The SY10/100E016 are high-speed synchronous,
presettable and cascadable 8-bit binary counters designed
for use in new, high-performance ECL systems. Architecture
and operation are the same as the Motorola MC10H016 in
the MECL 10KH family, extended to 8 bits, as shown in the
logic diagram.
The counters feature internal feedback of TC, gated by
the TCLD (terminal count load) pin. When TCLD is LOW,
the TC feedback is disabled and counting proceeds
continuously, with TC going LOW to indicate an all-HlGH
state. When TCLD is HIGH, the TC feedback causes the
counter to automatically reload upon TC = LOW, thus
functioning as a programmable counter.
PIN NAMES
PinFunction
P0-P7Parallel Data (Preset) Inputs
Q0-Q7Data outputs
CECount Enable Control Input
PEParallel Load Enable Control Input
MRMaster Reset
CLKClock
TCTerminal Count Output
TCLDTC-Load Control Input
V
CCOVCC to Output
P4
P2
P3
VCCO
Q2
Q1
Q0
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
Q
SY10E016
SY100E016
TC
7
BIT 7
P
7
CE
Q
0Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6
Q2 – Q
Q
Q
6
5
5
BIT 2 – BIT 6
5
5
5
1
5
BIT 1
P
1
CE
0
Q
0
SLAVE
Q0M
Q0M
MASTER
BIT 0
PE
TCLDMR CLK
CE
P
0
2
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SY10E016
SY100E016
TRUTH TABLE
(1)
CEPETCLDMRCLKFunction
XLXLZLoad Parallel (Pn to Qn)
LHLLZContinuous Count
LHHLZCount; Load Parallel on TC = LOW
HHXLZHold
XXXLZZMaster respond, Slaves Hold
XXXHZReset (Q
1. CLK to TC propagation delay is dependent on the loading of the Q outputs. With all of the Q outputs loaded, the noise generated in going from a IIII IIII
state to a 0000 0000 state causes the CLk to TC+ delay to increase.
For applications which call for larger than 8-bit counters,
multiple E016s can be tied together to achieve very wide bit
width counters. The active low terminal count (TC) output and
count enable input (CE) greatly facilitate the cascading of
E016 devices. Two E016s can be cascaded without the need
for external gating; however, for counters wider than 16 bits,
external OR gates are necessary for cascade implementations.
Figure 1, below, pictorially illustrates the cascading of 4
E016s to build a 32-bit high frequency counter. Note the E101
gates used to OR the terminal count outputs of the lower order
E016s to control the counting operation of the higher order
bits. When the terminal count of the preceding device (or
devices) goes low (the counter reaches an all 1s state), the
more significant E016 is set in its count mode and will count
one binary digit upon the next positive clock transition. In
addition, the preceding devices will also count one bit, thus
sending their terminal count outputs back to a high state,
disabling the count operation of the more significant counters
and placing them back into hold modes. Therefore, for an
LOAD
E016 in the chain to count all of the lower order terminal count
outputs, it must be in the low state. The bit width of the counter
can be increased or decreased by simply adding or subtracting
E016 devices from Figure 1 and maintaining the logic pattern
illustrated in the same figure.
The maximum frequency of operation for the cascaded
counter chain is set by the propagation delay of the TC output
and the necessary set-up time of the CE input and the
propagation delay through the OR gate controlling it (for 16bit counters the limitation is only the TC propagation delay and
the CE set-up time). Figure 1 shows E101 gates used to
control the count enable inputs; however, if the frequency of
operation is lower, a slower ECL OR gate can be used. Using
the worst case guarantees for these parameters from the
ECLinPS data book, the maximum count frequency for a
greater than 16-bit counter is 475MHz and that for a 16-bit
counter is 625MHz. Note that this assumes the trace delay
between the TC outputs and the CE inputs are negligible. If
this is not the case, estimates of these delays need to be
added to the calculations.
