8530 MPSC Controller (Multi-Protocol Serial Communication Controller) is a general-purpose communication controller which consists of two sets of bi-directional parallel / serial converter circuits for data communication.
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8530 Multi-Protocol Controller
Overview
Key Features
- Hardware features
- Transmit buffer (2 Byte Depth)
- Receive buffer (4 Byte Depth)
- Interrupt control function
- DMA request: 2 for TX and 2 for Rx
- Overrun error detection
- Baud rate generator
- Self-loop back test function
- DPLL supported
- Communication protocol features
- Start-stop synchronization
- Character oriented protocol (COP) - Mono-sync, Bi-sync, External sync
- Bit oriented protocol (BOP) - HDLC, SDLC, SDLC Loop
- Processing data format
- Encode/decode of NRZ (Non-Return to Zero)
- Encode/decode of NRZI (Non-Return to Zero Inverted)
- Encode/decode of FM (Frequency Modulation)
- Decode in Manchester mode
Benefits
- Controller has facilities for modem controls in both channels
- Controller modem signals are not used then they can be used as general purpose I/O
Block Diagram
Applications
- Controller supports virtually any other serial protocol for application other than data communications
- SECS Protocol
- TTY Protocol
- X.25 Protocol
- HDLC ABM Protocol
Deliverables
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Technical Specifications
Maturity
Not Applicable
Availability
Available