RC56D, RC336D, and RC144D Modem Device Sets Designer’s Guide
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Conexant
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Plug and Play (PnP) ISA Bus Interface Device (PNP Models)
The Conexant Plug and Play (PnP) ISA Bus Interface Device (11596-21) is an 80-pin PQFP VLSI device that supports
automatic configuration of an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) modem card operating on a personal computer (PC) with
PnP capability. The PnP Device supports host performance of the following functions when interfacing with the PnP ISA card:
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Isolate the ISA card
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Read the card's resource data
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Identify the card and configure its resources
The PnP Device meets the requirements stated in the Plug and Play ISA Specification Version 1.0a.
See Plug and Play (PnP) ISA Bus Interface Device Data Sheet (Order No. MD144) for additional information.
1.3.3 MCU Firmware
MCU firmware performs processing of general modem control, command sets, data modem, error correction and data
compression (ECC), fax class 1, fax class 2, DSVD, AudioSpan, voice/audio/TAM/speakerphone, W-class, V.80, and serial
DTE/parallel host interface functions according to modem models.
Configurations of the modem firmware are provided to support parallel host bus or serial DTE interface operation.
The modem firmware is provided in object code form for the OEM to program into external ROM/flash ROM. The modem
firmware may also be provided in source code form under a source code addendum license agreement.
1.3.4 Supported Interfaces
The major hardware signal interfaces of the modem device set are identified in Figure 1-1 (serial DTE interface) and Figure 1-
2 (parallel host bus interface).
Serial DTE Interface and Indicator Outputs
A V.24/EIA/TIA-232-E logic-compatible serial DTE interface is selected by the Parallel/Serial Interface (PARIF) input low. One
serial transmit data input line (~TXD), one serial receive data output line (~RXD), three synchronous clocks (~XTCLK,
~RXCLK, and ~TXCLK), four control input lines (~DTR, ~RTS, ~RDL, and ~AL), and six status output lines (~CTS, ~DSR,
~RLSD, ~TM, ~RI, and ~DRSOUT) are supported.
Three dedicated indicator output lines (~DTRIND, ~TMIND, and ~AAIND) are also provided.
Parallel Host Bus Interface
A 16550A UART-compatible parallel host bus interface is selected by Parallel/Serial Interface (PARIF) input high. The
interface signals are: eight bidirectional data lines (HD0-HD7), three address input lines (HA0-HA2), three control input lines
(~HCS, ~HRD, and ~HWT), one status output line (HINT), and a reset input line (-RESET).
NVRAM (Serial EEPROM) Interface
A 2-line serial interface to non-volatile RAM (NVRAM, i.e., serial EEPROM) is supported. The interface signals are a
bidirectional data line (NVMDATA) and a clock output line (NVMCLK). Data stored in NVRAM can take precedence over the
factory default settings. A 256-byte NVRAM can store up to two user-selectable configurations and up to four 32-digit dial
strings.
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