ST6373J5B1 [STMICROELECTRONICS]

8-BIT ROM/OTP/EPROM MCUs FOR DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MULTISYNC/MULTISTANDARD MONITORS; 8位ROM / OTP / EPROM微控制器用于数字控制多频/多标准监听音箱
ST6373J5B1
型号: ST6373J5B1
厂家: ST    ST
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8-BIT ROM/OTP/EPROM MCUs FOR DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MULTISYNC/MULTISTANDARD MONITORS
8位ROM / OTP / EPROM微控制器用于数字控制多频/多标准监听音箱

微控制器 监视器 可编程只读存储器 电动程控只读存储器
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ST6373  
8-BIT ROM/OTP/EPROM MCUs FOR DIGITALLY  
CONTROLLED MULTISYNC/MULTISTANDARD MONITORS  
4.5V to 6V Operating Supply Voltage Range  
Low Current Consumption  
0 to +70°C Operating Temperature Range  
8 MHz clock Oscillator  
16K bytes ROM/OTP/EPROM  
(8K and 12K ROM versions also available)  
192 bytes RAM  
384 bytes general purpose EEPROM  
128 bytes dedicated EEPROM for DDC SPI  
22 fully programmable I/O pins, offering direct  
LED drive capability, as well as interrupt  
generation for keyboard inputs  
Digital WATCHDOG timer  
PSDIP42  
Three Timers, each comprising an 8-bit counter  
and a 7- bit Prescaler  
SYNC Processor:  
– 12-bits HSYNC Event Counter  
– 12-bits VSYNC Period Counter  
– HSYNC and VSYNC Polarity Detection  
– HSYNC and VSYNC Outputs  
– HFLYBACK and VFLYBACK Inputs  
– CLAMP and BLANK Outputs  
14-bit (PWM + BRM) D/A Converter  
Nine 7-bit PWM D/A Converter Outputs  
CSDIP42  
8-bit A/D Converter with 8 multiplexed inputs  
DDC SPI with interrupt and 4 operating modes  
(Refer to end of Document for Ordering Information)  
A further SPI with interrupt and 2 operating  
modes  
Remote Control Signal Input (Non Maskable  
Interrupt)  
VSYNC Interrupt Input  
Five Interrupt Vectors  
XOR Register (Instruction Set expansion)  
MIRROR Register (Instruction Set expansion)  
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Table of Contents  
ST6373 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4  
1.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4  
1.2 PIN DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6  
1.3 MEMORY SPACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
1.3.1 Stack Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
1.3.2 Program Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
1.3.3 Data Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10  
1.3.4 Data RAM/EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
1.3.5 EEPROM Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12  
1.4 MEMORY PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
1.4.1 Program Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
1.4.2 Option Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
1.4.3 Eprom Erasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15  
2 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16  
2.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16  
2.2 CPU REGISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16  
3 CLOCKS, RESET, INTERRUPTS AND POWER SAVING MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
3.1 ON-CHIP CLOCK OSCILLATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
3.2 RESETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19  
3.2.1 RESET Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19  
3.2.2 Power-on Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19  
3.2.3 Watchdog Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20  
3.2.4 Application Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20  
3.2.5 MCU Initialization Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
3.3 HARDWARE ACTIVATED DIGITAL WATCHDOG FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
3.4 INTERRUPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23  
3.4.1 Interrupt Vectors/Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
3.4.2 Interrupt Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24  
3.4.3 Interrupt Option Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
3.4.4 Interrupt Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25  
3.4.5 ST6373 Interrupt Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
3.5 POWER SAVING MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
3.5.1 WAIT Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
3.5.2 STOP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
3.5.3 Exit from WAIT Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28  
4 ON-CHIP PERIPHERALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29  
4.1 I/O PORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29  
4.1.1 Details of I/O Ports A and B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
4.1.2 Details of I/O Port C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31  
4.1.3 I/O Port Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34  
4.2 TIMERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35  
4.2.1 Timer Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
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4.2.2 Timer Status Control Registers (TSCR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
4.2.3 Timer Counter Registers (TCR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
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4.2.4 Timer Prescaler Registers (PSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
4.3 A/D CONVERTER (ADC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38  
4.3.1 Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38  
4.4 SYNC PROCESSOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40  
4.4.1 Event Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40  
4.4.2 Period Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40  
4.4.3 Polarity Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40  
4.4.4 Output Polarity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  
4.4.5 Video Blanking Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41  
4.5 14-BIT PWM D/A CONVERTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
4.5.1 Output Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44  
4.5.2 HDA Tuning Cell Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
4.6 7-BIT PWM D/A CONVERTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
4.6.1 Digital Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45  
4.7 SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
4.7.1 SPI Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47  
4.8 MIRROR REGISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51  
4.9 XOR REGISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51  
5 SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52  
5.1 ST6 ARCHITECTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52  
5.2 ADDRESSING MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52  
5.3 INSTRUCTION SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53  
6 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
6.1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
6.2 RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
6.3 DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
6.4 AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
7 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61  
7.1 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
7.2 ORDERING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62  
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ST6373  
1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
1.1 INTRODUCTION  
ST6373 Microcontrollers are members of the 8-bit  
HCMOS ST637x family, a series of devices spe-  
cially intended for Digitally Controlled Multi Fre-  
quency Monitor applications. All ST637x devices  
are based on a building block approach: a com-  
mon core is surrounded by a combination of on-  
chip peripherals (macrocells) available from a  
standard library.  
– A Period Counter especially designed to calcu-  
late the VSYNC Period.  
– A Polarity Detector for HSYNC (or HDRIV) and  
VSYNC.  
– HSYNC and VSYNC outputs with controlled po-  
larity.  
– Video Blanking and Clamping Outputs.  
ST6373 devices are available in functionally iden-  
tical ROM, OTP (ST63T73) and EPROM  
(ST63E73) versions, all with the same pinout.  
ROM devices are available with 8, 12 or 16K Pro-  
gram memory, whereas OTP and EPROM ver-  
sions are both available in 16K versions only. For  
details relating to sales types, refer to Section 7.2.  
– Two I/O ports A & B usable for a keyboard wake-  
up feature since an interrupt input ored on each  
of their pins.  
– An Analog to Digital converter connected to port  
B which can be used to decode an analog key-  
board or for AFC.  
Since ROM, OTP and EPROM versions are  
functionally identical, the present Datasheet  
will refer to the generic ST6373 device, except  
where specific versions differ in detail.  
– A VSYNC input pin connected to an interrupt  
vector and to the DDC SPI for DDC1 protocol.  
– An NMI input which can be used, for example, as  
a Remote Control input for a TV application.  
The ST6373 devices feature:  
– A hardware DDC SPI able to manage DDC1  
– Nine PWM outputs, which can be used as Digital  
to Analog converter outputs (with external RC fil-  
ters). These are suitable for tuning and other  
functions.  
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(VSYNC as clock), DDC2B and DDC2AB (I C  
BUS Multimaster and Slave). A 128-byte  
dedicated EEPROM memory is available for  
DDC1 and DDC2B.  
– A PWM output with Bit Rate Multiplier, to which  
the above comments apply.  
2
– Hardware I C SPI for internal monitor bus and to  
manage, for example, an OSD.  
– An Event Counter especially designed to calcu-  
late the HSYNC (or HDRIV) Frequency, using  
one of the on-chip timers.  
– A Mirror Register and a XOR Register are includ-  
ed to complement the basic ST6 instruction set.  
Table 1. ST6373 Device Summary  
Program  
14-bit  
D/ (PWM) D/A (PWM)  
Output  
7-bit  
DEVICE  
RAM  
EEPROM  
(Bytes)  
A/D  
Inputs  
EMULATING  
DEVICES  
Memory  
(Bytes)  
CONFIGURATION  
(Bytes)  
Output  
8K ROM  
12K ROM  
16K ROM  
ST6373  
192  
512  
8
1
9
ST63E73,ST63T73  
ST63T73  
ST63E73  
16K OTP  
192  
192  
512  
512  
8
8
1
1
9
9
-
-
16K EPROM  
Note: See  
Ordering Information in Table 23 at the end of the Datasheet.  
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Figure 1. ST6373 Block Diagram  
PA0 -> PA7*  
PORT A  
PORT B  
PORT C  
TIMER 1  
TIMER 2  
(
)
TEST/V  
**  
TEST  
PP  
PB0 -> PB7*  
PC0 -> PC7*  
INTERRUPT  
Inputs  
DIGITAL  
WATCHDOG/TIMER  
NMI  
VSYNC  
PWRIN  
DATA ROM  
USER  
SELECTABLE  
SCLD, SDAD  
VSYNC, EXTCLK  
DDC SPI (1)  
USER PROGRAM  
MEMORY  
DATA RAM  
192 Bytes  
16 KBytes  
EEPROM  
128 Bytes (1)  
DATA EEPROM  
384 Bytes  
TIMER 3  
HSYNCO, VSYNCO  
HSYNCI, VSYNCI  
HDRIV  
SYNC  
PROCESSOR  
PC  
HFLY, VFLY  
CLMPO, BLKO  
STACK LEVEL 1  
STACK LEVEL 2  
STACK LEVEL 3  
STACK LEVEL 4  
STACK LEVEL 5  
STACK LEVEL 6  
I C SPI  
SCLI, SDAI  
8 BIT CORE  
D/A Outputs  
A/D Inputs  
HDA, DA0 -> DA8  
AD0 -> AD7  
POWER  
RESET  
RESET  
OSCILLATOR  
SUPPLY  
V
V
OSCin OSCout  
DD SS  
(*)Refer to Pin Description for Additional Information  
) V input for OTP/EPROM device programming  
(
**  
PP  
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1.2 PIN DESCRIPTION  
V
and V  
SS.  
Power is supplied to the MCU using  
to PC7 are configured as open-drain 12V; the in-  
put pull-up option does not exist for these four  
pins. Pins PC0, PC1 and PC3 can be configured  
as the DDC SPI pins SCLD, SDAD and EXTCLK.  
The input pull-up option does not exist for PC0  
and PC1. Pins PC6 and PC7 can be configured  
as HSYNC and HDRIV inputs. After reset: PC3 is  
configured as input with pull-up. PC0, PC1 &  
PC4 to PC7 are configured in input without pull-  
up. PC2 is in output mode with the value 1 (high  
impedance).  
