Personal computer bus interface chip with multi-function address

Details Personal computer bus interface chip with multi-function address Personal computer bus interface chip with multi-function address

1988-04-13

1991-02-05

Eng, David Y.

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3642399, 364240, G06F 1312, G06F 1314, G06F 1342

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049910850

ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit chip that facilitates connecting peripheral devices to an MCA Micro Channel Architecture bus system. With the present invention manufacturers of adapter boards and cards can easily interface peripheral devices to an MCA bus. With the present invention the MCA interface is segmented in a different manner than it is segmented in prior art adapters. In the approach utilized with the present invention the interface has been partitioned so that the microchannel signals and the protocol signals common to all functions are contained on an interface chip. The present interface integrated chip combines (a) command decode circuitry for receiving coded signals from the MCA bus and for generating decoded command signals for peripheral devices, (b) pin control circuitry which controls multi-function pins, (c) bus arbitration control circuitry, (d) POS Programmable Option Select register control circuitry to facilitate adapter identification support, (e) ready logic circuitry to facilitate synchronous ready signal generation, (f) circuitry to facilitate device error reporting, (g) external data buffer control, (h) bus response signal generation circuitry, and (j) circuitry to support memory and I-O relocation. The above combination of functions is provided on a single integrated circuit thereby efficiently utilizing the limited number of I-O pins available on the integrated circuit.

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