SMSC DS – LPC47M14X
Page 23
Rev. 03/19/2001
SYNC Patterns and Maximum Number of SYNCS
If the SYNC pattern is 0101, then the host assumes that the maximum number of SYNCs is 8.
If the SYNC pattern is 0110, then no maximum number of SYNCs is assumed. The LPC47M14x has protection
mechanisms to complete the cycle. This is used for EPP data transfers and should utilize the same timeout
protection that is in EPP.
SYNC Error Indication
The LPC47M14x reports errors via the LAD[3:0] = 1010 SYNC encoding.
If the host was reading data from the LPC47M14x, data will still be transferred in the next two nibbles. This data may
be invalid, but it will be transferred by the LPC47M14x. If the host was writing data to the LPC47M14x, the data had
already been transferred.
In the case of multiple byte cycles, such as DMA cycles, an error SYNC terminates the cycle. Therefore, if the host is
transferring 4 bytes from a device, if the device returns the error SYNC in the first byte, the other three bytes will not
be transferred.
I/O and DMA START Fields
I/O and DMA cycles use a START field of 0000.
Reset Policy
The following rules govern the reset policy:
When PCI_RESET# goes inactive (high), the clock is assumed to have been running for 100usec prior to the
removal of the reset signal, so that everything is stable. This is the same reset active time after clock is stable
that is used for the PCI bus.
When PCI_RESET# goes active (low):
The host drives the LFRAME# signal high, tristates the LAD[3:0] signals, and ignores the LDRQ# signal.
The LPC47M14x must ignore LFRAME#, tristate the LAD[3:0] pins and drive the LDRQ# signal inactive (high).
6.3.10
Wait State Requirements
I/O Transfers
The LPC47M14x inserts three wait states for an I/O read and two wait states for an I/O write cycle. A SYNC of 0110
is used for all I/O transfers. The exception to this is for transfers where IOCHRDY
would normally be
deasserted
in
an ISA transfer
(i.e., EPP or IrCC transfers) in which case the sync pattern of 0110 is used and a large number of
syncs may be inserted (up to 330 which corresponds to a timeout of 10us).
DMA Transfers
The LPC47M14x inserts three wait states for a DMA read and four wait states for a DMA write cycle. A SYNC of
0101 is used for all DMA transfers.
See the example timing for the LPC cycles in the “Timing Diagrams” section.
LPC Transfer