Intel386™ EX EMBEDDED MICROPROCESSOR USER’S MANUAL
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13.1.1 SSIO SignalsTable 13-1 lists the SSIO signals.

Table 13-1. SSIO Signals

Signal Device Pin or

Internal Signal Description

STXCLK Device pin
(input or output) Serial Transmit Clock:
This pin functions as either an output or an input, depending on whether
the transmitter is operating in master or slave mode.
In master mode, STXCLK functions as an output. The baud-rate
generator’s output appear s on this pin through the transmitt er and can be
used to clock a slave receiver.
In slave mode, STXCLK functions as an input clock for the transmitter.
SRXCLK Device pin
(input or output) Serial Receive Clock:
This pin functions as either an output or an input, depending on whether
the receiver is operating in master or slave mode.
In master mode, SRXCLK functions a s an output. The baud-rate
generator’s output appears on t his pin through the receiver and can be
used to clock a slave transmitter.
In slave mode, SRXCLK functions as an input clo ck for the receiver.
SSIOTX Device pin
(output) Transmit Serial Data:
The transmitter uses this pin to shift serial data out of the device. Data is
transmitted most-significant bit first.
SSIORX Device pin
(input) Receive Serial Data:
The receiver uses this pin to shift serial data into the device. Data is
received most-significant bit first.
SSRBF Internal signal
(output) Receive Buffer Full:
This internal signal is used to indicate that received serial data has been
transferred from the receive shift register to the receive holding b uffer.
SSTBE Internal signal
(output) Transmit Buffer Empty:
This internal signal is used to indicate that serial data has been shifted
from the transmit holding reg ister to the transmit shift registe r.
SSIOINT Internal signal
(output) SSIO Interrupt:
This internal signal goes active when either the transmit holding register
is empty or the receive holding regi ster is full.
BCLKIN In ternal signal
(input)

Prescaled Clock (PSCLK)

:
This internal signal is a prescaled value of the internal clock frequency
(CLK2/2). PSCLK is programmable for a range of divide-by values.

Serial Clock (SERCLK)

:
This internal signal is half the internal clock frequency (CLK2/4).