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SN74ACT3632
512 × 36 × 2
CLOCKED BIDIRECTIONAL FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT MEMORY
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D
Free-Running CLKA and CLKB Can Be
Asynchronous or Coincident
D
Two Independent 512 × 36 Clocked FIFOs
Buffering Data in Opposite Directions
D
Mailbox-Bypass Register for Each FIFO
D
Programmable Almost-Full and
Almost-Empty Flags
D
Microprocessor Interface Control Logic
D
IRA, ORA, AEA, and AFA Flags
Synchronized by CLKA
D
IRB, ORB, AEB, and AFB Flags
Synchronized by CLKB
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Low-Power 0.8-µm Advanced CMOS
T echnology
D
Supports Clock Frequencies up to 67 MHz
D
Fast Access Times of 11 ns
D
Pin-to-Pin Compatible With the
SN74ACT3622 and SN74ACT3642
D
Package Options Include 120-Pin Thin
Quad Flat (PCB) and 132-Pin Plastic Quad
Flat (PQ) Packages
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CC
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CC
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CC
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GND
CLKA
ENA
A9
A8
GND
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A10
CSA
IRA
ORA
MBA
AFA
FS0
GND
FS1
RST2
MBB
MBF1
AEB
ORB
IRB
W/RA
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SN74ACT3632
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PQ PACKAGE
†
(TOP VIEW)
NCNCV
CLKB
ENB
W/RB
CSB
GND
IRB
ORB
AFB
AEB
MBF1
MBB
RST2
FS1
GND
FS0
RST1
MBA
MBF2
AEA
AFA
ORA
IRA
CSA
W/RA
ENA
CLKA
GND
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A10
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CC
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CC
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NC – No internal connection
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Uses Yamaichi socket IC51-1324-828
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description
The SN74ACT3632 is a high-speed, low-power CMOS clocked bidirectional FIFO memory. It supports clock
frequencies up to 67 MHz and has read access times as fast as 11 ns. Two independent 512 × 36 dual-port
SRAM FIFOs on the chip buffer data in opposite directions. Each FIFO has flags to indicate empty and full
conditions and two programmable flags, almost full (AF
) and almost empty (AE) to indicate when a selected
number of words is stored in memory . Communication between each port can bypass the FIFOs via two 36-bit
mailbox registers. Each mailbox register has a flag to signal when new mail has been stored. Two or more
devices can be used in parallel to create wider datapaths.
The SN74ACT3632 is a clocked FIFO, which means each port employs a synchronous interface. All data
transfers through a port are gated to the low-to-high transition of a port clock by enable signals. The clocks for
each port are independent of one another and can be asynchronous or coincident. The enables for each port
are arranged to provide a simple bidirectional interface between microprocessors and/or buses with
synchronous control.
The input-ready (IRA, IRB) flag and almost-full (AFA
, AFB) flag of a FIFO are two-stage synchronized to the
port clock that writes data to its array. The output-ready (ORA, ORB) flag and almost-empty (AEA
, AEB) flag
of a FIFO are two-stage synchronized to the port clock that reads data from its array . Of fset values for the AF
and AE flags of both FIFOs can be programmed from port A.
The SN74ACT3632 is characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.
For more information on this device family, see the following application reports:
•
FIFO Mailbox-Bypass Registers: Using Bypass Registers to Initialize DMA Control
(literature number SCAA007)
•
Interfacing TI Clocked FIFOs With TI Floating-Point Digital Signal Processors
(literature number
SCAA005)
•
Metastability Performance of Clocked FIFOs
(literature number SCZA004)
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functional block diagram
Port-A
Control
Logic
CLKA
CSA
W/RA
ENA
MBA
FIFO1,
Mail1
Reset
Logic
RST1
512 × 36
SRAM
Input Register
Output Register
Mail1
Register
Write
Pointer
Read
Pointer
Status-Flag
Logic
Programmable-
Flag
Offset Registers
Status-Flag
Logic
Read
Pointer
Write
Pointer
512 × 36
SRAM
Input Register
Output Register
Mail2
Register
Port-B
Control
Logic
IRA
AFA
FS0
FS1
A0–A35
ORA
AEA
MBF2
FIFO2,
Mail2
Reset
Logic
MBF1
ORB
AEB
B0–B35
IRB
AFB
RST2
CLKB
CSB
W/RB
ENB
MBB
FIFO1
FIFO2
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Terminal Functions
TERMINAL
NAME
I/O DESCRIPTION
A0–A35 I/O Port-A data. The 36-bit bidirectional data port for side A.
