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COMMERCIAL TEMPERATURE RANGE
IDT72V3664 3.3V CMOS SyncBiFIFO
TM
WITH BUS-MATCHING
4,096 x 36 x 2
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 synchro-
nous control.
Communication between each port may bypass the FIFOs via two mailbox
registers. The mailbox registers’ width matches the selected Port B bus width.
Each Mailbox register has a flag (MBF1 and MBF2) to signal when new mail
has been stored.
Two kinds of reset are available on these FIFOs: Master Reset and Partial
Reset. Master Reset initializes the read and write pointers to the first location
of the memory array, configures the FIFO for Big- or Little-Endian byte
arrangement and selects serial flag programming, parallel flag programming,
or one of five possible default flag offset settings, 8, 16, 64, 256 or 1,024. There
are two Master Reset pins, MRS1 and MRS2.
Partial Reset also sets the read and write pointers to the first location of the
memory. Unlike Master Reset, any settings existing prior to Partial Reset (i.e.,
programming method and partial flag default offsets) are retained. Partial Reset
is useful since it permits flushing of the FIFO memory without changing any
configuration settings. Each FIFO has its own, independent Partial Reset pin,
PRS1 and PRS2.
Both FIFO's have Retramsmit capability, when a Retransmit is performed
on a respective FIFO only the read pointer is reset to the first memory location.
A Retransmit is performed by using the Retransmit Mode, RTM pin in conjunction
with the Retransmit pins RT1 or RT2, for each respective FIFO. Note that the
two Retransmit pins RT1 and RT2 are muxed with the Partial Reset pins.
These devices have two modes of operation: In the IDT Standard mode,
the first word written to an empty FIFO is deposited into the memory array. A
read operation is required to access that word (along with all other words
residing in memory). In the First Word Fall Through mode (FWFT), the first
word written to an empty FIFO appears automatically on the outputs, no read
operation required (Nevertheless, accessing subsequent words does neces-
sitate a formal read request). The state of the BE/FWFT pin during Master
Reset determines the mode in use.
These devices have two modes of operation: In the IDT Standard mode,
the first word written to an empty FIFO is deposited into the memory array. A
read operation is required to access that word (along with all other words
residing in memory). In the First Word Fall Through mode (FWFT), the first long-
word (36-bit wide) written to an empty FIFO appears automatically on the
outputs, no read operation is required (Nevertheless, accessing subsequent
words does necessitate a formal read request). The state of the BE/FWFT pin
during FIFO operation determines the mode in use.
Each FIFO has a combined Empty/Output Ready Flag (EFA/ORA and
EFB/ORB) and a combined Full/Input Ready Flag (FFA/IRA and FFB/
IRB). The EF and FF functions are selected in the IDT Standard mode. EF
indicates whether or not the FIFO memory is empty. FF shows whether the
memory is full or not. The IR and OR functions are selected in the First Word
Fall Through mode. IR indicates whether or not the FIFO has available memory
locations. OR shows whether the FIFO has data available for reading or not.
It marks the presence of valid data on the outputs.
Each FIFO has a programmable Almost-Empty flag (AEA and AEB)
and a programmable Almost-Full flag (AFA and AFB). AEA and AEB
indicate when a selected number of words remain in the FIFO memory. AFA
and AFB indicate when the FIFO contains more than a selected number of
words.
FFA/IRA, FFB/IRB, AFA and AFB are two-stage synchronized to the
port clock that writes data into its array. EFA/ORA, EFB/ORB, AEA and
AEB are two-stage synchronized to the port clock that reads data from its array.
Programmable offsets for AEA, AEB, AFA and AFB are loaded in parallel
using Port A or in serial via the SD input. Five default offset settings are also
provided. The AEA and AEB threshold can be set at 8, 16, 64, 256 or 1,024
locations from the empty boundary and the AFA and AFB threshold can be
set at 8, 16, 64, 256 or 1,024 locations from the full boundary. All these choices
are made using the FS0, FS1 and FS2 inputs during Master Reset.
Interspersed Parity can also be selected during a Master Reset of the
FIFO. If Interspersed Parity is selected then during parallel programming of the
flag offset values, the device will ignore data line A8. If Non-Interspersed Parity
is selected then data line A8 will become a valid bit.
Two or more devices may be used in parallel to create wider data paths.
If, at any time, the FIFO is not actively performing a function, the chip will
automatically power down. During the power down state, supply current
consumption (I
CC) is at a minimum. Initiating any operation (by activating control
inputs) will immediately take the device out of the power down state.
The IDT72V3664 are characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C.
Industrial temperature range (-40°C to +85°C) is available. They are fabricated
using high speed, submicron CMOS technology.