DD  
these two pins. V  
is power and V  
is the  
DD  
SS  
ground connection.  
OSCin, OSCout.  
These pins are internally con-  
nected to the on-chip oscillator circuit. A quartz  
crystal or a ceramic resonator can be connected  
between these two pins in order to allow the cor-  
rect operation of the MCU with various stabili-  
ty/cost trade-offs. The OSCin pin is the input pin,  
the OSCout pin is the output pin.  
RESET. The active lowRESET pin is used to start  
the microcontroller to the beginning of its program.  
Additionally the quartz crystal oscillator will be dis-  
abled when theRESET pin is low to reduce power  
consumption during reset phase.  
DA0-DA8. These pins are the nine PWM D/A out-  
puts of the on-chip D/A converters. These lines  
have push-pull outputs with 5V drive. The output  
repetition rate is 31.25KHz (with 8MHz clock).  
TEST  
mal operation.  
. The TEST pin must be held at VSS for nor-  
VSYNC. This is the Vertical Synchronization pin.  
This pin is connected to an internal interrupt and is  
configured as input with pull-up and Schmitt trig-  
ger.  
PA0, PA1, PA2/HSYNCO, PA3/VSYNCO,  
PA4/CLMPO, PA5/BLKO, PA6/SCLI, PA7/SDAI  
HDA. This is the output pin of the on-chip 14-bit  
PWM D/A Converter. This line is a push-pull out-  
put with standard drive.  
Port A.  
Software configurable as push-pull out-  
put, open-drain output, Schmitt trigger input with  
or without pull-up. Port A inputs can be also  
ORed into the INT1 interrupt. Port A outputs  
have a LED drive capability (10 mA). Pins PA2  
and PA3 can be configured respectively as  
HSYNC and VSYNC outputs.Pins PA4 and PA5  
can be configured respectively as CLAMP and  
BLANK Outputs.Pins PA6 and PA7 can be con-  
NMI  
. This pin is the Non-Maskable interrupt input  
and is configured as input with pull-up and Schmitt  
trigger.  
Figure 2. ST6373 Pin configuration  
2
figurated as the I C SPI pins SCLI and SDAI.The  
VDD  
42  
41  
40  
39  
38  
37  
36  
35  
34  
33  
32  
31  
30  
29  
28  
27  
26  
25  
24  
23  
22  
O0/DA0  
O1/DA1  
O2/DA2  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
push-pull output and the input pull-up options do  
not exist for these two pins. After reset the PA0  
to PA5 pins are configured as inputs with pull-up.  
PC0/SCLD  
PC1/SDAD  
PC2  
PC3/EXTCLK  
PC4/PWRIN  
PC5  
PC6/HSYNC  
PC7/HDRIV  
HDA  
O3/DA3  
PB0/AD0, PB1/AD1, PB2/AD2, PB3/AD3,  
PB4/AD4, PB5/AD5/HFLY, PB6/AD6/VFLY,  
PB7/AD7  
AD0/PB0  
AD1/PB1  
AD2/PB2  
AD3/PB3  
AD4/PB4  
HFLY/AD5/PB5  
VFLY/AD6/PB6  
AD7/PB7  
PA0  
Port B  
. Each pin can be software configured as  
push-pull output, open-drain output, Schmitt trig-  
ger input with or without pull-up.Port B inputs can  
be also ored into the INT1 interrupt. Pins PB5  
and PB6 can be configured as HFLY and VFLY  
inputs. In addition, any pin of port B can be soft-  
ware selected as the Analog-to-Digital converter  
input. Only one pin should be selected at a time,  
otherwise a conflict would result. After reset the  
port B pins are configured as inputs with pull-up.  
9
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
RESET  
OSCout  
OSCin  
(1)  
TEST/VPP  
PA1  
VSYNC  
NMI  
HSYNCO/PA2  
VSYNCO/PA3  
CLMPO/PA4  
BLKO/PA5  
SCLI/PA6  
SDAI/PA7  
VSS  
DA4/O4  
DAR/O5  
DA6/O6  
DA7/O7  
DA8/O8  
PC0/SCLD, PC1/SDAD, PC2, PC3/EXTCLK,  
PC4/PWRIN, PC5, PC6/HSYNC, PC7/HDRIV  
Port C. Software configurable as open-drain out-  
puts or Schmitt trigger inputs with or without pull-  
ups. When configured as outputs, pins PC0 to  
PC3 are configured as 5V open-drain. Pins PC4  
(1) This pin is also the VPP input for OTP/EPROM devices  
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Table 2. Pin Summary  
Pin Function  
DA0 to DA8  
HDA  
Description  
Output, Push-Pull  
Output, Push-Pull  
NMI  
Input, Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
Input, Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger  
Input, Pull-Down  
VSYNC  
TEST  
OSCin  
Input, Resistive Bias, Schmitt Trigger to Reset Logic Only  
Output, Push-Pull  
OSCout  
RESET  
Input, Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
PA0-PA5  
PA6-PA7  
PB0-PB7  
PC0-PC1  
PC2-PC3  
PC4-PC7  
I/O, Push-Pull/Open Drain, Software Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
I/O, Open-Drain, No Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
I/O, Push-Pull/Open Drain, Software Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input, Analog Input  
I/O, Open-Drain, No Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
I/O, Open-Drain, 5V, Software Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
I/O, Open-Drain, 12V, No Input Pull-up, Schmitt Trigger Input  
Power Supply Pins  
V
, V  
SS  
DD  
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1.3 MEMORY SPACES  
The MCU operates in three different memory  
spaces: Stack Space, Program Space and Data  
Space.  
lower 2K byte of the 4K program space are bank  
switched while the upper 2K byte can be seen as  
static space. Table 3 gives the different codes that  
allows the selection of the corresponding banks.  
Note that, from the memory point of view, the Page  
1 and the Static Page represent the same physical  
memory: it is only a different way of addressing the  
same location.  
1.3.1 Stack Space  
The stack space consists of six 12 bit registers that  
are used for stacking subroutine and interrupt re-  
turn addresses plus the current program counter  
register.  
Figure 3. 16K-Byte Program Space Addressing  
1.3.2 Program Space  
Program  
counter  
space  
The program space is physically implemented in  
the ROM and includes all the instructions that are  
to be executed, as well as the data required for the  
immediate addressing mode instructions, the re-  
served test area and user vectors. It is addressed  
thanks to the 12-bit Program Counter register (PC  
register) and the ST6 Core can directly address up  
to 4K bytes of Program Space. Nevertheless, the  
Program Space can be extended by the addition  
of 2-Kbyte memory banks as it is shown inFigure  
2, in which the 16K bytes memory is described.  
These banks are addressed by pointing to the  
000h-7FFh locations of the Program Space thanks  
to the Program Counter, and by writing the appro-  
priate code in the Program ROM Page Register  
(PRPR) located at address CAh in the Data  
Space. Because interrupts and common subrour-  
outines should be available all the time only the  
1FFFh  
0000h  
0FFFh  
Static  
Page  
Page 1  
0800h  
07FFh  
Page1  
Page Page Page Page Page Page  
Page 0  
Static  
Page  
2
3
4
5
6
7
0000h  
Figure 4. Memory Addressing Diagram  
PROGRAM SPACE  
DATA SPACE  
0000h  
000h  
PROGRAM COUNTER  
RAM / EEPROM  
BANKING AREA  
0-63  
STACK LEVEL 1  
STACK LEVEL 2  
03Fh  
040h  
DATA ROM  
WINDOW  
STACK LEVEL 3  
ROM  
07Fh  
080h  
081h  
082h  
083h  
084h  
STACK LEVEL 4  
STACK LEVEL 5  
STACK LEVEL 6  
X REGISTER  
Y REGISTER  
V REGISTER  
W REGISTER  
RAM  
0C0h  
DATA ROM  
WINDOW SELECT  
0FF0h  
DATA RAM  
INTERRUPT &  
RESET VECTORS  
0FFFh  
BANK SELECT  
0FFh  
ACCUMULATOR  
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Program ROM Page Register (PRPR)  
Address: CAh - Write only  
Reset Value: XXh  
Care is required when handling the PRPR as it is  
write only. For this reason, it is not allowed to  
change the PRPR contents while executing inter-  
rupts drivers, asthe driver cannot save and than re-  
store its previous content. Anyway, this operation  
may be necessary if the sum of common routines  
and interrupt drivers will take more than 2K bytes;  
in this case could be necessary to divide the inter-  
rupt driver in a (minor) part in the static page (start  
and end), and in the second (major) part in one dy-  
namic page. If it is impossible to avoid the writing of  
this register in interrupts drivers, an image of this  
register must be saved ina RAM location, and each  
time the program writes the PRPR bit writes also  
the image register. The image register must be  
written first, so if an interrupt occurs between the  
two instructions the PRPR is not affected.  
7
0
-
-
-
-
-
PRPR2 PRPR1 PRPR0  
D7-D3. These bits are not used but have to be  
written to “0”.  
PRPR2-PRPR0.  
These are the program ROM  
banking bits and the value loaded selects the cor-  
responding page to be addressed in the lower part  
of 4K program address space as specified inTable  
3.This register is undefined on reset.  
Note:  
Table 3. Program MemoryPageRegisterCoding  
Only the lower part of address space has been  
bankswitched because interrupt vectors and com-  
mon subroutines should be available all the time.  
The reason of this structure is due to the fact that it  
is not possible to jump from a dynamic page to an-  
other, unless jumping back to the static page,  
changing contents of PRPR, and, then, jumping to  
a different dynamic page.  
PRPR2 PRPR1 PRPR0 PC11  
Memory Page  
Static Page (Page 1)  
Page 0  
X
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
X
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
X
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Page 1 (Static Page)  
Page 2  
Page 3  
Page 4  
Page 5  
Page 6  
Page 7  
Table 4. ST6373 Program Memory Map  
*)  
Program Memory Page  
Device Address  
Description  
0000h-007Fh  
0080h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
PAGE 0  
0800h-0F9Fh  
0FA0h-0FEFh  
0FF0h-0FF7h  
0FF8h-0FFBh  
0FFCh-0FFDh  
0FFEh-0FFFh  
User ROM  
Reserved  
Interrupt Vectors  
Reserved  
NMI Vector  
Reset Vector  
PAGE 1  
“STATIC”  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
PAGE 2  
PAGE 3  
PAGE 4  
PAGE 5  
PAGE 6  
PAGE 7  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM (End of 8K)  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM (End of 12K)  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM (End of 16K)  
*)  
Note : all reserved areas must be set to FFh in the ROM code.  
