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ICS9179-03
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1. The ICS clock generator is a slave/receiver, I
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C component. It can read back the data stored in the latches for
verification. Read-Back will support Intel PIIX4 "Block-Read" protocol.
2. The data transfer rate supported by this clock generator is 100K bits/sec or less (standard mode)
3. The input is operating at 3.3V logic levels.
4. The data byte format is 8 bit bytes.
5. To simplify the clock generator I
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C interface, the protocol is set to use only "Block-Writes" from the controller. The
bytes must be accessed in sequential order from lowest to highest byte with the ability to stop after any complete
byte has been transferred. The Command code and Byte count shown above must be sent, but the data is ignored
for those two bytes. The data is loaded until a Stop sequence is issued.
6. At power-on, all registers are set to a default condition, as shown.
General I
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C serial interface information
The information in this section assumes familiarity with I
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C programming.
How to Write:
• Controller (host) sends a start bit.
• Controller (host) sends the write address D2
(H)
• ICS clock will acknowledge
• Controller (host) sends a dummy command code
• ICS clock will acknowledge
• Controller (host) sends a dummy byte count
• ICS clock will acknowledge
• Controller (host) starts sending first byte (Byte 0)
through byte 5
• ICS clock will acknowledge each byte one at a time.
How to Read:
• Controller (host) will send start bit.
• Controler (host) sends the read address D3
(H)
• ICS clock will acknowledge
• ICS clock will send the byte count
• Controller (host) acknowledges
• ICS clock sends first byte (Byte 0) through byte 6
• Controller (host) will need to acknowledge each byte
• Controller (host) will send a stop bit
Notes:
Controller (Host) ICS (Slave/Receiver)
Start Bit
Address
D2
(H)
ACK
Dummy Command Code
ACK
Dummy Byte Count
ACK
Byte 0
ACK
Byte 1
ACK
Byte 2
ACK
Byte 3
ACK
Byte 4
ACK
Byte 5
ACK
Byte 6
ACK
Stop Bit
How to Write:
Controller (Host) ICS (Slave/Receiver)
Start Bit
Address
D3
(H)
ACK
Byte Count
ACK
Byte 0
ACK
Byte 1
ACK
Byte 2
ACK
Byte 3
ACK
Byte 4
ACK
Byte 5
ACK
Byte 6
ACK
Stop Bit
How to Read:
