List of Registers

Table 111. ROM Address Register

Byte Offsets: 0CE:0CCh

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contains the byte address of the PROM read or write access used when the

 

 

 

PROM Start bit is set to a 1.

 

 

 

Contains the byte address and Opcode used when the Serial ROM Start bit

 

 

 

is set to a 1. The byte address is contained on bits [8:0]. The opcode is

 

 

 

contained on bits [10:9]. Possible opcode values are:

23:0

ROM_ADDR

R/W

00: write all, erase all, write enable, programming disable

 

 

 

01: write

 

 

 

10: read

 

 

 

11: erase

 

 

 

Reset value is 000400h (serial ROM read at address 0)

 

 

 

 

 

Table 112. ROM Control Register (Sheet 1 of 2)

Byte Offsets: 0CFh

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starts a serial ROM read, write, or polling operation and returns the

 

 

 

completion status of the access. When written with a 1, performs

 

 

 

the serial ROM operation indicated by the serial ROM opcode. This

 

 

 

bit is automatically cleared by the 21555 when the serial ROM

 

 

 

access is complete. This bit should not be written unless both the

0

Serial ROM

R/W1TS

Serial ROM Start and PROM Start bits are 0. Writing a 0 to this bit

Start/Busy

has no effect.

 

 

When the previous serial ROM operation was a write all, erase all,

 

 

 

 

 

 

write, or erase, writing this bit causes the 21555 to poll the serial

 

 

 

ROM to test for the completion of the operation. The result of the

 

 

 

poll operation is reflected in bit 3 of this register.

 

 

 

Reset value is 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starts a PROM read or write operation and returns the completion

 

 

 

status of the access. When written with a 1, the 21555 performs

 

 

 

the PROM operation indicated by the PROM Read/Write Control

 

 

 

bit. This bit is automatically set when the 21555 performs a PROM

1

PROM Start/Busy

R/W1TS

read from the Primary Expansion ROM address space. This bit is

 

 

 

automatically cleared by the 21555 when the PROM access is

 

 

 

complete. This bit should not be set unless both the Serial ROM

 

 

 

Start and PROM Start bits are 0. Writing a 0 to this bit has no effect.

 

 

 

Reset value is 0

 

 

 

 

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21555 specifications

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