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MEMORY SPACES (Cont’d)  
1.3.3 Data Space  
The Data Space allows the addressing of RAM  
(192 bytes), EEPROM (384 bytes plus 128 bytes  
for the DDC SPI), ST6 Core and peripheral regis-  
ters, as well as read-only data such as constants  
and look-up tables.  
The ST6 Core instruction set operates on a specif-  
ic space, referred to as the Data Space, which  
contains all the data necessary for the program.  
Figure 5. Data Space  
MIRROR REGISTER  
TIMER 3 PRESCALER REGISTER  
TIMER 3 COUNTER REGISTER  
TIMER 3 STATUS/CONTROL REGISTER  
EVENT COUNTER DATA REGISTER 1  
EVENT COUNTER DATA REGISTER 2  
SYNC PROCESSOR CONTROL REGISTER  
D/A 0/4 DATA CONTROL REGISTER  
D/A 1/5 DATA CONTROL REGISTER  
D/A 2/6 DATA CONTROL REGISTER  
D/A 3/7 DATA CONTROL REGISTER  
D/A 8 DATA CONTROL REGISTER  
I C SPI CONTROL REGISTER1  
I C SPI CONTROL REGISTER2  
D/A BANK REGISTER  
0D9h  
0DAh  
0DBh  
0DCh  
0DDh  
000h  
DATA RAM/EEPROM  
BANK AREA  
03Fh  
040h  
DATA ROM  
*)  
WINDOW AREA  
07Fh  
0DEh  
*)  
0DFh  
X REGISTER  
Y REGISTER  
V REGISTER  
W REGISTER  
080h  
081h  
082h  
083h  
084h  
0BFh  
0C0h  
0C1h  
0C2h  
0C3h  
0C4h  
0C5h  
0C6h  
0C7h  
0C8h  
0C9h  
*)  
*)  
*)  
*)  
*)  
*)  
*)  
0E0h  
0E1h  
0E2h  
0E3h  
0E4h  
0E5h  
0E6h  
DATA RAM  
PORT A DATA REGISTER  
PORT B DATA REGISTER  
PORT C DATA REGISTER  
RESERVED  
0E7h  
0E8h  
0E9h  
0EAh  
0EBh  
0ECh  
0EDh  
DATA RAM BANK REGISTER  
DDC EEPROM CONTROL REGISTER  
EEPROM CONTROL REGISTER  
DDC SPI CONTROL REGISTER 1  
DDC SPI CONTROL REGISTER 2  
NMI/PWRIN/VSYNC INTERRUPT REGISTER  
HDA DATA REGISTER 1  
PORT A DIRECTION REGISTER  
PORT B DIRECTION REGISTER  
PORT C DIRECTION REGISTER  
RESERVED  
INTERRUPT OPTIONREGISTER  
DATA ROM WINDOW REGISTER  
PROGRAM ROM PAGE REGISTER  
I C SPI DATA REGISTER  
*)  
0EEh  
0EFh  
*)  
HDA DATA REGISTER 2  
*)  
0CAh  
0CBh  
0CCh  
0CDh  
0CEh  
0CFh  
0D0h  
PERIOD COUNTER DATA REGISTER  
PERIOD COUNTER 1 AND BLANK CTRL REG.  
AUTO-COUNTER REGISTER  
0F0h  
*)  
0F1h  
0F2h  
DDC SPI DATA REGISTER  
PORT A OPTION REGISTER  
PORT B OPTION REGISTER  
RESERVED  
*)  
SCL LATCHAND DDC2B ADDRESSCTRL REG.  
XOR REGISTER  
0F3h  
0F4h  
0F5h  
ADC RESULT REGISTER  
RESERVED  
*)  
ADC CONTROL REGISTER  
TIMER 1 PRESCALER REGISTER  
TIMER 1 COUNTER REGISTER  
TIMER 1 STATUS/CONTROL REGISTER  
TIMER 2 PRESCALER REGISTER  
TIMER 2 COUNTER REGISTER  
WATCHDOG REGISTER  
0D1h  
0D2h  
0D3h  
0D4h  
0D5h  
0D7h  
0D8h  
0FEh  
0FFh  
ACCUMULATOR  
*) These registers contain write only bits, in which  
case the bit operation instructions are not possi-  
ble.  
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MEMORY SPACES (Cont’d)  
Data ROM Addressing. All the read-only data are  
physically implemented in the ROM in which the  
Program Space is also implemented. The ROM  
therefore contains the program to be executed and  
also the constants and the look-up tables needed  
for the program. The locations of Data Space in  
which the different constants and look-up tables  
are addressed by the ST6 Core can be considered  
as being a 64-byte window through which it is pos-  
sible to access to the read-only data stored in the  
ROM. This window is located from the 40h ad-  
dress to the 7Fh address in the Data space and al-  
lows the direct reading of the bytes from the 000h  
address to the 03Fh address in the ROM. All the  
bytes of the ROM can be used to store either in-  
structions or read-only data. Indeed, the window  
can be moved by step of 64 bytes along the ROM  
in writing the appropriate code in the Write-only  
Data ROM Window register (DRWR, location  
C9h). The effective address of the byte to be read  
as a data in the ROM is obtained by the concate-  
nation of the 6 less significant bits of the address in  
the Data Space (as less significant bits) and the  
content of the DRWR (as most significant bits). So  
when addressing location 40h of data space, and  
0 is loaded in the DRWR, the physical addressed  
location in ROM is 00h.  
Data ROM Window Register (DWR)  
Address: C9h - Write only  
Reset Value: XXh  
7
0
DWR7 DWR6 DWR5 DWR4 DWR3 DWR2 DWR1 DWR0  
DWR7-DWR0. These are the Data Rom Window  
bits that correspond to the upper bits of data ROM  
program space. This register is undefined after re-  
set.  
Note:  
Care is required when handling the DRWR as it is  
write only. For this reason, it is not allowed to  
change the DRWR contents while executing inter-  
rupts drivers, as the driver cannot save and than  
restore its previous content. If it is impossible to  
avoid the writing of this register in interrupts driv-  
ers, an image of this register must be saved in a  
RAM location, and each time the program writes  
the DRWR it writes also the image register. The  
image register must be written first, so if an inter-  
rupt occurs between the two instructions the  
DRWR register is not affected.  
Figure 6. Data ROM Window Memory Addressing  
13 12 11 10  
9
3
8
2
7
1
6
0
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
PROGRAM SPACE ADDRESS  
READ  
DATA ROM  
WINDOW REGISTER  
CONTENTS  
7
6
5
4
DATA SPACE ADDRESS  
40h-7Fh  
(DWR)  
0
1
IN INSTRUCTION  
Example:  
DWR=28h  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
DATA SPACE ADDRESS  
59h  
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
ROM  
ADDRESS:A19h  
0
0
1
1
VR01573B  
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MEMORY SPACES (Cont’d)  
1.3.4 Data RAM/EEPROM  
DRBR7, DRBR1, DRBR0. These bits select the  
EEPROM pages.  
In the ST6373, 64 bytes of data RAM are directly  
addressable in the data space from 80h to BFh ad-  
dresses. The additional 128 bytes of RAM, and the  
384 + 128 bytes of EEPROM can be addressed  
using the 64-byte banks located between address-  
es 00H and 3Fh. Bank selection is carried out by  
programming the Data RAM Bank Register (DR-  
BR) located at address E8h of the Data Space. In  
this way each bank of RAM or EEPROM can se-  
lect 64 bytes at a time. No more than one bank  
should be set at a time.  
This register is undefined after reset.  
Table 5 summarizes how to set the Data RAM  
Bank Register in order to select the various banks  
or pages.  
Note:  
Care is required when handling the DRBR as it is  
write only. For this reason, it is not allowed to  
change the DRBR contents while executing inter-  
rupts drivers, as the driver cannot save and than  
restore its previous content. If it is impossible to  
avoid the writing of this register in interrupts driv-  
ers, an image of this register must be saved in a  
RAM location, and each time the program writes  
the DRBR it writes also the image register. The im-  
age register must be written first, so if an interrupt  
occurs between the two instructions the DRBR is  
not affected.  
Data RAM Bank Register (DRBR)  
Address: E8h - Write only  
Reset Value: XXh  
7
0
DRBR DRBR DRBR DRBR DRBR DRBR DRBR DRBR  
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1.3.5 EEPROM Description  
DRBR6  
. This bit is reserved and must be held at  
The data space of ST6373 devices, from 00h to  
3Fh, is paged as described in Table 5. The 512  
bytes of EEPROM are located in eight pages of 64  
bytes (see Table 3 below).  
“0”.  
DRBR5, DRBR4  
select one page of the EEPROM dedicated to the  
DDC SPI.  
. Each of these bits, when set, will  
DRBR3, DRBR2  
. Each of these bits, when set, will  
select oneRAM page.  
Table 5. Data RAM Bank Register Set-up  
DRBR Value  
Selection  
Hex.  
01h  
02h  
03h  
04h  
08h  
10h  
20h  
81h  
82h  
83h  
Binary  
0000 0001  
0000 0010  
0000 0011  
0000 0100  
0000 1000  
0001 0000  
0010 0000  
1000 0001  
1000 0010  
1000 0011  
EEPROM Page 0  
EEPROM Page 1  
EEPROM Page 2  
RAM Page 2  
RAM Page 3  
DDC EEPROM Page 0  
DDC EEPROM Page 1  
EEPROM Page 3  
EEPROM Page 4  
EEPROM Page 5  
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MEMORY SPACES (Cont’d)  
By programming the Data RAM Bank Register,  
DRBR, the user can select the bank or page leav-  
ing unaffected the means of addressing the static  
registers. The way to address the “dynamic” page  
is to set the DRBR as described in Table 5 (e.g. to  
select EEPROM page 0, the DRBR has to be load-  
ed with content 01h, see Data RAM/EEPROM ad-  
dressing for additional information). Bits 0,1 and  
4,5,7 of the DRBR are dedicated to the standard  
EEPROM and DDC EEPROM respectively.  
SB. WRITE ONLY. If this bit is set the EEPROM is  
disabled (any access will be meaningless) and the  
power consumption of the EEPROM is reduced to  
the leakage values.  
