TC1796
System Units (Vol. 1 of 2)
Introduction
User’s Manual
1-19
V2.0, 2007-07
Intro, V2.0
1.3.1.3
Micro Second Channel Interfaces
The Micro Second Channel (MSC) interfaces provide serial communication links
typically used to connect power switches or other peripheral devices. The serial
communication link includes a fast synchronous downstream channel and a slow
asynchronous upstream channel.
shows a global view of the interface signals
of the MSC interface.
Figure 1-4
General Block Diagram of the MSC Interface
The downstream and upstream channels of the MSC module communicate with the
external world via nine I/O lines. Eight output lines are required for the serial
communication of the downstream channel (clock, data, and enable signals). One out of
eight input lines SDI[7:0] is used as serial data input signal for the upstream channel. The
source of the serial data to be transmitted by the downstream channel can be MSC
register contents or data that is provided on the ALTINL/ALTINH input lines. These input
lines are typically connected to other on-chip peripheral units (for example with a timer
unit such as the GPTA). An emergency stop input signal makes it possible to set bits of
the serial data stream to dedicated values in an emergency case.
Clock control, address decoding, and interrupt service request control are managed
outside the MSC module kernel. Service request outputs are able to trigger an interrupt
or a DMA request.
MSC
Module
(Kernel)
MCB05576
FCLN
Clock
Control
Address
Decoder
Interrupt
Control
f
MSC
f
CLC
Dow
n
s
tr
eam
Cha
nnel
Up
s
tr
e
a
m
C
hannel
FCLP
EN0
EN1
EN2
EN3
SON
SOP
SDI[7:0]
SR[3:0]
4
EMGSTOPMSC
ALTINL[15:0]
16
ALTINH[15:0]
To DMA
16
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