2)
Continuous (Idle) Mode
: Only the Host controller can initiate a Start Frame to update IRQ/Data line information.
All other SER_IRQ agents become passive and may not initiate a Start Frame. SER_IRQ will be driven low for four to
eight clocks by Host Controller. This mode has two functions. It can be used to stop or idle the SER_IRQ or the Host
Controller can operate SER_IRQ in a continuous mode by initiating a Start Frame at the end of every Stop Frame.
An SER_IRQ mode transition can only occur during the Stop Frame. Upon reset, SER_IRQ bus is defaulted to
Continuous mode, therefore only the Host controller can initiate the first Start Frame. Slaves must continuously
sample the Stop Frames pulse width to determine the next SER_IRQ Cycle’s mode.
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SER_IRQ Data Frame
Once a Start Frame has been initiated, the LPC47M192 will watch for the rising edge of the Start Pulse and start
counting IRQ/Data Frames from there. Each IRQ/Data Frame is three clocks: Sample phase, Recovery phase, and
Turn-around phase. During the Sample phase the LPC47M192 must drive the SER_IRQ low, if and only if, its last
detected IRQ/Data value was low. If its detected IRQ/Data value is high, SER_IRQ must be left tri-stated. During the
Recovery phase the LPC47M192 must drive the SER_IRQ high, if and only if, it had driven the SER_IRQ low during
the previous Sample Phase. During the Turn-around Phase the LPC47M192 must tri-state the SER_IRQ. The
LPC47M192 will drive the SER_IRQ line low at the appropriate sample point if its associated IRQ/Data line is low,
regardless of which device initiated the Start Frame.
The Sample Phase for each IRQ/Data follows the low to high transition of the Start Frame pulse by a number of
clocks equal to the IRQ/Data Frame times three, minus one. (e.g. The IRQ5 Sample clock is the sixth IRQ/Data
Frame, (6 x 3) - 1 = 17
clock after the rising edge of the Start Pulse).
SER_IRQ Sampling Periods
SER_IRQ PERIOD
SIGNAL SAMPLED
1
Not Used
2
IRQ1
3
nIO_SMI/IRQ2
4
IRQ3
5
IRQ4
6
IRQ5
7
IRQ6
8
IRQ7
9
IRQ8
10
IRQ9
11
IRQ10
12
IRQ11
13
IRQ12
14
IRQ13
15
IRQ14
16
IRQ15
The SER_IRQ data frame supports IRQ2 from a logical device on Period 3, which can be used for the System
Management Interrupt (nSMI). When using Period 3 for IRQ2 the user should mask off the SMI via the SMI Enable
Register. Likewise, when using Period 3 for nSMI the user should not configure any logical devices as using IRQ2.
SER_IRQ Period 14 is used to transfer IRQ13. Logical devices 0 (FDC), 3 (Par Port), 4 (Ser Port 1), 5 (Ser Port 2),
and 7 (KBD) shall have IRQ13 as a choice for their primary interrupt.
The SMI is enabled onto the SMI frame of the Serial IRQ via bit 6 of SMI Enable Register 2 and onto the nIO_SMI pin
via bit 7 of the SMI Enable Register 2.
# OF CLOCKS PAST START
2
5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26
29
32
35
38
41
44
47