D5, D4. Reserved for testing purposes, they must  
be set to zero.  
PS  
. SET ONLY. Once in Parallel Mode, as soon  
as the user software sets the PS bit the parallel  
writing of the 8 adjacent registers will start. PS is  
internally reset at the end of the programming pro-  
cedure. Note that less than 8 bytes can be written;  
after parallel programming the remaining unde-  
fined bytes will have no particular content.  
The EEPROM pages do not require dedicated in-  
structions to be accessed in reading or writing.  
The standard EEPROM is controlled by the EEP-  
ROM Control Register, EECR, the DDC EEPROM  
is controlled by the DDC EPROM Control Register  
DEECR, in the same way. Any EEPROM location  
can be read just like any other data location, also  
in terms of access time.  
PE. WRITE ONLY. This bit must be set by the user  
program in order to perform parallel programming  
(more bytes per time). If PE is set and the “parallel  
start bit” (PS) is low, up to 8 adjacent bytes can be  
written at the maximum speed, the content being  
stored in volatile registers. These 8 adjacent bytes  
can be considered as row, whose A7, A6, A5, A4,  
A3 are fixed while A2, A1 and A0 are the changing  
bytes. PE is automatically reset at the end of any  
parallel programming procedure. PE can be reset  
by the user software before starting the program-  
ming procedure, leaving unchanged the EEPROM  
registers.  
To write an EEPROM location takes an average  
time of 5ms and during this time the EEPROM is  
not accessible by the Core. A busy flag can be  
read by the Core to know the EEPROM status be-  
fore trying any access. In writing the EEPROM can  
work in two modes: Byte Mode (BMODE) and Par-  
allel Mode (PMODE). TheBMODE is the normal  
way to use the EEPROM and consists in access-  
ing one byte at a time. The PMODE consists in ac-  
cessing 8 bytes per time.  
BS. READ ONLY. This bit will be automatically set  
by the CORE when the user program modifies an  
EEPROM register. The user program has to test it  
before any read or write EEPROM operation; any  
attempt to access the EEPROM while “busy bit” is  
set will be aborted and the writing procedure in  
progress completed.  
EEPROM Control Register (EECR)  
Address: EAh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
7
0
EN  
. WRITE ONLY. This bit MUST be set to one in  
order to write any EEPROM register. If the user  
program will attempt to write the EEPROM when  
EN= “0” the involved registers will be unaffected  
and the “busy bit” will not be set.  
Re-  
Re-  
-
SB  
PS  
PE  
BS  
EN  
served served  
DDC EEPROM Control Register (DDCEECR)  
Address: E9h - Read/Write  
Notes  
:
When the EEPROM is busy (BS = “1”) the EECR  
cannot be accessed in write mode, it is only possi-  
ble to read BS status. This implies that, as long as  
the EEPROM is busy, it is not possible to change  
the status of the EEPROM control register. EECR  
bits 4 and 5 are reserved for test purposes, and  
must never be set.  
Reset Value: 00h  
7
0
Re-  
Re-  
-
SB  
PS  
PE  
BS  
EN  
served served  
D7  
. Not used  
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Additional Notes on Parallel Mode. If the user  
wants to perform a parallel programming the first  
action should be the setting of the PE bit; from this  
moment, the first time the EEPROM will be ad-  
dressed in writing, the ROW address will be  
latched and it will be possible to change it only at  
the end of the programming procedure or by reset-  
setting PE without programming the EEPROM.  
For example, if the software sets PE and accesses  
EEPROM in writing at addresses 18h,1Ah,1Bh  
and then sets PS, these three registers will be  
modified at the same time; the remaining bytes will  
have no particular content. Note that PE is inter-  
nally reset at the end of the programming proce-  
dure. This implies that the user must set PE bit be-  
tween two parallel programming procedures. Any-  
way the user can set and then reset PE without  
performing any EEPROM programming. PS is a  
set only bit and is internally reset at the end of the  
programming procedure. Note that if the user tries  
to set PS while PE is not set there will not be any  
programming procedure and the PS bit will be un-  
affected. Consequently PS bit can not be set if EN  
is low. PS can be affected by the user set if, and  
only if, EN and PE bits are also set to one.  
After the ROW address latching the Core can  
“see” just one EEPROM row (the selected one)  
and any attempt to write or read other rows will  
produce errors. Do not read the EEPROM while  
PE is set.  
As soon as PE bit is set, the 8 volatile ROW latch-  
es are cleared. From this moment the user can  
load data in the whole ROW or just in a subset. PS  
setting will modify the EEPROM registers corre-  
sponding to the ROW latches accessed after PE.  
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1.4 MEMORY PROGRAMMING  
1.4.1 Program Memory  
0 = 100KHz (default)  
1 = 400KHz  
The ST6373 OTP and EPROM MCUs can be pro-  
grammed with a range of EPROM programming  
tools available from SGS-THOMSON.  
All other bits must be programmed as shown in the  
register table above.  
EPROM/OTP programming mode is set by a  
The Option byte is written during programming ei-  
ther by using the PC menu (PC driven Mode) or  
automatically (stand-alone mode).  
+12.5V voltage applied to the TEST/V pin. The  
PP  
programming flow is described in the User Manual  
of the EPROM Programming Tool.  
1.4.3 Eprom Erasure  
1.4.2 Option Byte  
Thanks to the transparent window present in the  
EPROM package, its memory contents may be  
erased by exposure to UV light.  
The Option Byte allows OTP and EPROM ver-  
sions to be configured to offer the same features  
available as mask options in ROM devices. The  
Option Byte’s content is automatically read, and  
the selected options enabled on Reset.  
Erasure begins when the device is exposed to light  
with a wavelength shorter than 4000Å. It should be  
noted that sunlight, as well as some types of artifi-  
cial light, includes wavelengths in the 3000-4000Å  
range which, on prolonged exposure, can cause  
erasure of memory contents. It is thus recom-  
mended that EPROM devices be fitted with an  
opaque label over the window area in order to pre-  
vent unintentional erasure.  
The Option Byte can only be accessed during pro-  
gramming mode. Access is either automatic (copy  
from a master device) or by selecting the OPTION  
BYTE PROGRAMMING mode of the programmer.  
The option byte is located in a non-user map. No  
address needs to be specified.  
The recommended erasure procedure for EPROM  
devices consists of exposure to short wave UV  
light having a wavelength of 2537Å. The minimum  
recommended integrated dose (intensity x expo-  
Option Byte  
7
0
0
0
2
sure time) for complete erasure is 15Wsec/cm .  
0
0
0
X
0
1
This is equivalent to an erasure time of 15-20 min-  
utes using a UV source having an intensity of  
2
12mW/cm at a distance of 25mm (1 inch) from  
the device window.  
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2 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT  
2.1 INTRODUCTION  
Indirect Registers (X, Y).  
The CPU Core of ST6 devices is independent of the  
I/O or Memory configuration. As such, it may be  
thought of as an independent central processor  
communicating with on-chip I/O, Memory and Pe-  
ripherals via internal address, data, and control  
buses. In-core communication is arranged as  
shown in Figure 1; the controller being externally  
linked to both the Reset and Oscillator circuits,  
while the core is linked to the dedicated on-chip pe-  
ripherals via the serial data bus and indirectly, for  
interrupt purposes, through the control registers.  
These two indirect reg-  
isters are used as pointers to memory locations in  
Data space. They are used in the register-indirect  
addressing mode. These registers can be ad-  
dressed in the data space as RAM locations at ad-  
dresses 80h (X) and 81h (Y). They can also be ac-  
cessed with the direct, short direct, or bit direct ad-  
dressing modes. Accordingly, the ST6 instruction  
set can use the indirect registers as any other reg-  
ister of the data space.  
Short Direct Registers (V, W).  
These two regis-  
ters are used to save a byte in short direct ad-  
dressing mode. They can be addressed in Data  
space as RAM locations at addresses 82h (V) and  
83h (W). They can also be accessed using the di-  
rect and bit direct addressing modes. Thus, the  
ST6 instruction set can use the short direct regis-  
ters as any other register of the data space.  
2.2 CPU REGISTERS  
The ST6 Family CPU core features six registers  
and three pairs of flags available to the program-  
mer. These are described in the following para-  
graphs.  
Accumulator (A)  
. The accumulator is an 8-bit  
Program Counter (PC). The program counter is a  
12-bit register which contains the address of the  
next ROM location to be processed by the core.  
This ROM location may be an opcode, an oper-  
and, or the address of an operand. The 12-bit  
length allows the direct addressing of 4096 bytes  
in Program space.  
general purpose register used in all arithmetic cal-  
culations, logical operations, and data manipula-  
tions. The accumulator can be addressed in Data  
space as a RAM location at address FFh. Thus the  
ST6 can manipulate the accumulator just like any  
other register in Data space.  
Figure 7. ST6 Core Block Diagram  
0,01 TO 8MHz  
RESET  
OSCin  
OSCout  
INTERRUPTS  
DATA SPACE  
CONTROLLER  
CONTROL  
SIGNALS  
FLAG  
VALUES  
DATA  
OPCODE  
ADDRESS/READ LINE  
2
RAM/EEPROM  
PROGRAM  
DATA  
ADDRESS  
ROM/EPROM  
256  
ROM/EPROM  
DECODER  
B-DATA  
A-DATA  
DEDICATIONS  
ACCUMULATOR  
Program Counter  
and  
12  
FLAGS  
6 LAYER STACK  
ALU  
RESULTS TO DATA SPACE(WRITE LINE)  
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CPU REGISTERS (Cont’d)  
However, if the program space contains more than  
4096 bytes, the additional memory in program  
space can be addressed by using the Program  
Bank Switch register.  
automatically selected after the reset of the MCU,  
the ST6 core uses at first the NMI flags.  
Stack.  
The ST6 CPU includes a true LIFO hard-  
ware stack which eliminates the need for a stack  
pointer. The stack consists of six separate 12-bit  
RAM locations that do not belong to the data  
space RAM area. When a subroutine call (or inter-  
rupt request) occurs, the contents of each level are  
shifted into the next higher level, while the content  
of the PC is shifted into the first level (the original  
contents of the sixth stack level are lost). When a  
subroutine or interrupt return occurs (RET or RETI  
instructions), the first level register is shifted back  
into the PC and the value of each level is popped  
back into the previous level. Since the accumula-  
tor, in common with all other data space registers,  
is not stored in this stack, management of these  
registers should be performed within the subrou-  
tine. The stack will remain in its “deepest” position  
if more than 6 nested calls or interrupts are execut-  
ed, and consequently the last return address will  
be lost. It will also remain in its highest position if  
the stack is empty and a RET or RETI is executed.  
