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Signal Descriptions
Chapter 5
AMD-K6-2E+ Embedded Processor Data Sheet
23542A/0—September 2000
Preliminary Information
5.45
STPCLK# (Stop Clock)
Pin Attribute
Input, Internal Pullup
Summary
The assertion of STPCLK# causes the processor to enter the
Stop Grant state, during which the processor’s internal clock is
stopped. From the Stop Grant state, the processor can
subsequently transition to the Stop Clock state, in which the
bus clock CLK is stopped. Upon recognizing STPCLK#, the
processor performs the following actions, in the order shown:
1. Flushes its instruction pipelines
2. Completes all pending and in-progress bus cycles
3. Acknowledges the STPCLK# assertion by executing a Stop
Grant special bus cycle (see Table 24 on page 142)
4. Stops its internal clock after BRDY# of the Stop Grant
special bus cycle is sampled asserted and after EWBE# is
sampled asserted (if EWBE# is masked off, then entry into
the Stop Grant state is not affected by EWBE#)
5. Enters the Stop Clock state if the system logic stops the bus
clock CLK (optional)
See “Clock Control” on page 275 for more details regarding
clock control.
Sampled
STPCLK# is sampled as a level-sensitive input on every clock
edge but is not recognized until the next instruction boundary.
System logic can drive the signal either synchronously or
asynchronously. If it is asserted asynchronously, it must be
asserted for a minimum pulse width of two clocks.
STPCLK# must remain asserted until recognized, which is
indicated by the completion of the Stop Grant special cycle.