AEA
O
(port A)
Port-A almost-empty flag. Programmable flag synchronized to CLKA. AEA is low when the number of words in FIFO2
is less than or equal to the value in the almost-empty A offset register, X2.
AEB
O
(port B)
Port-B almost-empty flag. Programmable flag synchronized to CLKB. AEB is low when the number of words in FIFO1
is less than or equal to the value in the almost-empty B offset register, X1.
AFA
O
(port A)
Port-A almost-full flag. Programmable flag synchronized to CLKA. AFA is low when the number of empty locations in
FIFO1 is less than or equal to the value in the almost-full A offset register , Y1.
AFB
O
(port B)
Port-B almost-full flag. Programmable flag synchronized to CLKB. AFB is low when the number of empty locations in
FIFO2 is less than or equal to the value in the almost-full B offset register , Y2.
B0–B35 I/O Port-B data. The 36-bit bidirectional data port for side B.
CLKA I
Port-A clock. CLKA is a continuous clock that synchronizes all data transfers through port A and can be asynchronous
or coincident to CLKB. IRA, ORA, AFA
, and AEA are all synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKA.
CLKB I
Port-B clock. CLKB is a continuous clock that synchronizes all data transfers through port B and can be asynchronous
or coincident to CLKA. IRB, ORB, AFB
, and AEB are synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKB.
CSA
I
Port-A chip select. CSA must be low to enable a low-to-high transition of CLKA to read or write data on port A. The
A0–A35 outputs are in the high-impedance state when CSA
is high.
CSB
I
Port-B chip select. CSB must be low to enable a low-to-high transition of CLKB to read or write data on port B. The
B0–B35 outputs are in the high-impedance state when CSB
is high.
ENA I Port-A enable. ENA must be high to enable a low-to-high transition of CLKA to read or write data on port A.
ENB I Port-B enable. ENB must be high to enable a low-to-high transition of CLKB to read or write data on port B.
FS1, FS0 I
Flag-offset selects. The low-to-high transition of a FIFO reset input latches the values of FS0 and FS1. If either FS0
or FS1 is high when a reset input goes high, one of three preset values is selected as the offset for the FIFO AF
and
AE
flags. If both FIFOs are reset simultaneously and both FS0 and FS1 are low when RST1 and RST2 go high, the
first four writes to FIFO1 program the almost-full and almost-empty offsets for both FIFOs.
IRA
O
(port A)
Input-ready flag. IRA is synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKA. When IRA is low, FIFO1 is full and writes
to its array are disabled. IRA is set low when FIFO1 is reset and is set high on the second low-to-high transition of CLKA
after reset.
IRB
O
(port B)
Input-ready flag. IRB is synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKB. When IRB is low, FIFO2 is full and writes
to its array are disabled. IRB is set low when FIFO2 is reset and is set high on the second low-to-high transition of CLKB
after reset.
MBA I
Port-A mailbox select. A high level on MBA chooses a mailbox register for a port-A read or write operation. When the
A0–A35 outputs are active, a high level on MBA selects data from the mail2 register for output and a low level selects
FIFO2 output-register data for output.
MBB I
Port-B mailbox select. A high level on MBB chooses a mailbox register for a port-B read or write operation. When the
B0–B35 outputs are active, a high level on MBB selects data from the mail1 register for output and a low level selects
FIFO1 output-register data for output.
MBF1
O
Mail1 register flag. MBF1 is set low by the low-to-high transition of CLKA that writes data to the mail1 register. W rites
to the mail1 register are inhibited while MBF1
is low. MBF1 is set high by a low-to-high transition of CLKB when a port-B
read is selected and MBB is high. MBF1
is set high when FIFO1 is reset.
MBF2
O
Mail2 register flag. MBF2 is set low by the low-to-high transition of CLKB that writes data to the mail2 register. W rites
to the mail2 register are inhibited while MBF2
is low. MBF2 is set high by a low-to-high transition of CLKA when a port-A
read is selected and MBA is high. MBF2
is also set high when FIFO2 is reset.