In this case the next instruction will be executed.  
The PC value is incremented after reading the ad-  
dress of the current instruction. To execute relative  
jumps, the PC and the offset are shifted through  
the ALU, where they are added; the result is then  
shifted back into the PC. The program counter can  
be changed in the following ways:  
- JP (Jump) instruction. . . . . PC=Jump address  
- CALL instruction . . . . . . . . . PC= Call address  
- Relative Branch Instruction . PC= PC +/- offset  
- Interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PC=Interrupt vector  
- Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC= Reset vector  
- RET & RETI instructions . . . . PC= Pop (stack)  
- Normal instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . .PC= PC + 1  
Flags (C, Z). The ST6 CPU includes three pairs of  
flags (Carry and Zero), each pair being associated  
with one of the three normal modes of operation:  
Normal mode, Interrupt mode and Non Maskable  
Interrupt mode. Each pair consists of a CARRY  
flag and a ZERO flag. One pair (CN, ZN) is used  
during Normal operation, another pair is used dur-  
ing Interrupt mode (CI, ZI), and a third pair is used  
in the Non Maskable Interrupt mode (CNMI, ZN-  
MI).  
Figure 8. ST6 CPU Programming Mode  
l
b7 X REG. POINTER b0  
INDEX  
REGISTER  
SHORT  
DIRECT  
ADDRESSING  
b7 Y REG. POINTER b0  
MODE  
The ST6 CPU uses the pair of flags associated  
with the current mode: as soon as an interrupt (or  
a Non Maskable Interrupt) is generated, the ST6  
CPU uses the Interrupt flags (resp. the NMI flags)  
instead of the Normal flags. When the RETI in-  
struction is executed, the previously used set of  
flags is restored. It should be noted that each flag  
set can only be addressed in its own context (Non  
Maskable Interrupt, Normal Interrupt or Main rou-  
tine). The flags are not cleared during context  
switching and thus retain their status.  
b7  
b7  
V REGISTER  
W REGISTER  
b0  
b0  
b7 ACCUMULATOR  
PROGRAM COUNTER  
b0  
b0  
b11  
SIX LEVELS  
STACK REGISTER  
The Carry flag is set when a carry or a borrow oc-  
curs during arithmetic operations; otherwise it is  
cleared. The Carry flag is also set to the value of  
the bit tested in a bit test instruction; it also partici-  
pates in the rotate left instruction.  
NORMAL FLAGS  
INTERRUPT FLAGS  
NMI FLAGS  
C
C
C
Z
Z
Z
The Zero flag is set if the result of the last arithme-  
tic or logical operation was equal to zero; other-  
wise it is cleared.  
Switching between the three sets of flags is per-  
formed automatically when an NMI, an interrupt or  
a RETI instructions occurs. As the NMI mode is  
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3 CLOCKS, RESET, INTERRUPTS AND POWER SAVING MODES  
3.1 ON-CHIP CLOCK OSCILLATOR  
Figure 9. Clock Generator Option 1  
The internal oscillator circuit is designed to require  
a minimum of external components. A crystal  
quartz, a ceramic resonator, or an external signal  
(provided to the OSCin pin) may be used to gener-  
ate a system clock with various stability/cost trade-  
offs. The typical clock frequency is 8MHz. Please  
note that different frequencies will affect the oper-  
ation of those peripherals (D/As, SPI) whose refer-  
ence frequencies are derived from the system  
clock.  
CRYSTAL/RESONATOR CLOCK  
ST6xxx  
OSC  
OSC  
out  
in  
The different clock generator connection schemes  
are shown in Figure 1 and 2. One machine cycle  
takes 13 oscillator pulses; 12 clock pulses are  
needed to increment the PC while and additional  
13th pulse is needed to stabilize the internal latch-  
es during memory addressing. This means that  
with a clock frequency of 8MHz the machine cycle  
is 1.625µSec.  
C
C
L1  
L2  
VA0016B  
Figure 10. Clock Generator Option 2  
The crystal oscillator start-up time is a function of  
many variables: crystal parameters (especially  
RS), oscillator load capacitance (CL), IC parame-  
ters, ambient temperature, and supply voltage.It  
must be observed that the crystal or ceramic leads  
and circuit connections must be as short as possi-  
ble. Typical values for CL1 and CL2 are in the  
range of 15pF to 22pF but these should be chosen  
based on the crystal manufacturers specification.  
Typical input capacitance for OSCin and OSCout  
pins is 5pF.  
EXTERNAL CLOCK  
ST6xxx  
OSC  
NC  
OSC  
in  
out  
The oscillator output frequency is internally divided  
by 13 to produce the machine cycle and by 12 to  
produce the Timers and the Watchdog clock. A  
byte cycle is the smallest unit needed to execute  
any operation (i.e., increment the program coun-  
ter). An instruction may need two, four, or five byte  
cycles to be executed (SeeTable 1).  
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Figure 11. OSCin, OSCout Diagram  
OSCin, OSCout (QUARTZ PINS)  
V
DD  
Table 6. Instruction Timing with 8MHz Clock  
Execution  
OSCin  
Instruction Type  
Cycles  
Time  
Branch if set/reset  
5 Cycles  
4 Cycles  
4 Cycles  
4 Cycles  
4 Cycles  
2 Cycles  
2 Cycles  
8.125µs  
1M  
Branch & Subroutine Branch  
Bit Manipulation  
6.50 s  
V
DD  
µ
6.50µs  
6.50µs  
Load Instruction  
In  
OSCout  
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Arithmetic & Logic  
Conditional Branch  
Program Control  
6.50 s  
µ
3.25µs  
3.25µs  
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3.2 RESETS  
The MCU can be reset in three ways:  
– by the external Reset input being pulled low;  
– by Power-on Reset;  
exit or enter the reset state correctly, without spu-  
rious effects, ensuring, for example, that EEPROM  
contents are not corrupted.  
Note  
: This feature is not available on OTP/EPROM  
– by the digital Watchdog peripheral timing out.  
3.2.1 RESET Input  
Devices.  
Figure 12. Power ON/OFF Reset operation  
The RESET pin may be connected to a device of  
the application board in order to reset the MCU if  
required. The RESET pin may be pulled low in  
RUN, WAIT or STOP mode. This input can be  
used to reset the MCU internal state and ensure a  
correct start-up procedure. The pin is active low  
and features a Schmitt trigger input. The internal  
Reset signal is generated by adding a delay to the  
external signal. Therefore even short pulses on  
V
DD  
4.2  
Threshold  
3.4  
the RESET pin are acceptable, provided V has  
t
DD  
completed its rising phase and that the oscillator is  
running correctly (normal RUN or WAIT modes).  
The MCU is kept in the Reset state as long as the  
RESET pin is held low.  
V
DD  
If RESET activation occurs in RUN or WAIT  
modes, processing of the user program is stopped  
(RUN mode only), the Inputs and Outputs are con-  
figured as inputs with pull-up resistors if available.  
When the level on the RESET pin then goes high,  
the initialization sequence is executed following  
expiry of the internal delay period.  
POWER  
ON/OFF  
RESET  
t
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If RESET pin activation occurs in the STOP mode,  
the oscillator starts up and all Inputs and Outputs  
are configured as inputs with pull-up resistors if  
available. When the level of theRESET pin then  
goes high, the initialization sequence is executed  
following expiry of the internal delay period.  
Figure 13. Reset and Interrupt Processing  
RESET  
NMI MASK SET  
INT LATCH CLEARED  
( IF PRESENT )  
3.2.2 Power-on Reset  
The function of the POR circuit consists in waking  
up the MCU at an appropriate stage during the  
power-on sequence. At the beginning of this se-  
quence, the MCU is configured in the Reset state:  
all I/O ports are configured as inputs with pull-up  
resistors and no instruction is executed. When the  
power supply voltage rises to a sufficient level, the  
oscillator starts to operate, whereupon an internal  
delay is initiated, in order to allow the oscillator to  
fully stabilize before executing the first instruction.  
The initialization sequence is executed immediate-  
ly following the internal delay.  
SELECT  
NMI MODE FLAGS  
PUT FFEH  
ON ADDRESSBUS  
YES  
IS RESET STILL  
PRESENT?  
The internal delay is generated by an on-chip  
counter. The internal reset line is released 2048 in-  
ternal clock cycles after release of the external re-  
set.  
NO  
LOAD PC  
FROM RESET LOCATIONS  
FFE/FFF  
The internal POR device is a static mechanism  
which forces the reset state when V is below a  
threshold voltage in the range 3.4 to 4.2 Volts (see  
Figure 1). The circuit guarantees that the MCU will  
DD  
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RESETS (Cont’d)  
3.2.3 Watchdog Reset  
mode and enable interrupts. If no pending interrupt  
is present at the end of the initialisation routine, the  
MCU will continue by processing the instruction  
immediately following the RETI instruction. If, how-  
ever, a pending interrupt is present, it will be serv-  
iced.  
The MCU provides a Watchdog timer function in  
order to ensure graceful recovery from software  
upsets. If the Watchdog register is not refreshed  
before an end-of-count condition is reached, the  
internal reset will be activated. This, amongst oth-  
er things, resets the watchdog counter.  
Figure 14. Reset and Interrupt Processing  
The MCU restarts just as though the Reset had  
been generated by the RESET pin, including the  
built-in stabilisation delay period.  
RESET  
3.2.4 Application Note  
No external resistor is required between V and  
DD  
JP:2 BYTES/4 CYCLES  
JP  
the Reset pin, thanks to the built-in pull-up device.  