"LO"
CLOCK
Q0–Q
7
CEPE
E016
LSB
P0–P
TC
7
CLK
Q0–Q
7
CEPECEPECEPE
E016
TCCLK
P0–P
7
Figure 1. 32-Bit Cascaded E016 Counter
E101
Q0–Q
E016
P0–P
7
TCCLK
7
E101
Q0–Q
E016
MSB
P0–P
7
TCCLK
7
5
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SY10E016
SY100E016
Programmable Divider
The E016 has been designed with a control pin which
makes it ideal for use as an 8-bit programmable divider. The
TCLD pin (load on terminal count), when asserted, reloads the
data present at the parallel input pin (Pn's) upon reaching
terminal count (an all 1s state on the outputs). Because this
feedback is built internal to the chip, the programmable
division operation will run at very nearly the same frequency
as the maximum counting frequency of the device. Figure 2
below illustrates the input conditions necessary for utilizing
the E016 as a programmable divider set up to divide by 113.
HLLHHLHH
7P6P5P4P3P2P1P0
P
H
PE
L
CE
H
TCLD
CLK
7Q6Q5Q4Q3Q2Q1Q0
Q
To determine what value to load into the device to accomplish
the desired division, the designer simply subtracts the binary
equivalent of the desired divide ratio for the binary value for
256. As an example for a divide ration of 113:
PN's = 256 – 113 = 8F
16 = 1000 1111
where
P0 = LSB and P7 = MSB
Forcing this input condition, as per the set-up in Figure 2, will
result in the waveforms of Figure 3. Note that the TC output
Figure 3. Divide by 113 E016 Programmable Divider Waveforms
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DividePreset Data Inputs
RatioP7P6P5P4P3P2P1P0
2HHHHHHHL
3 H H HHH H L H
4 H H HHH H L L
5 H H HHH L H H
•••••• • ••
•••••• • ••
112HLLHLLLL
113HLLLHHHH
114HLLLHHHL
•••••• • ••
•••••• • ••
254LLLLLLHL
255LLLLLLLH
256LLLLLLLL
Table 1. Preset Values for Various Divide Ratios
SY10E016
SY100E016
is used as the divide output and the pulse duration is equal to
a full clock period. For even divide ratios twice the desired
divide ratio can be loaded into the E016 and the TC output can
feed the clock input of a toggle flip-flop to create a signal
divided as desired with a 50% duty cycle.
A single E016 can be used to divide by any ratio from 2 to
256, inclusive. If divide ratios of greater than 256 are needed,
multiple E016s can be cascaded in a manner similar to that
already discussed. When E016s are cascaded to build larger
dividers, the TCLD pin will no longer provide a means for
loading on terminal count. Because one does not want to
reload the counters until all of the devices in the chain have
reached terminal count, external gating of the TC pins must be
used for multiple E016 divider chains.
Figure 4 on the following page shows a typical block
diagram of a 32-bit divider chain. Once again, the maximize
the frequency of operation, E101 OR gates were used. For
lower frequency applications, a slower OR gate could replace
the E101. Note that for a 16-bit divider, the OR function
feeding the PE (program enable) input CANNOT be replaced
by a wire OR tie as the TC output of the least significant E016
must also feed the CE input of the most significant E016. If the
two TC outputs were OR tied, the cascaded count operation
would not operate properly. Because in the cascaded form
the PE feedback is external and requires external gating, the
maximum frequency of operation will be significantly less than
the same operation in a single device.
Maximizing E016 Count Frequency
The E016 device produces nine fast transitioning singleended outputs; thus, VCC noise can become significant in
situations where all of the outputs switch simultaneously in the
same direction. This VCC noise can negatively impact the
maximum frequency of operation of the device. Since the
device does not need to have the Q outputs terminated to
count properly, it is recommended that, if the outputs are not
going to be used in the rest of the system, they should be left
unterminated. In addition, if only a subset of the Q outputs are
used in the system, only those outputs should be terminated.
Not terminating the unused outputs will not only cut down the
VCC noise generated, but will also save in total system power
dissipation. Following these guidelines will allow designers to
either be more aggressive in their designs, or provide them
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