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COMMERCIAL TEMPERATURE RANGE
IDT72V3682/72V3692/72V36102 3.3V CMOS SyncBiFIFO
TM
16,384 x 36 x 2, 32,768 x 36 x 2 and 65,536 x 36 x 2
ALMOST-FULL FLAGS (AFA, AFB)
The Almost-Full flag of a FIFO is synchronized to the port clock that writes data
to its array. The state machine that controls an Almost-Full flag monitors a write
pointer and read pointer comparator that indicates when the FIFO memory
status is almost-full, almost-full-1, or almost-full-2. The almost-full state is defined
by the contents of register Y1 for AFA and register Y2 for AFB. These registers
are loaded with preset values during a FlFO reset or programmed from port
A (see Almost-Empty flag and Almost-Full flag offset programming section).
An Almost-Full flag is LOW when the number of words in its FIFO is greater than
or equal to (16,384-Y), (32,768-Y), or (65,536-Y) for the IDT72V3682,
IDT72V3692, or IDT72V36102 respectively. An Almost-Full flag is HIGH when
the number of words in its FIFO is less than or equal to [16,384-(Y+1)],
[32,768-(Y+1)], or [65,536-(Y+1)] for the IDT72V3682, IDT72V3692, or
IDT72V36102 respectively. Note that a data word present in the FIFO output
register has been read from memory.
Two LOW-to-HIGH transitions of the Almost-Full flag synchronizing clock are
required after a FIFO read for its Almost-Full flag to reflect the new level of fill.
Therefore, the Almost-Full flag of a FIFO containing [16,384/32,768/65,536-
(Y+1)] or less words remains LOW if two cycles of its synchronizing clock have
not elapsed since the read that reduced the number of words in memory to
[16,384/32,768/65,536-(Y+1)]. An Almost-Full flag is set HIGH by the second
LOW-to-HIGH transition of its synchronizing clock after the FIFO read that
reduces the number of words in memory to [16,384/32,768/65,536-(Y+1)]. A
LOW-to-HIGH transition of an Almost-Full flag synchronizing clock begins the
first synchronization cycle if it occurs at time t
SKEW2 or greater after the read that
reduces the number of words in memory to [16,384/32,768/65,536-(Y+1)].
Otherwise, the subsequent synchronizing clock cycle may be the first synchro-
nization cycle (see Figures 18 and 19).
MAILBOX REGISTERS
Each FIFO has a 36-bit bypass register to pass command and control
information between port A and port B without putting it in queue. The Mailbox
select (MBA, MBB) inputs choose between a mail register and a FIFO for a port
data transfer operation. A LOW-to-HIGH transition on CLKA writes A0-A35 data
to the mail1 register when a port A Write is selected by CSA, W/RA, and ENA
and with MBA HIGH. A LOW-to-HIGH transition on CLKB writes B0-B35 data
to the mail2 register when a port B Write is selected by CSB, W/RB, and ENB
and with MBB HIGH. Writing data to a mail register sets its corresponding flag
(MBF1 or MBF2) LOW. Attempted writes to a mail register are ignored while
the mail flag is LOW.
When data outputs of a port are active, the data on the bus comes from the
FIFO output register when the port Mailbox select input is LOW and from the mail
register when the port mailbox select input is HIGH. The Mail1 Register Flag
(MBF1) is set HIGH by a LOW-to-HIGH transition on CLKB when a port B Read
is selected by CSB, W/RB, and ENB and with MBB HIGH. The Mail2 Register
Flag (MBF2) is set HIGH by a LOW-to-HIGH transition on CLKA when a port
A read is selected by CSA, W/RA, and ENA and with MBA HIGH. The data in
a mail register remains intact after it is read and changes only when new data
is written to the register. For mail register and Mail Register Flag timing diagrams,
see Figure 20 and 21.
A LOW-to-HIGH transition on an Empty/Output Ready flag synchronizing
clock begins the first synchronization cycle of a write if the clock transition occurs
at time tSKEW1 or greater after the write. Otherwise, the subsequent clock cycle
can be the first synchronization cycle (see Figures 8 through 11 for EFA/ORA
and EFB/ORB timing diagrams).
FULL/INPUT READY FLAGS (FFA/IRA, FFB/IRB)
This is a dual purpose flag. In FWFT mode, the Input Ready (IRA and IRB)
function is selected. In IDT Standard mode, the Full Flag (FFA and FFB)
function is selected. For both timing modes, when the Full/Input Ready flag is
HIGH, a memory location is free in the FIFO to receive new data. No memory
locations are free when the Full/Input Ready flag is LOW and attempted writes
to the FIFO are ignored.
The Full/Input Ready flag of a FlFO is synchronized to the port clock that
writes data to its array. For both FWFT and IDT Standard modes, each time
a word is written to a FIFO, its write pointer is incremented. The state machine
that controls a Full/Input Ready flag monitors a write pointer and read pointer
comparator that indicates when the FlFO memory status is full, full-1, or full-2.
From the time a word is read from a FIFO, its previous memory location is ready
to be written to in a minimum of two cycles of the Full/Input Ready flag
synchronizing clock. Therefore, a Full/Input Ready flag is LOW if less than two
cycles of the Full/Input Ready flag synchronizing clock have elapsed since the
next memory write location has been read. The second LOW-to-HIGH
transition on the Full/Input Ready flag synchronizing clock after the read sets
the Full/Input Ready flag HIGH.
A LOW-to-HIGH transition on a Full/Input Ready flag synchronizing clock
begins the first synchronization cycle of a read if the clock transition occurs at
time tSKEW1 or greater after the read. Otherwise, the subsequent clock cycle can
be the first synchronization cycle (see Figures 12 through 15 for FFA/IRA and
FFB/IRB timing diagrams).
ALMOST-EMPTY FLAGS ( AEA , AEB )
The Almost-Empty flag of a FIFO is synchronized to the port clock that reads
data from its array. The state machine that controls an Almost-Empty flag monitors
a write pointer and read pointer comparator that indicates when the FIFO
memory status is almost-empty, almost-empty+1, or almost-empty+2. The
almost-empty state is defined by the contents of register X1 for AEB and register
X2 for AEA. These registers are loaded with preset values during a FIFO reset
or programmed from port A (see Almost-Empty flag and Almost-Full flag offset
programming section). An Almost-Empty flag is LOW when its FIFO contains
X or less words and is HIGH when its FIFO contains (X+1) or more words. A
data word present in the FIFO output register has been read from memory.
Two LOW-to-HIGH transitions of the Almost-Empty flag synchronizing clock
are required after a FIFO write for its Almost-Empty flag to reflect the new level
of fill. Therefore, the Almost-Full flag of a FIFO containing (X+1) or more words
remains LOW if two cycles of its synchronizing clock have not elapsed since the
write that filled the memory to the (X+1) level. An Almost-Empty flag is set HIGH
by the second LOW-to-HIGH transition of its synchronizing clock after the FIFO
write that fills memory to the (X+1) level. A LOW-to-HIGH transition of an Almost-
Empty flag synchronizing clock begins the first synchronization cycle if it occurs
at time tSKEW2 or greater after the write that fills the FIFO to (X+1) words.
Otherwise, the subsequent synchronizing clock cycle may be the first synchro-
nization cycle. (See Figures 16 and 17).
