INPUT SYNCHRONIZATION

A synchronization failure can occur when the output of the first latch does not meet the setup and hold requirements of the input of the second latch. The rate of failure is determined by the actual size of the sampling window of the data latch and by the amount of time between the strobe sig- nals of the two latches. As the sampling window gets smaller, the number of times an asynchro- nous transition occurs during the sampling window drops.

B.2 ASYNCHRONOUS PINS

The 80C186XL/80C188XL inputs that use the two-stage synchronization circuit are TMR IN 0, TMR IN 1, NMI, TEST/BUSY, INT3:0, HOLD, DRQ0 and DRQ1.

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