
Embedded Write-Back Enhanced IntelDX4 Processor
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3.2
Pin Quick Reference
The following is a brief pin description. For detailed signal descriptions refer to Appendix A, “Signal Descrip-
tions,” in the Embedded Intel486 Processor Family Developer’s Manual,
order No. 273021.
Table 8.
Embedded Write-Back Enhanced IntelDX4 Processor Pin Descriptions
(Sheet 1 of 8)
Symbol
CLK
Type
I
Name and Function
Clock
provides the fundamental timing and internal operating frequency for the
Embedded Write-Back Enhanced IntelDX4 processor. All external timing
parameters are specified with respect to the rising edge of CLK.
ADDRESS BUS
A31-A4
A3–A2
I/O
O
Address Lines
A31–A2, together with the byte enable signals, BE3#–BE0#,
define the physical area of memory or input/output space accessed. Address lines
A31–A4 are used to drive addresses into the Embedded Write-Back Enhanced
IntelDX4 processor to perform cache line invalidation. Input signals must meet
setup and hold times t
22
and t
23
. A31–A2 are not driven during bus or address
hold.
Byte Enable
signals indicate active bytes during read and write cycles. During the
first cycle of a cache fill, the external system should assume that all byte enables
are active. BE3#–BE0# are active LOW and are not driven during bus hold.
BE3# applies to D31–D24
BE2# applies to D23–D16
BE1# applies to D15–D8
BE0# applies to D7–D0
BE3#
BE2#
BE1#
BE0#
O
O
O
O
DATA BUS
D31–D0
I/O
Data Lines.
D7–D0 define the least significant byte of the data bus; D31–D24
define the most significant byte of the data bus. These signals must meet setup
and hold times t
and t
for proper operation on reads. These pins are driven
during the second and subsequent clocks of write cycles.
DATA PARITY
DP3–DP0
I/O
There is one
Data Parity
pin for each byte of the data bus. Data parity is generated
on all write data cycles with the same timing as the data driven by the Embedded
Write-Back Enhanced IntelDX4 processor. Even parity information must be driven
back into the processor on the data parity pins with the same timing as read
information to ensure that the correct parity check status is indicated by the
Embedded Write-Back Enhanced IntelDX4 processor. The signals read on these
pins do not affect program execution.
Input signals must meet setup and hold times t
and t
. DP3–DP0 must be
connected to V
through a pull-up resistor in systems that do not use parity.
DP3–DP0 are active HIGH and are driven during the second and subsequent
clocks of write cycles.
Parity Status
is driven on the PCHK# pin the clock after ready for read operations.
The parity status is for data sampled at the end of the previous clock. A parity error
is indicated by PCHK# being LOW. Parity status is only checked for enabled bytes
as indicated by the byte enable and bus size signals. PCHK# is valid only in the
clock immediately after read data is returned to the processor. At all other times
PCHK# is inactive (HIGH). PCHK# is never floated.
PCHK#
O