ORA
O
(port A)
Output-ready flag. ORA is synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKA. When ORA is low, FIFO2 is empty and
reads from its memory are disabled. Ready data is present on the output register of FIFO2 when ORA is high. ORA
is forced low when FIFO2 is reset and goes high on the third low-to-high transition of CLKA after a word is loaded to
empty memory.
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Terminal Functions (Continued)
TERMINAL
NAME
I/O DESCRIPTION
ORB
O
(port B)
Output-ready flag. ORB is synchronized to the low-to-high transition of CLKB. When ORB is low, FIFO1 is empty and
reads from its memory are disabled. Ready data is present on the output register of FIFO1 when ORB is high. ORB
is forced low when FIFO1 is reset and goes high on the third low-to-high transition of CLKB after a word is loaded to
empty memory.
RST1
I
FIFO1 reset. T o reset FIFO1, four low-to-high transitions of CLKA and four low-to-high transitions of CLKB must occur
while RST1
is low. The low-to-high transition of RST1 latches the status of FS0 and FS1 for AFA and AEB offset
selection. FIFO1 must be reset upon power up before data is written to its RAM.
RST2
I
FIFO2 reset. T o reset FIFO2, four low-to-high transitions of CLKA and four low-to-high transitions of CLKB must occur
while RST2
is low. The low-to-high transition of RST2 latches the status of FS0 and FS1 for AFB and AEA offset
selection. FIFO2 must be reset upon power up before data is written to its RAM.
W/RA
I
Port-A write/read select. A high on W/RA selects a write operation and a low selects a read operation on port A for a
low-to-high transition of CLKA. The A0–A35 outputs are in the high-impedance state when W/R
A is high.
W/RB
I
Port-B write/read select. A low on W/RB selects a write operation and a high selects a read operation on port B for a
low-to-high transition of CLKB. The B0–B35 outputs are in the high-impedance state when W
/RB is low.
detailed description
reset
The FIFO memories of the SN74ACT3632 are reset separately by taking their reset (RST1
, RST2) inputs low
for at least four port-A clock (CLKA) and four port-B clock (CLKB) low-to-high transitions. The reset inputs can
switch asynchronously to the clocks. A FIFO reset initializes the internal read and write pointers and forces the
input-ready flag (IRA, IRB) low, the output-ready flag (ORA, ORB) low, the almost-empty flag (AEA
, AEB) low,
and the almost-full flag (AFA
, AFB) high. Resetting a FIFO also forces the mailbox flag (MBF1, MBF2) of the
parallel mailbox register high. After a FIFO is reset, its input-ready flag is set high after two clock cycles to begin
normal operation. A FIFO must be reset after power up before data is written to its memory.
A low-to-high transition on a FIFO reset (RST1
, RST2) input latches the value of the flag-select (FS0, FS1)
inputs for choosing the almost-full and almost-empty offset programming method.
almost-empty flag and almost-full flag offset programming
Four registers in the SN74ACT3632 are used to hold the offset values for the AE
and AF flags. The port-B
almost-empty flag (AEB
) offset register is labeled X1 and the port-A almost-empty flag (AEA) offset register is
labeled X2. The port-A almost-full flag (AFA
) offset register is labeled Y1 and the port-B almost-full flag (AFB)
offset register is labeled Y2. The index of each register name corresponds to its FIFO number. The offset
registers can be loaded with preset values during the reset of a FIFO or they can be programmed from port A
(see Table 1).
T able 1. Flag Programming
FS1 FS0 RST1 RST2
X1 AND Y1 REGISTERS†X2 AND Y2 REGISTERS
‡
H H ↑ X 64 X
H H X ↑ X 64
H L ↑ X 16 X
H L X ↑ X 16
L H ↑ X 8 X
L H X ↑ X 8
L L ↑ ↑ Programmed from port A Programmed from port A
†
X1 register holds the offset for AEB; Y1 register holds the offset for AFA.
‡
X2 register holds the offset for AEA
; Y2 register holds the offset for AFB.
