PIN DESCRIPTIO NS (cont’d)
PIN NAME
PIN
TYPE
1
DESCRIPTION
LD Load I
When
LD is LOW, the data word on D0 – D17 (the data input s) is writ ten int o a
programmable-flag-offset register,
or into the Control Register (when in the
Enhanced Operating Mode),
on the LOW-to-HIGH transition of WCLK, whenever
WEN is LOW. (See Table 3.) Also, when LD is LOW, a word is read to Q0 – Q17 (the
data outputs) from the offset registers
and/or the Contro l Regis ter (wh en in the
Enhanced Operating Mode)
on the LOW-to-HIGH transition of RCLK, whenever
REN is LOW. (See again Table 3, and particularly the Notes following this table.)
When
LD is HIGH, normal FIFO write and read operations are enabled.
FL
/RT
First Load /
Retran smit
I
In the standalone or paralleled configuration,
FL/RT should be LOW during a reset
operation. (See Tables 1 and 2.)
However, thereafter, in the standalone or
paralleled configuration, if
FL is taken HIGH, it functions instead as RT
(Retransmit), and resets the FIFO’s internal read pointer to the first physical
locati on of the RAM array . Note that alt hou gh Retr ans mit is an ‘en han ced’
feature, it is always available for a FIFO during standalone operation, whether
the FIFO is in IDT-Compatible Operating Mode or in Enhanced Operating
Mode; it is not regula ted eit her by the Contro l Regis ter or by the
EMODE
control input.
In IDT-compatible cascaded configuration, FL has an entirely
different function; it is grounded for the first FIFO device (the ‘master’ device or ‘firstload’ device), and is set to HIGH for all other FIFO devices in the daisy chain. Thus,
the
Retransmit
feature is not available for FIFOs operating in an IDT-compatible
cascaded configuration.
WXI
/WEN
2
Write
Expansion
Input/
Write
Enable 2
I
This signal is dual-purpose; its functionality is determined during a reset operation,
accordi ng to its own stat e, and also accord ing to the stat es of the thre e other
control inputs
RXI
/REN
2
, FL
/RT
, and
EMODE
. (See Tables 1 and 2.) In the
standal one or paralle led con figu rat ion,
WXI/
WEN
2
is grounded. In the cascaded
configuration,
WXI/
WEN
2
is connecte d to WXO (Write Expansion Output) of the
previous device, and functions as
WXI.
In the Enhanced Operating Mode,
WXI/WEN2 functio ns as a second write- ena ble sig nal , WEN2, which is ANDed
with
WEN to prod uce an ef fect ive intern al writ e-e nabl e sign al.
2
RXI
/REN
2
Read
Expansi on
Input/
Read
Enable 2
I
This signal is dual-purpose; its functionality is determined during a reset operation,
accordi ng to its own stat e, and also accord ing to the stat es of the thre e other
control inputs
WXI
/WEN
2
, FL
/RT
, and
EMODE
. (See Tables 1 and 2.) In the
standal one or paralle led con figu rat ion,
RXI/
REN
2
is grounded. In the cascaded
configuration,
RXI/
REN
2
is connecte d to RXO (Read Expansion Output) of the
previous device, and functions as
RXI.
In the Enhanced Operating Mode,
RXI/REN2 functions as a second read-enable signal, REN2, which is AND ed
with
REN – and perhaps also with OE, if Cont rol -Reg ist er bit 05 is HIGH – to
produce an effective internal read-enable signal.
2
FF Full Flag O
When
FF is LOW, the FIFO is full; further advancement of its internal write-address
pointer, and further data writes through its Data Inputs into its internal memory
array, are inhibited. Whe n
FF is HIGH, the FIFO is not full. FF is synch ron ized to
WCLK.
PAF
Progra mmab le
Almost-Full Flag
O
When
PAF is LOW, the FIFO is ‘almost full,’ based on the almost-full-offset value
programmed into the FIFO’s Almost-Full Offset Register. The default value of this
offset at reset is one-eighth of the total number of words in the FIFO-memory array,
minus one, measured from ‘full.’ (See Table 4.) In the IDT-Compatible Operating
Mode,
PAF is asynchronous.
In the Enhance d Opera tin g Mode, P AF is
synchronized to WCLK after a reset operation, according to the state of
Control Register bit 04. (See Table 5.)
NOTES:
1. I = Input, O = Output, Z = High-Impedance, V = Power Voltage Level
2. The ostensib le differences in sign al assertiveness are reconciled before ANDing.
BOLD ITALIC = Enhanced Op erating Mode
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