCREG) has counted down to zero. This bit
will be reset when the CTCREG is written with a non­zero value.

Reading the Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG) will
not affect this bit. This bit will however be cleared by a
hard or soft reset.

Note:

A non-DMA NOP will not reset the CTZ bit since it does
not load the CTCREG. However, a DMA NOP will reset
this bit since it loads the CTCREG.

STATREG – Bit 3 – GCV – Group Code Valid

The GCV bit is set if the group code field in the Com­mand Descriptor Block (CDB) is one that is defined by
the ANSI Committee in their document X3.131 – 1986. If
the SCSI-2 Feature Enable (S2FE) bit in the Control
Register 2 (CNTLREG2) is set, Group 2 commands will
be treated as ten byte commands and the GCV bit will be
set. If S2FE is reset then Group 2 commands will be
treated as reserved commands. Group 3 and 4 com­mands will always be considered reserved commands.
The device will treat all reserved commands as six byte
commands. Group 6 commands will always be treated
as vendor unique six byte commands and Group 7 com­mands will always be treated as vendor unique ten byte
commands.

The GCV bit is cleared by reading the Interrupt Status
Register (INSTREG) or by a hard or soft reset.

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STATREG – Bit 2 – MSG – Message
STATREG – Bit 1 – C/D – Command/Data
STATREG – Bit 0 – I/O – Input/Output

Bit2 Bit1 Bit0

MSG C/D I/O SCSI Phase

1 1 1 Message In
1 1 0 Message Out
1 0 1 Reserved
1 0 0 Reserved
0 1 1 Status
0 1 0 Command
0 0 1 Data_In
0 0 0 Data_Out

The MSG, C/D and I/O bits together can be referred to
as the SCSI Phase bits. They indicate the phase of the
SCSI bus. These bits may be latched or unlatched
depending on whether or not the ENF bit in Control
Register Two is set.

In the latched mode the SCSI phase bits are latched at
the end of a command and the latch is opened when the
Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG) is read. In the un­latched mode, they indicate the phase of the SCSI bus
when this register is read.

SCSI Destination ID Register (04H) Write

RES RES RES RES RES

00000

SCSI Destination ID Register
SDIDREG

Address: 04H

Type: Write

76543210

DID2 DID1 DID0

xxx

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

SCSI Destination ID 2:0

Reserved

17348B-21

SDIDREG – Bits 7:3 – RES – Reserved
SDIDREG – Bits 2:0 – DID 2:0 – Destination ID 2:0

The DID 2:0 bits are the encoded SCSI ID of the device
on the SCSI bus which needs to be selected or
reselected.

At power-up the state of these bits is undefined. The DID
2:0 bits are not affected by reset.

DID2 DID1 DID0 SCSI ID

1117
1106
1015
1004
0113
0102
0011
0000

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Interrupt Status Register (05H) Read

SRST ICMD DIS SR SO

00000

Interrupt Status Register
INSTREG

Address: 05h

Type: READ

76543210

RESEL SELA SEL

000

Invalid Command

Disconnected

Service Request

Successful Operation

Selected with Attention

SCSI Reset

Selected

Reselected

17348B-22

The Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG) will indicate
the reason for the interrupt. This register is used with the
Status Register (STATREG) and Internal State Register
(ISREG) to determine the reason for the interrupt.
Reading the INSTREG will clear all three registers.
Therefore the Status Register (STATREG) and Internal
State Register (ISREG) should be examined prior to
reading the INSTREG.

INSTREG – Bit 7 – SRST – SCSI Reset

The SRST bit will be set if a SCSI Reset is detected and
SCSI reset reporting is enabled via the DISR (bit 6) of
Control Register One (CNTLREG1).

INSTREG – Bit 6 – ICMD – Invalid Command

The ICMD bit will be set if the device detects an illegal
command code. This bit is also set if a command code is
detected from a mode that is different from the mode the
device is currently in. Once this bit is set, and invalid
command interrupt will be generated.

