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REV. 1.2.1
UNIVERSAL (3.3V AND 5V) PCI BUS OCTAL UART
XR17D158
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REVISION HISTORY
D
ATE
R
EVISION
D
ESCRIPTION
May 2003
1.0.0
Final Production Release. Updated AC and DC specifications. Clarified PCI
Burst Read and Write Transactions.
July 2003
1.1.0
Added Device Status to Ordering Information.
June 2004
1.2.0
Clarified pin descriptions- changed from using logic 1 and logic 0 to HIGH
(VCC) and LOW (GND) for input and output pin descriptions. Clarified Auto
RS485 and Sleep Mode description. Added timing diagram for external
clock input at XTAL1 pin (
Figure 19
) and T
ECLK
, T
ECH
, and T
ECL
to AC Elec-
trical Specifications. The Device Revision Register (DREV) has been
updated to 0x03 for devices with top mark date code "C2 YYWW".
November 2004
1.2.1
The Device Revision Register (DREV) has been updated to 0x09 for devices
with top mark date code "I2 YYWW".