RESET  
VECTOR  
3.2.5 MCU Initialization Sequence  
When a reset occurs the stack is reset, the PC is  
loaded with the address of the Reset Vector (locat-  
ed in program ROM starting at address 0FFEh). A  
jump to the beginning of the user program must be  
coded at this address. Following a Reset, the In-  
terrupt flag is automatically set, so that the CPU is  
in Non Maskable Interrupt mode; this prevents the  
initialisation routine from being interrupted. The in-  
itialisation routine should therefore be terminated  
by a RETI instruction, in order to revert to normal  
INITIALIZATION  
ROUTINE  
RETI: 1 BYTE/2 CYCLES  
RETI  
VA00181  
Figure 15. Reset Circuit  
ST6  
OSCILLATOR  
SIGNAL  
INTERNAL  
RESET  
COUNTER  
TO ST6  
1k  
RESET  
RESET  
(ACTIVE LOW)  
V
DD  
300k  
WATCHDOG RESET  
POWER ON/OFF RESET  
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3.3 HARDWARE ACTIVATED DIGITAL WATCHDOG FUNCTION  
The hardware activated digital watchdog function  
consists of a down counter that is automatically in-  
itialized after reset so that this function does not  
need to be activated by the user program. As the  
watchdog function is always activated this down  
counter can not be used as a timer. The watchdog  
is using one data space register (HWDR location  
D8h). The watchdog register is set to FEh on reset  
and immediately starts to count down, requiring no  
software start. Similarly the hardware activated  
watchdog can not be stopped or delayed by soft-  
ware.  
possibility to generate a reset in a time between  
3072 to 196608 oscillator cycles in 64 possible  
steps. (With a clock frequency of 8MHz this means  
from 384ms to 24.576ms). The reset is prevented  
if the register is reloaded with the desired value  
before bits 2-7 decrement from all zeros to all  
ones.  
The presence of the hardware watchdog deacti-  
vates the STOP instruction and a WAIT instruction  
is automatically executed instead of a STOP. Bit 1  
of the watchdog register (set to one at reset) can  
be used to generate a software reset if cleared to  
zero). Figure 1shows the watchdog block diagram  
while Figure 2 shows its working principle.  
The watchdog time can be programmed using the  
6 MSBs in the watchdog register, this gives the  
Figure 16. Hardware Activated Watchdog Block Diagram  
RESET  
Q
RSFF  
7
8
-2  
-2  
SET  
-12  
R
DB1.7 LOAD SET  
S
OSCILLATOR  
CLOCK  
8
DB0  
WRITE  
RESET  
DATA BUS  
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HARDWARE ACTIVATED DIGITAL WATCHDOG FUNCTION (Cont’d)  
Hardware Activated Watchdog Register  
(HWDR)  
Figure 17. Hardware Activated Watchdog  
Working Principle  
Address: D8h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 0FEh  
D0  
D1  
D2  
D3  
D4  
D5  
D6  
D7  
BIT7  
BIT6  
BIT5  
BIT4  
BIT3  
BIT2  
BIT1  
BIT0  
7
0
T1  
T2  
T3  
T4  
T5  
T6  
SR  
C
T1-T6. These are the watchdog counter bits. It  
should be noted that D7 (T1) is the LSB of the  
counter and D2 (T6) is the MSB of the counter,  
these bits are in the opposite order to normal.  
RESET  
SR. This bit is set to one during the reset phase  
and will generate a software reset if cleared to ze-  
ro.  
C. This is the watchdog activation bit that is hard-  
ware set. The watchdog function is always activat-  
ed independently of changes of value of this bit.  
The register reset value is FEh (Bit 1-7 set to one,  
Bit 0 cleared).  
8-BIT  
DOWN COUNTER  
OSC-12  
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3.4 INTERRUPT  
The MCU Core can manage 4 different maskable  
interrupt sources, plus one non-maskable interrupt  
source (top priority level interrupt). Each source is  
associated with a particular interrupt vector that  
contains a Jump instruction to the related interrupt  
service routine. Each vector is located in the Pro-  
gram Space at a particular address (see Table 7).  
When a source provides an interrupt request, and  
the request processing is also enabled by the  
MCU Core, then the PC register is loaded with the  
address of the interrupt vector (i.e. of the Jump in-  
struction). Finally, the PC executes the Jump in-  
struction and the interrupt routine is processed.  
struction (RETI included). Level sensitive inter-  
rupts have to be valid during this period.  
Table 7 details the different interrupt vec-  
tors/sources relationships.  
3.4.1 Interrupt Vectors/Sources  
The MCU Core includes 5 different interrupt vec-  
tors in order to branch to 5 different interrupt rou-  
tines. The interrupt vectors are located in the fixed  
(or static) page of the Program Space.  
Table 7. Interrupt Vectors/Sources  
Relationships  
The relationship between vector and source and  
the associated priority is hardware fixed for  
ST6373 devices. For some interrupt sources it is  
also possible to select by software the kind of  
event that will generate the interrupt.  
Associated  
Vector  
Vector  
Address  
Interrupt Source  
Interrupt  
Vector # 0 (NMI)  
NMI pin  
0FFCh-0FFDh  
0FF6h-0FF7h  
0FF4h-0FF5h  
0FF2h-0FF3h  
0FF0h-0FF1h  
All interrupts can be disabled by writing to the GEN  
bit (global interrupt enable) of the interrupt option  
register (address C8h). Following a reset, the  
ST6373 is in non maskable interrupt mode, so no  
interrupts will be accepted and NMI flags will be  
used, until a RETI instruction is executed. If an in-  
terrupt is executed, one special cycle is made by  
the core, during that the PC is set to the related in-  
terrupt vector address. A jump instruction at this  
address has to redirect program execution to the  
beginning of the related interrupt routine. The in-  
terrupt detecting cycle, also resets the related in-  
terrupt flag (not available to the user), so that an-  
other interrupt can be stored for this current vector,  
while its driver is under execution.  
Timer 3  
I/O Port A, I/O Port B  
Interrupt  
Vector # 1  
Timer 2  
2
Interrupt  
Vector #2  
VSYNC,  
SPI  
I C  
Timer 1  
DDC SPI  
Interrupt  
Vector #3  
ADC  
PWRIN  
Interrupt  
Vector #4  
The interrupt vector associated with the non-  
maskable interrupt source is named interrupt vec-  
tor #0. It is located at the (FFCh, FFDh) addresses  
in the Program Space. This vector is associated  
with the NMI pin.  
If additional interrupts arrive from the same  
source, they will be lost. NMI can interrupt other in-  
terrupt routines at any time, while other interrupts  
cannot interrupt each other. If more than one inter-  
rupt is waiting for service, they are executed ac-  
cording to their priority. The lower the number, the  
higher the priority. Priority is, therefore, fixed. In-  
terrupts are checked during the last cycle of an in-  
The interrupt vectors located at addresses  
(FF6h,FF7h),  
(FF4h,FF5h),  
(FF2h,FF3h),  
(FF0h,FF1h) are named interrupt vectors #1, #2,  
#3 and #4 respectively. These vectors are associ-  
ated with TIMER 3, Port A and Port B interrupts  
2
(#1), Timer 2, VSYNC and I C SPI (#2), TIMER 1  
and the DDC SPI (#3) and the ADC and PC4  
(PWRIN) (#4).  
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INTERRUPTS (Cont’d)  
3.4.2 Interrupt Priority  
NMI/PWR/VSync Interrupt Register (NPVIR)  
The non-maskable interrupt request has the high-  
est priority and can interrupt any other interrupt  
routines at any time, nevertheless the other inter-  
rupts cannot interrupt each other. If more than one  
interrupt request is pending, they are processed  
by the MCU Core according to their priority level:  
vector #1 has the higher priority while vector #4  
the lower. The priority of each interrupt source is  
hardware fixed.  
7
0
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
b7: VSYNCST: (Read & Write, 0 written on Reset)  
VSYNCEN  
b6:  
: (Read & Write, 0 written on Reset)  
b5:PWRFLAG:(Read&Write,Undefined onReset)  
b4: PWINTEN: (Write Only, 0 written on Reset)  
3.4.3 Interrupt Option Register  
PWREDGE  
: (Write Only, 0 written on Reset)  
b3:  
The Interrupt Option Register (IOR register, loca-  
tion C8h) is used to enable/disable the individual  
interrupt sources and to select the operating mode  
of the external interrupt inputs. This register is ad-  
dressed in the Data Space as a RAM location at  
address C8h, nevertheless it is write-only register  
that can not be accessed with single-bit opera-  
tions. The operating modes of the external inter-  
rupt inputs associated to interrupt vectors #1 and  
#2 are selected through bits 4 and 5 of the IOR  
register.  
b2:NMIFLAG:(Read &Write, Undefined on Reset)  
b1: NMINTEN: (Write Only, 0 written on Reset)  
b0: NMIEDGE: (Write Only, 0 written on Reset)  
Note that NObit operation instructions are possible.  
The input latch is activated on either the positive or  
negative edge of the NMI (respectively PWRIN)  
signal: if NMIEDGE (resp. PWREDGE) is high the  
latch will be triggered on the rising edge of the sig-  
nal at NMI (resp. PWRIN); if this bit is low the latch  
will be triggered on the falling edge.  
Interrupt Option Register (IOR)  
Address: (C8h) - Write only  
Reset Value: XX00XXXXb  
An interrupt can be generated if it is enabled: if  
NMINTEN (resp. PWINTEN) is high, then the out-  
put of the latch may generate an interrupt on vec-  
tor #0 (resp. vector #4); if this bit is low the inter-  
rupt is disabled.  
7
0
-
-
EL1 ES2 GEN  
-
-
-
The status of the latch is read with NMIFLAG (re-  
sp. PWRFLAG): if NMIFLAG (resp. PWRFLAG) is  
high, a signal has been latched. The latch can be  
reset by setting NMIFLAG (resp. PWRFLAG).  
D7  
. Not used.  
EL1. This is the Edge/Level selection bit of inter-  
rupt #1. When set to one, the interrupt is generat-  
ed on low level of the related signal; when cleared  
to zero, the interrupt is generated on falling edge.  
The bit is cleared to zero after reset.  
The VSYNC input is linked to the interrupt vector #  
2 through a latch.  
If 1 is written in VSYNCST the latch will be trig-  
gered on the rising edge of the signal at VSYNC, if  
VSYNCST is low the latch will be triggered on the  
falling edge (0 written on Reset).  
ES2  
. This is the edge selection bit on interrupt #2.  
