E
2
X68C64 SLIC
1
Xicor, Inc. 1993, 1995, 1996 Patents Pending
2134-1.6 7/9/96 T0/C1/D0 NS
Characteristics subject to change without notice
E
2
Micro-Peripheral
64K
X68C64 SLIC
E
2
8192 x 8 Bit
SLIC
E
2
and CONCURRENT READ WRITE
are trademarks of Xicor, Inc.
REPRESENTATIVE CIRCUIT
FEATURES
SLIC
(SELF LOADING INTEGRATED CODE)
FIRMWARE
Automatically Downloads User’s Software into
68HC11 Based Systems
Features Load, Verify, and Block Protection
Capabilities
Transfers Baud Rate 9600 at 8MHz
Concurrent Read Write
—Dual Plane Architecture
—Isolates Read/Write Functions
Between Planes
—Allows Continuous Execution of Code
From One Plane While Writing in
the Other Plane
Multiplexed Address/Data Bus
—Direct Interface to Popular 68HC11 Family
Block Protect Register
—Individually Set Write Lock Out in 1K Blocks
Toggle Bit Polling
—Early End of Write Detection
Page Mode Write
—Allows up to 32 Bytes to be Written in
One Write Cycle
DESCRIPTION
The X68C64 SLIC E
2
is a highly integrated E
2
Microcontroller peripheral which combines the func-
tionality of the X68C64 component with pre-loaded
software routines allowing any embedded system
using it to upgrade and download software via the
serial port. This self-loading integrated code elimi-
nates the need to initially program the firmware into a
memory device at the time of initial manufacture. The
SLIC E
2
routines also greatly facilitate the loading of
subsequent versions of the firmware into the system.
The SLIC E
2
routines consist of approximately 500
bytes of instructions for the 68HC11 which will ini-
tialize the microcontroller and its on-board UART
and upload the user’s software through the UART.
The baud rate for the transfer is 9600 based on a
crystal frequency of 8MHz. Data transfer is accom-
plished using a proprietary format called XCOM.
Xicor also has developed a program for IBM PCs
and compatibles called XSLIC, which will translate
an Intel HEX or Motorola S-record format file into
XCOM format and download the program to a X68C64
SLIC E
2
.
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7
PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB4
PB7
A/D0
A/D1
A/D2
A/D3
A/D4
A/D5
A/D6
A/D7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
CE
WC
AS
E
R/W
SEL
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
15
21
20
17
19
2
16
5
22
18
23
6
AS
E
R/W
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
16
15
14
13
12
9
26
27
28
24
V
CC
12
V
SS
V
CC
29
25
24
EXTAL
MODA
43TXD
42RXD
MODB
IRQ
XIRQ
OSC
68HC11
X68C64
41
40
V
CC
IBM PC
OR
COMPATIBLE
RS232
DRIVERS
2134 ILL F01.2
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PPLICATION
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EVELOPMENT
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A V A I L A B L E
AN62 AN64 AN66 AN68 AN74 XK68