Introduction

VMEbus Interrupter:

Software-configured IRQ1-IRQ7 interrupt request level.

8-bit software-programmed status/ID register.

VMEbus System Controller:

Arbiter with software-configured arbitration modes: Priority (PRI),

Round-Robin-Select (RRS), and Single-level (SGL).

Programmable arbitration timer.

IACK daisy-chain driver.

Programmable bus timer.

SYSRESET logic.

Global Control Status Register Set:

Four location monitors.

Global control of locally detected failures.

Global control of local reset.

Four global attention interrupt bits.

A chip ID and revision register.

Four 16-bit dual-ported general purpose registers.

Interrupt Handler:

All interrupts are level-programmable.

All interrupts are maskable.

All interrupts provide a unique vector.

Software and external interrupts.

Watchdog timer.

Two 32-bit tick timers.

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