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ECE 493T9 Real Time Embedded System Tutorial Set 3 June 10, Spring 2008. Basic ES Peripherals. Timer / Counter Intel 8253, MC62830, Timer Processors, Real-Time Clocks. Serial Ports SPI, I 2 C, M-Bus, RS232 Parallel Port DMA (To Be Covered in the future if needed). Timers.
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ECE 493T9Real Time Embedded SystemTutorial Set 3June 10, Spring 2008
Basic ES Peripherals • Timer / CounterIntel 8253, MC62830, Timer Processors, Real-Time Clocks. • Serial PortsSPI, I2C, M-Bus, RS232 • Parallel Port • DMA (To Be Covered in the future if needed)
Timers • A Must-Have for all the Synchronous Operations. • Pre-scalar:Divide the clock freq. down to the desired counting freq. • Phase-Lock Loop:Multiply the clock freq. up to the desired counting freq. Often available in FPGA. • Counter • I / O ControlCan provide more functionalities than just a timer interrupt generator. • Characterized by 2 Properties:1) Pre-scalar Value (Min Clock Freq.)2) Counter Size
Intel 8253 Timer • 5 Modes • Mode 1: Interrupt on Termination Count • Mode 2: Programmable One-Shot • Mode 3: Rate Generator (Pulse Generator) • Mode 4: Square-Wave Generator – Software Generated Strobe • Mode 5: Square-Wave Generator – Hardware Generated Strobe • When Interrupts are generated from the Intel 8253 Timer, the interrupt signal does not have a dedicated output pin; instead, the OUT pin is often used as the interrupt output pin.
MC62830 Timer • 24bit Timer • Higher Resolution than Intel 8253 • 5bit Pre-Scalar Drawback: • Designed to work with 8-bitprocessors => loading the timerrequires 4 cycles:1) Load 3 8-bit preload registers2) Reset Z flag to start countdown
Timer Processor • Just like memory management and graphic processing, the timing operation can also get “emancipated” from the mother CPU, giving rise the Timer Processor. • Design Note:Use it only when your design really requires a pinpointing timing!!Each addition of an application-specific processor means an additional burden on your design budget.
Real-Time Clocks • Rather than generating clock counts from timers, RT clocks keep track of timing in terms of current time and date. • With modern microprocessors running at MHz range, RT clocks can also be software simulated to effectively reduce the design cost.
Serial Ports • Dominant data transfer method from ES to its peripherals • Two interconnected shift registers • Sync. and Async.
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) • By Motorola • Synchronous Master-Slave System.
Inter-IC Bus (I2C) • Developed by Philips in the 80s for IC components communication in TV. • Two-line serial bus (SCL, SDA) with Master / Slave Communication Mode. • Serial Control Line: (SCL)Carries controlled clock signal, used for both synchronizing and flow control. • Serial Data and Address: (SDA)Carries address and data; used in combination with SCL to facilitate flow control. • Basic Flow Control Mechanism:
Inter-IC Bus (I2C) • Three Main Data Transfer Modes: • Read Byte with ACK • Write Byte with ACK • Write Byte with STOP
Inter-IC Bus (I2C) • Multiple Slave Access:How to access a specific slave? Transfer Address before Data!! • Basic Access Procedure: • Extended Address Access Procedure:
Inter-IC Bus (I2C) • Other Issues: • Multi-Register Transfer • Inheritant Address Increment • Write Index • ACK Flag Timing Issue • I2C Masters would need a timer to determine the length of a valid ACK flag. • Multi Master Access Regulation • When two or more masters are on the bus, they generally monitor the bus and wait until it’s clear before they attempt to initiate any bus activity.
Recommended Standard 232 • Implemented with DSub9 port. • CMOS or TTL Voltage Standard. • +5V and -5V • +12V and -12V • Logical Voltage Tolerance: ±2V • RS232 is the physical interface on top of which serial transmission is facilitated via serial protocols(ex. DF1, ModBus, etc.). • Basic RS232 Packet (by Physical Layer Definition, ref. OSI Model)
Recommended Standard 232 • Async. Flow Control Signal Lines • Fact: - The layout is outdated for most applications nowadays, since RS232 has not been used as a networking infrastructure for more than a decade. - Instead of utilizing all 9 lines, only TxD and RxD are being used for point-to-point data transfer – Very similar to USB. - Occasionally, some specialized chips (such as a CANbus Interface Chip ELM232 I’ve used for my FPGA project) would require RTS / CTS to facilitate simple handshaking- The rest signal lines are rarely used in new ES’s. If you ever need to use them, reference materials are all over the internet for grab.
Recommended Standard 232 • How to Implement RS232 Interface? • Most uC’s come with at least one async. channel. • Connect the async. channel to a RS232 physical driver chip in order to conform to the voltage standard. • How about USB? • As mentioned previously, most USB chips have similar interface as the RS232 driver chip.
About the Project…=( =( =( • Until we are 100% sure the dev kit will arrive in time, we will not have a tutorial on Atmel Processor User Manual. • One thing I’m sure about the project:It’s a simple design project without much constraints on the end-product to be delivered. • It doesn’t mean that you get to hand in a first-year level design!! It also doesn’t mean that the professor will be extra lenient on marking!! • Base your designs on RTOS concepts taught in this course to earn a decent mark.
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