This bit is used in ST6373 devices for VSYNC de-  
2
tection, the interrupt for Timer 2 and the IC SPI. It  
is cleared to zero on reset (falling edge), and must  
2
be maintained at 0 if the Timer 2 and IC interrupts  
An interrupt can be generated only if VSYNCEN is  
at 1. Writing a 1 in VSYNCEN will also reset the  
latch (0 written on Reset).  
are to be used. The VSYNC interrupt may be con-  
figured to act on the falling edge (ES2=0) or rising  
edge (ES2=1) according to the system design.  
The status of the latch is read through the bit  
VSYNCEN; reading a 1 means that a signal has  
been latched.  
GEN  
. This is the global enable bit. When set to  
one all interrupts are globally enabled; when this  
bit is cleared to zero all interrupts are disabled (ex-  
cluding NMI) independently to the individual inter-  
rupt enable bit of each peripheral.  
The status of the VSYNC pin is read with the  
VSYNCST bit.  
D3 - D0  
. These bits are not used.  
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3.4.4 Interrupt Procedure  
Figure 18. Interrupt Processing Flow-Chart  
The interrupt procedure is very similar to a call pro-  
cedure; the user can consider the interrupt as an  
asynchronous call procedure. As this is an asyn-  
chronous event the user does not know about the  
context and the time at which it occurred. As a re-  
sult the user should save all the data space regis-  
ters which will be used inside the interrupt rou-  
tines. There are separate sets of processor flags  
for normal, interrupt and non-maskable interrupt  
modes which are automatically switched and so  
these do not need to be saved.  
INSTRUCTION  
FETCH  
INSTRUCTION  
EXECUTE  
INSTRUCTION  
The following list summarizes the interrupt proce-  
dure (refer also to Figure 20. Interrupt Processing  
Flow Chart):  
WAS  
THE INSTRUCTION  
A RETI  
NO  
LOAD PC FROM  
INTERRUPT VECTOR  
( FFC / FFD )  
YES  
– Interrupt detection  
IS THE CORE  
ALREADY IN  
NORMAL MODE ?  
YES  
– The flags C and Z of the main routine are ex-  
changed with the flags C and Z of the interrupt  
routine (resp. the NMI flags)  
SET  
?
INTERRUPT MASK  
NO  
CLEAR  
PUSH THE  
PC INTO THE STACK  
– The value of the PC is stored in the first level of  
the stack - The normal interrupt lines are inhibit-  
ed (NMI still active)  
INTERRUPT MASK  
SELECT  
SELECT  
INTERNAL MODE FLAG  
– The edge flip-flop is reset  
PROGRAM FLAGS  
– The related interrupt vector is loaded in the PC.  
” POP ”  
THE STACKED PC  
– User selected registers are saved inside the in-  
terrupt service routine (normally on a software  
stack)  
CHECK IF THERE IS  
AN INTERRUPT REQUEST  
AND INTERRUPT MASK  
NO  
?
– The source of the interrupt is found by polling (if  
more than one source is associated to the same  
vector)  
YES  
– Interrupt servicing  
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– Return from interrupt (RETI)  
– Automatically the MCU Core switches back to  
the normal flags (resp. the interrupt flags) and  
pops the previous PC value from the stack  
3.4.5 ST6373 Interrupt Details  
Interrupt #0. The NMI Interrupt is connected to the  
first interrupt #0 (NMI, Pin 27). If the NMI interrupt  
is disabled at the latch circuitry, then it will be high.  
The #0 interrupt input detects a high to low level.  
Note that once #0 has been latched, then the only  
way to remove the latched #0 signal is to service  
the interrupt. #0 can interrupt the other interrupts.  
The interrupt routine begins usually by the identifi-  
cation of the device that has generated the inter-  
rupt request. The user should save the registers  
which are used inside the interrupt routine (that  
holds relevant data) into a software stack.  
After the RETI instruction execution, the Core car-  
ries out the previous actions and the main routine  
can continue.  
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INTERRUPTS (Cont’d)  
Interrupt #1. The TIMER 3 Interrupt and the Port  
A and B interrupts are connected by a logical AND  
function to interrupt #1 (0FF6h). The TIMER 3 in-  
terrupt generates a low level (which is latched in  
the timer) requiring that the Interrupt 1 Edge/Level  
bit is set to 1. The I/O Port A and B interrupts may  
be set to generate an interrupt on the falling edge  
or low level state of the input (EL1 = 1 or EL1 = 0  
respectively) according to the external connec-  
tions.Note that if a low level is maintained on an  
I/O bit configured as acting on a Low Level after  
the interrupt is generated, the MCU will return to  
the interrupt state after exiting the RETI instruction  
from the first interrupt service.  
VIR) will cause a spurious interrupt.(see Interrupt  
Circuit Diagram)  
Interrupt #3  
. The TIMER 1 and DDC SPI Interrupt  
are connected by a logical AND function to inter-  
rupt #3. This interrupt is triggered on detection of a  
low level latched in the timer and DDC SPI.  
Interrupt #4  
. The PWRIN and Analog to Digital  
Converter Interrupts are connected by a Logical  
AND to interrupt #4 (0FF0h). The PWRIN interrupt  
is controlled through the NPVIR Register at ad-  
dress EDh, and the Phase Unlock interrupt is con-  
trolled through SPCR at address DFh. The #4 in-  
terrupt input detects a low level. A simple latch is  
provided from the PC4 (PWRIN) pin in order to  
generate the PWRINT signal. This latch can be  
triggered by either the positive or negative edge of  
the PWRIN signal (bit 3, PWREDGE, of register  
NPVIR EDh). The latch is reset by software.  
2
Interrupt #2.The VSYNC, Timer 2 and I C SPI In-  
terrupt are connected by a logical AND function to  
interrupt #2. Bit 5 of the interrupt option register  
C8h is used to select the negative edge (ES2=0)  
or the positive edge (ES2=1) to trigger the inter-  
rupt #2.For the correct operation of the Timer 2  
Notes  
:
2
and I C SPI interrupts, the falling edge should be  
Global disable does not reset edge sensitive inter-  
rupt flags. These edge sensitive interrupts become  
pending again when global disabling is released.  
Moreover, edge sensitive interrupts are stored in  
the related flags also when interrupts are globally  
disabled, unless each edge sensitive interrupt is  
also individually disabled before the interrupting  
event happens. Global disable is done by clearing  
the GEN bit of Interrupt option register, while any  
individual disable is done in the control register of  
the peripheral. The on-chip Timer peripherals  
have an interrupt request flag bit (TMZ), this bit is  
set to one when the device wants to generate an  
interrupt request and a mask bit (ETI) that must be  
set to one to allow the transfer of the flag bit to the  
Core.  
selected (ES2 = 0).For the VSYNC interrupt, either  
edge can be selected, depending on the operation  
required. For example if the rising edge on VSYNC  
is the trigger, and after receiving the interrupt  
edge, the VSYNC trigger level is switched to the  
falling edge, the time between the rising and falling  
edge (e.g. the display time) to be determined. The  
VSYNC interrupt is controlled in Register NPVIR  
at address EDh.  
Note that once an edge has been latched, then the  
only way to remove the latched signal is to service  
the interrupt. Care must be taken not to generate  
spurious interrupts. For example, changing the  
edge selection bit from falling edge to rising edge  
when the VSYNC input is high (or disabled in NP-  
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Figure 19. Interrupt Circuit Diagram  
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3.5 POWER SAVING MODES  
STOP and WAIT modes have been implemented  
in the ST638x in order to reduce the current con-  
sumption of the device during idle periods. These  
two modes are described in the following para-  
graphs. Since the hardware activated digital  
watchdog function is present, the STOP instruc-  
tion is de-activated and any attempt to execute it  
will cause the automatic execution of a WAIT in-  
struction.  
mode) before the start of the WAIT sequence, but  
also of the type of the interrupt request that is gen-  
erated. In all cases the GEN bit of IOR has to be  
set to 1 in order to restart from WAIT mode. Con-  
trary to the operation of NMI in the run mode, the  
NMI is masked in WAIT mode if GEN=0.  
Normal Mode. If the MCU Core was in the main  
routine when the WAIT instruction has been exe-  
cuted, the Core exits from WAIT mode as soon as  
an interrupt occurs; the corresponding interrupt  
routine is executed, and at the end of the interrupt  
service routine, the instruction that follows the  
WAIT instruction is executed if no other interrupts  
are pending.  
3.5.1 WAIT Mode  
The configuration of the MCU in the WAIT mode  
occurs as soon as the WAIT instruction is execut-  
ed. The microcontroller can also be considered as  
being in a “software frozen” state where the Core  
stops processing the instructions of the routine,  
the contents of the RAM locations and peripheral  
registers are saved as long as the power supply  
voltage is higher than the RAM retention voltage  
but where the peripherals are still working. The  
WAIT mode is used when the user wants to re-  
duce the consumption of the MCU when it is in  
idle, while not losing count of time or monitoring of  
external events. The oscillator is not stopped in or-  
der to provide clock signal to the peripherals. The  
timers counting may be enabled (writing the PSI  
bit in TSCR1 register) and the timer interrupt may  
be also enabled before entering the WAIT mode;  
this allows the WAIT mode to be left when timer in-  
terrupt occurs. If the exit from the WAIT mode is  
performed with a general RESET (either from the  
activation of the external pin or by watchdog reset)  
the MCU will enter a normal reset procedure as  
described in the RESET chapter. If an interrupt is  
generated during WAIT mode the MCU behaviour  
depends on the state of the MCU Core before the  
initialization of the WAIT sequence, but also of the  
kind of the interrupt request that is generated. This  
case will be described in the following paragraphs.  
In any case, the MCU Core does not generate any  
delay after the occurrence of the interrupt because  
the oscillator clock is still available.  
Non-maskable Interrupt Mode  
. If the WAIT in-  
struction has been executed during the execution  
of the non-maskable interrupt routine, the MCU  
Core outputs from WAIT mode as soon as any in-  
terrupt occurs: the instruction that follows the  
WAIT instruction is executed and the MCU Core is  
still in the non-maskable interrupt mode even if an-  
other interrupt has been generated.  
Normal Interrupt Mode. If the MCU Core was in  
the interrupt mode before the initialization of the  
WAIT sequence, it outputs from the wait mode as  
soon as any interrupt occurs. Nevertheless, two  
cases have to be considered:  
– If the interrupt is a normal interrupt, the interrupt  
routine in which the WAIT was entered will be  
completed with the execution of the instruction  
that follows the WAIT and the MCU Core is still in  
the interrupt mode. At the end of this routine  
pending interrupts will be serviced in accordance  
to their priority.  
