RTS-8
1.4 Mode Code and Subaddress
The UT1760A RTS provides two modes of illegal
subaddress decoding, one meeting MIL-STD-1760A
Notices I and II, and the other meeting MIL-STD-1760A
Notice III. In addition, the device has automatic internal
illegal command decoding for reserved MIL-STD-1553B
mode codes. These definitions are extracted from MILSTD-1760A and reviewed in section 1.5 of this document.
Upon command word validation and decode, status pins
MCSA(4:0) and MC
/SA become valid. Status pin MC/SA
will indicate whether the data on pins MCSA(4:0) is mode
code or subaddress information. Status Register bits 0
through 5 contain the same information as pins MCSA(4:0)
and MC
/SA. The system designer can use signals
MCSA(4:0), MC
/SA, BRDCST, RTRT, etc. to illegalize
mode codes, subaddresses, and other message formats
(broadcast and RT-to-RT) via the Illegal Command
(ILLCOM) input to the part.
RTS MODE CODE HANDLING PROCEDURE
T/R Mode Code Function Operation
0 10100 Selected Transmitter Shutdown
2
1. Command word stored
2. MERR pin asserted
3. MERR bit set in Status Register
4. Status word transmitted
0
10101
Override Selected Transmitter
Shutdown
2
1. Command word stored
2. MERR pin asserted
3. MERR bit set in Status Register
4. Status word transmitted
0 10001 Synchronize (w/Data) 1. Command word stored
2. Data word stored
3. Status word transmitted
1 00000 Dynamic Bus Control
2
1. Command word stored
2. MERR pin asserted
3. MERR bit set in Status Register
4. Status word transmitted
1 00001 Synchronize
1
1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
1 00010 Transmit Status Word 3 1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
1 00011 Initiate Self-Test
1
1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
1 00100 Transmitter Shutdown 1. Command word stored
2. Alternate bus shutdown
3. Status word transmitted
1 00101 Override Transmitter Shutdown 1. Command word stored
2. Alternate bus enabled
3. Status word transmitted
1 00110 Inhibit Terminal Flag Bit 1. Command word stored
2. Terminal Flag bit set to zero and disabled
3. Status word transmitted
1 00111 Override Inhibit Terminal Flag 1. Command word stored
2. Terminal Flag bit enabled, but not set to logic one
3. Status word transmitted
1 01000 Reset Remote Terminal
1
1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
1 10010 Transmit Last Command
Word 3
1. Status word transmitted
2. Last command word transmitted
1 10000 Transmit Vector Word 1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
3. Data word transmitted
1 10011 Transmit BIT Word 1. Command word stored
2. Status word transmitted
3. Data word transmitted
Notes:
1. Further host interaction required for mode code operation.
2. Reserved mode code; A) MERR pin asserted, B) MESS ERR bit set, C) status word transmitted (ME bit set to logic one).
3. Status word not affected.
4. Undefined mode codes are treated as reserved mode codes.