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almost-empty flag and almost-full flag offset programming (continued)
To load the AE
flag and AF flag offset registers of a FIFO with one of the three preset values listed in Table 1,
at least one of the flag-select inputs must be high during the low-to-high transition of its reset input. For example,
to load the preset value of 64 into X1 and Y1, FS0 and FS1 must be high when FIFO1 reset (RST1
) returns high.
Flag-offset registers associated with FIFO2 are loaded with one of the preset values in the same way with FIFO2
reset (RST2
). When using one of the preset values for the flag offsets, the FIFOs can be reset simultaneously
or at different times.
To program the X1, X2, Y1, and Y2 registers from port A, both FIFOs should be reset simultaneously with FS0
and FS1 low during the low-to-high transition of the reset inputs. After this reset is complete, the first four writes
to FIFO1 do not store data in RAM but load the offset registers in the order Y1, X1, Y2, X2. Each offset register
uses port-A (A8–A0) inputs, with A8 as the most-significant bit. Each register value can be programmed from
1 to 508. After all the offset registers are programmed from port A, the port-B input-ready flag (IRB) is set high
and both FIFOs begin normal operation.
FIFO write/read operation
The state of the port-A data (A0 –A35) outputs is controlled by the port-A chip select (CSA
) and the port-A
write/read select (W/R
A). The A0–A35 outputs are in the high-impedance state when either CSA or W/RA is
high. The A0–A35 outputs are active when both CSA
and W/RA are low.
Data is loaded into FIFO1 from the A0–A35 inputs on a low-to-high transition of CLKA when CSA
is low, W/RA
is high, ENA is high, MBA is low, and IRA is high. Data is read from FIFO2 to the A0–A35 outputs by a low-to-high
transition of CLKA when CSA
is low, W/RA is low , ENA is high, MBA is low , and ORA is high (see T able 2). FIFO
reads and writes on port A are independent of any concurrent port-B operation.
Table 2. Port-A Enable Function Table
CSA W/RA ENA MBA CLKA
A0–A35 OUTPUTS PORT FUNCTION
H X X X X In high-impedance state None
L H L X X In high-impedance state None
L H H L ↑ In high-impedance state FIFO1 write
L H H H ↑ In high-impedance state Mail1 write
L L L L X Active, FIFO2 output register None
L L H L ↑ Active, FIFO2 output register FIFO2 read
L L L H X Active, mail2 register None
L L H H ↑ Active, mail2 register Mail2 read (set MBF2 high)
The port-B control signals are identical to those of port A, with the exception that the port-B write/read select
(W
/RB) is the inverse of the port-A write/read select (W/RA). The state of the port-B data (B0–B35) outputs is
controlled by the port-B chip select (CSB
) and the port-B write/read select (W/RB). The B0–B35 outputs are
in the high-impedance state when either CSB
is high or W/RB is low. The B0–B35 outputs are active when CSB
is low and W/RB is high.
Data is loaded into FIFO2 from the B0–B35 inputs on a low-to-high transition of CLKB when CSB
is low, W/RB
is low, ENB is high, MBB is low , and IRB is high. Data is read from FIFO1 to the B0–B35 outputs by a low-to-high
transition of CLKB when CSB
is low, W/RB is high, ENB is high, MBB is low , and ORB is high (see T able 3). FIFO
reads and writes on port B are independent of any concurrent port-A operation.
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FIFO write/read operation (continued)
Table 3. Port-B Enable Function Table
CSB W/RB ENB MBB CLKB
B0–B35 OUTPUTS PORT FUNCTION
H X X X X In high-impedance state None
L L L X X In high-impedance state None
L L H L ↑ In high-impedance state FIFO2 write
L L H H ↑ In high-impedance state Mail2 write
L H L L X Active, FIFO1 output register None
L H H L ↑ Active, FIFO1 output register FIFO1 read
L H L H X Active, mail1 register None
L H H H ↑ Active, mail1 register Mail1 read (set MBF1 high)
The setup- and hold-time constraints to the port clocks for the port-chip selects and write/read selects are only
for enabling write and read operations and are not related to high-impedance control of the data outputs. If a
port enable is low during a clock cycle, the port-chip select and write/read select may change states during the
setup- and hold-time window of the cycle.