INSTREG – Bit 5 – DIS – Disconnected

The DIS bit can be set in the Target or the Initiator mode
when the device disconnects from the SCSI bus. In the
Target mode this bit will be set if a Terminate or a Com­mand Complete steps causes the device to disconnect
from the SCSI bus. In the Initiator mode this bit will be
set if the Target disconnects; while in Idle mode, this bit
will be set if a selection or reselection timeout occurs.

INSTREG – Bit 4 – SR – Service Request

The SR bit can be set in the Target or the Initiator mode
when another device on the SCSI bus has a service

request. In the Target mode this bit will be set when the
Initiator asserts the ATN signal. In the Initiator mode this
bit is set when a Command Steps Successfully Com­pleted Command is issued.

INSTREG – Bit 3 – SO – Successful Operation

The SO bit can be set in the Target or the Initiator mode
when an operation has successfully completed. In the
Target mode this bit will be set when any Target or Idle
state command is completed. In the Initiator mode this
bit is set after a Target has been successfully selected,
after a command has successfully completed and after
an information transfer command when the Target
requests a Message In phase.

INSTREG – Bit 2 – RESEL – Reselected

The RESEL bit is set at the end of the reselection phase
indicating that the device has been reselected as an
Initiator.

INSTREG – Bit 1 – SELA – Selected with Attention

The SELA bit is set at the end of the selection phase indi­cating that the device has been selected as a Target by
the Initiator and that the ATN signal was active during
the selection.

INSTREG – Bit 0 – SEL – Selected

The SEL bit is set at the end of the selection phase indi­cating that the device has been selected as a Target by
the Initiator and that the ATN signal was inactive during
the selection.

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SCSI Timeout Register (05H) Write

SCSI Timeout Register
STIMREG

Address: 05H

Type: Write

76543210

STIM7 STIM6 STIM5 STIM4 STIM3 STIM2 STIM1 STIM0

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17348B-23

This register determines how long the Initiator (Target)
will wait for a response to a Selection (Reselection)
before timing out. It should be set to yield 250 ms to
comply with ANSI standards for SCSI, but the maximum
time out period may be calculated using the following
formulas.

Note: A hardware reset will clear this register.

STIMREG – Bits 7:0 – STIM 7:0 – SCSI Timer 7:0

The value loaded in STIM 7:0 can be calculated as
shown below:

STIM 7:0 =
[(SCSI Time Out) (Clock Frequency) / (8192 (Clock

Factor))]
Example:
SCSI Time Out (in seconds): 250 ms. (Recommended

by the ANSI Standard) = 250 x 10

–3 s.

Clock Frequency: 20 MHz. (assume) = 20 x 10

6 Hz.

Clock Factor: CLKF 2:0 from Clock Conversion Register
(09H) = 5

STIM 7:0 = (250 x 10

–3) X (20 x 106) / (8192 (5)) = 122

decimal

Internal State Register (06H) Read

Internal State Register
ISREG

Address: 06H

Type: Read

76543210

RES RES RES RES

SOF

IS2 IS1 IS0

xxxx 0 000

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Synchronous Offset Flag

Internal State 2:0

Reserved

17348B-24

The Internal State Register (ISREG) tracks the progress
of a sequence-type command. It is updated after each
successful completion of an intermediate operation. If
an error occurs, the host can read this register to
determine the point where the command failed and take
the necessary procedure for recovery. Reading the
Interrupt Status Register (INSTREG) while an interrupt
is pending will clear this register. A hard or soft reset will
also zero this register .

ISREG – Bits 7:4 – RES – Reserved

ISREG – Bit 3 – SOF – Synchronous Offset Flag

The SOF is reset when the Synchronous Offset Register
(SOFREG) has reached its maximum value.

Note:

The SOF bit is active Low.

ISREG – Bits 2:0 – IS 2:0 – Internal State 2:0

The IS 2:0 bits along with the Interrupt Status Register
(INSTREG) indicates the status of the successfully
completed intermediate operation. Refer to the Status
Decode section for more details.