
342-86400-447PS
Issue 1
March 1994
Page 11
Copyright
GE Power Management 2001
Micro-Processor Operation
U1, the 68HC11 micro-processor, is the CPU for the LOW SPEED DATA unit
and is configured for single chip operating mode. The CPU provides the
following:
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Communication with the user through the Craft Interface port.
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Controls all front panel leds and processes the activation of the ACK push
button
switch.
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Monitors the precision temperature sensor LM34(U9) for local unit
temperatures and alarms accordingly.
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Controls configuration of PLGA U2
Crystal Y1 provides the 8.0 MHz clock to the micro-processor.
On chip memory includes 8 kBytes of ROM, 512 bytes of EEPROM, and 256
bytes of RAM.