When a FIFO OR flag is low, the next data word is sent to the FIFO output register automatically by the
low-to-high transition of the port clock that sets the OR flag high. When the OR flag is high, an available data
word is clocked to the FIFO output register only when a FIFO read is selected by the port’s chip select, write/read
select, enable, and mailbox select.
synchronized FIFO flags
Each FIFO is synchronized to its port clock through at least two flip-flop stages. This is done to improve
flag-signal reliability by reducing the probability of metastable events when CLKA and CLKB operate
asynchronously to one another. ORA, AEA
, IRA, and AFA are synchronized to CLKA. ORB, AEB, IRB, and AFB
are synchronized to CLKB. Tables 4 and 5 show the relationship of each port flag to FIFO1 and FIFO2.
Table 4. FIFO1 Flag Operation
NUMBER OF WORDS
SYNCHRONIZED
TO CLKB
SYNCHRONIZED
TO CLKA
IN FIFO1
†‡
ORB AEB AFA IRA
0 L L H H
1 to X1 H LHH
(X1 + 1) to [512 – (Y1 + 1)] H HHH
(512 – Y1) to 511 H HLH
512 H H L L
†
X1 is the almost-empty offset for FIFO1 used by AEB. Y1 is the almost-full
offset for FIFO1 used by AFA
. Both X1 and Y1 are selected during a reset of
FIFO1 or programmed from port A.
‡
When a word loaded to an empty FIFO is shifted to the output register, its
previous FIFO memory location is free.
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synchronized FIFO flags (continued)
Table 5. FIFO2 Flag Operation
NUMBER OF WORDS
SYNCHRONIZED
TO CLKA
SYNCHRONIZED
TO CLKB
IN FIFO2
†‡
ORA AEA AFB IRB
0 L L H H
1 to X2 H LHH
(X2 + 1) to [512 – (Y2 + 1)] H HHH
(512 – Y2) to 511 H HLH
512 H H L L
†
X2 is the almost-empty offset for FIFO2 used by AEA. Y2 is the almost-full
offset for FIFO2 used by AFB
. Both X2 and Y2 are selected during a reset
of FIFO2 or programmed from port A.
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When a word loaded to an empty FIFO is shifted to the output register, its
previous FIFO memory location is free.
output-ready flags (ORA, ORB)
The OR flag of a FIFO is synchronized to the port clock that reads data from its array . When the OR flag is high,
new data is present in the FIFO output register. When the OR flag is low, the previous data word is present in
the FIFO output register and attempted FIFO reads are ignored.
A FIFO read pointer is incremented each time a new word is clocked to its output register. From the time a word
is written to a FIFO, it can be shifted to the FIFO output register in a minimum of three cycles of the OR flag
synchronizing clock; therefore, an OR flag is low if a word in memory is the next data to be sent to the FIFO output
register and three cycles of the port clock that reads data from the FIFO have not elapsed since the time the
word was written. The OR flag of the FIFO remains low until the third low-to-high transition of the synchronizing
clock occurs, simultaneously forcing the OR flag high and shifting the word to the FIFO output register.
A low-to-high transition on an OR flag synchronizing clock begins the first synchronization cycle of a write if the
clock transition occurs at time t
sk1
, or greater, after the write. Otherwise, the subsequent clock cycle can be the
first synchronization cycle (see Figures 7 and 8).
input-ready flags (IRA, IRB)
The IR flag of a FIFO is synchronized to the port clock that writes data to its array . When the IR flag is high, a
memory location is free in the SRAM to receive new data. No memory locations are free when the IR flag is low
and attempted writes to the FIFO are ignored.
Each time a word is written to a FIFO, its write pointer is incremented. From the time a word is read from a FIFO,
its previous memory location is ready to be written in a minimum of two cycles of the IR flag synchronizing clock;
therefore, an IR flag is low if less than two cycles of the IR flag synchronizing clock have elapsed since the next
memory write location has been read. The second low-to-high transition on the IR flag synchronizing clock after
the read sets the IR flag high.
A low-to-high transition on an IR flag synchronizing clock begins the first synchronization cycle of a read if the
clock transition occurs at time t
sk1
, or greater, after the read. Otherwise, the subsequent clock cycle can be the
first synchronization cycle (see Figures 9 and 10).
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