– If the interrupt is a non-maskable interrupt, the  
non-maskable routine is processed at first. Then,  
the routine in which the WAIT was entered will be  
completed with the execution of the instruction  
that follows the WAIT and the MCU Core is still in  
the normal interrupt mode.  
3.5.2 STOP Mode  
Notes  
:
Since the hardware activated watchdog is present  
on the ST638x, the STOP instruction has been de-  
activated. Any attempt to execute a STOP instruc-  
tion will cause a WAIT instruction to be executed  
instead.  
If all the interrupt sources are disabled, the restart  
of the MCU can only be done by a Reset activa-  
tion. The Wait instruction is not executed if an en-  
abled interrupt request is pending. In ST638x de-  
vices, the hardware activated digital watchdog  
function is present. As the watchdog is always ac-  
tivated, the STOP instruction is de-activated and  
any attempt to execute the STOP instruction will  
cause an execution of a WAIT instruction.  
3.5.3 Exit from WAIT Mode  
The following paragraphs describe the output pro-  
cedure of the MCU Core from WAIT mode when  
an interrupt occurs. It must be noted that the re-  
start sequence depends on the original state of the  
MCU (normal, interrupt or non-maskable interrupt  
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4 ON-CHIP PERIPHERALS  
4.1 I/O PORTS  
The ST6373 microcontroller uses three I/O ports  
(A,B,C) with up to eight pins on each port. Each  
line can be individually programmed either in the  
input mode or the output mode with the following  
software selectable options:  
The three Data registers (DRA, DRB, DRC) are  
used to read the voltage level values of the lines  
programmed in the input mode, or to write the logic  
value of the signal to be output on the lines config-  
ured in the output mode. The port Data Registers  
can be read to get the effective logic levels of the  
pins, but they can be also written by the user soft-  
ware, in conjunction with the related Data Direc-  
tion Register and Option Register (Ports A and B  
only), to select the different input mode options.  
– Input without interrupt and without pull-up (Ports  
A, B and C)  
– Input withpull-up and withinterrupt (PA0-PA5 and  
Port B)  
Single-bit operations on I/O registers (bit set/reset  
instructions) are possible but care is necessary  
because reading in input mode is made from I/O  
pins and therefore might be influenced by the ex-  
ternal load, while writing will directly affect the Port  
data register causing an undesired changes of the  
input configuration.  
– Input with pull-up without interrupt (PA0-PA5 and  
Port B, PC2-PC7)  
– Analog Inputs (PB0-PB7)  
– Open-drain output 12V, no pull-up (PC4-PC7)  
– Open-drain output 5V (PA0-PA7, PB0-PB7,  
PC0-PC3)  
The three Data Direction registers (DDRA, DDRB,  
DDRC) allow the selection of the direction of each  
pin (input or output).  
– Push-pull output (PA0-PA5, PB0-PB7)  
2
– SPI control signals (PA6,PA7 for I C SPI,  
PC0,PC1,PC3 for DDC SPI)  
The two Option registers (ORA and ORB) are used  
to select the different port options available both in  
input and in output mode for Ports A and B only.  
Horizontal Timing inputs (PC6/HSYNC,  
PC7/HDRIV  
All the I/O registers can be read or written as any  
other RAM location of the data space, so no extra  
RAM cell is needed for port data storing and ma-  
nipulation. During the initialization of the MCU, all  
theI/Oregisters areclearedand theinput modewith  
pull-up is selected on all the pins thus avoiding pin  
conflicts (with the exception of PC2 which is set to  
output mode with the value 1 (high impedance).  
– External Power In Interrupt (PC4)  
The lines are organized in three ports (Ports A, B,  
C). The ports occupy 8 registers in the data space.  
Each bit of these registers is associated with a par-  
ticular line (for instance, the bits 0 of the Port A Da-  
ta, Direction and Option registers are associated  
with the PA0 line of Port A).  
Figure 20. I/O Port Block Diagram (PA0-PA5 and Port B)  
RESET  
V
DD  
S
CONTROLS  
IN  
V
DD  
DATA  
DIRECTION  
REGISTER  
INPUT/OUTPUT  
DATA  
REGISTER  
SHIFT  
REGISTER  
OPTION  
REGISTER  
S
OUT  
TO INTERRUPT  
TO ADC  
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4.1.1 Details of I/O Ports A and B  
is not selected, the input pin is in the high imped-  
ance state.  
Each pin of Ports A and B can be individually pro-  
grammed as input or output with different input  
and output configurations.  
Interrupt Option  
. All the input lines can be individ-  
ually connected by software to the interrupt lines of  
the MCU core according to the codes programmed  
in the OR and DR registers. The pins of Port A and  
B are “ORed” and are connected to the interrupt  
associated to the vector #1.  
This is achieved by writing the relevant bit in the  
data register (DR), data direction register (DDR)  
and option register (OR). Table 8 shows all the  
port configurations that can be selected by user  
software.  
Analog Input Option. The PB0-PB7 pins can be  
configured to be analog inputs according to the  
codes programmed in the OR and DR registers.  
These analog inputs are connected to the on-chip  
8-bit Analog to Digital Converter. ONLY ONE pin  
should be programmed as analog input at a time,  
otherwise the selected inputs will be shorted.  
4.1.1.1 Input Option Description  
Pull-up, High Impedance Option  
. All the input  
lines can be individually programmed with or with-  
out an internal pull-up according to the codes pro-  
grammed in the OR and DR registers. If the pull-up  
Table 8. I/O Port Options Selection (Ports A and B only)  
DDR  
OR  
0
DR  
0
Mode  
Input  
Option  
0
0
0
With pull-up, no interrupt (Reset state)  
No pull-up, no interrupt  
0
1
Input  
1
0
Input  
With pull-up, with interrupt  
Input  
No pull-up, no interrupt (Port A pins)  
Analog input (Port B pins)  
0
1
1
Input  
1
1
0
1
X
X
Output  
Output  
Open-drain output (10mA sink current for Port A pins)  
Push-pull output (10mA sink current for Port A pins)  
Note X: Means don’t care.  
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4.1.1.2 Output Option Description  
Output Option  
therefore these characteristics may be uninten-  
tionally reprogrammed, depending on the state of  
input pins. As general rule is better to use single bit  
instructions on data register only when the whole  
port is in output mode. If input or mixed configura-  
tion is needed it is recommended to keep a copy of  
the data register in RAM. On this copy it is possible  
to use single bit instructions, then the copy register  
could be written into the port data register.  
Port A and B pins in output modes can be set to  
Open Drain or Push-Pull modes (not for PA6 and  
PA7). Port A bits set to output have a maximum  
10mA current sink LED drive capability.  
2
4.1.1.3 I C SPI Input/Output  
2
If the user uses the I C serial peripheral interface,  
SET  
LD  
LD  
bit, datacopy  
a, datacopy  
DRA, a  
the I/O lines PA6 and PA7 should be set in output  
mode with the open-drain configuration; the corre-  
sponding data bit must set to one.  
Note  
. Switching the I/O ports with interrupt (Ports  
4.1.2 Details of I/O Port C  
A and B) from one state to another should be done  
in a way that no unwanted side effects can hap-  
pen. The recommended safe transitions are  
shown below. All other transitions are risky and  
should be avoided during change of operation  
mode as it is most likely that there will be an un-  
wanted side-effect such as interrupt generation or  
two pins shorted together by the analog input  
lines.  
Port C  
. When programmed as an input an internal  
pull-up can be switched active under program con-  
trol. When programmed as an output the Port C  
I/O pins will operate in the open-drain mode. PC0-  
PC3 are available as open-drain capable of with-  
standing a maximum VDD+0.3V. PC4-PC7 are  
available as open-drain capable of withstanding  
12V and have no resistive pull-up in input mode.  
If the user uses the DDC serial peripheral inter-  
face, the I/O lines PC0 and PC1 should be set in  
output mode while the open-drain configuration is  
hardware fixed; the corresponding data bit must  
set to one.If the latched interrupt functions are  
used (HSYNC,(HSYNC, HDRIVE, PWRIN) then  
the corresponding pins should be set to input  
mode.  
Single bit instructions (SET, RES, JRR and JRS)  
should be used very carefully with Port A and B  
data registers because these instructions make an  
implicit read and write back of the whole ad-  
dressed register byte. In port input mode however  
data register address reads from input pins, not  
from data register latches and data register infor-  
mation in input mode is used to set characteristics  
of the input pin (interrupt, pull-up, analog input),  
Figure 21. State Transition Diagram for Safe Transitions (Ports A and B)  
Interrupt  
pull-up  
Input  
Analog  
010*  
000  
011  
001  
Input  
pull-up (Reset  
state)  
Input  
Output  
Open Drain  
Output  
Open Drain  
100  
110  
101  
111  
Output  
Push-pull  
Output  
Push-pull  
Note  
*.xxx = DDR, OR, DR bits respectively  
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Table 9. I/O Port Option Selections  
MODE  
AVAILABLE ON(1)  
SCHEMATIC  
PA0-PA7  
PB0-PB7  
PC0-PC7  
Input  
Data in  
Interrupt  
PA0-PA5  
PB0-PB7  
PC2, PC3  
Input  
Data in  
with pull up  
Interrupt  
Input  
PA0-PA5  
PB0-PB7  
with pull up  
with interrupt  
Data in  
Interrupt  
Analog Input  
PB0-PB7  
ADC  
Open drain output  
PB0-PB7  
PC0-PC7  
PA0-PA7  
5mA / V +0.3V  
DD  
Open drain output  
Data out  
10mA / V +0.3V  
DD  
PC4-PC7  
Open drain output  
5mA / 12V  
Push-pull output  
5mA  
PB0-PB7  
Data out  
PA0-PA5  
Push-pull output  
10mA  
Note 1  
. Provided the correct configuration has been selected.  
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4.1.2.1 Port C I/O Pin Programming  
Table 10. I/O Port Options Selection (Port C)  
Each Port C pin can be individually programmed  
as input or output. This is achieved by writing to  
the relevant bit in the data (DRC) and data direc-  
tion register (DDRC). Table 9 shows all the port  
configurations that can be selected by the user  
software.  
DDR  
DR  
0
Mode  
Option  
0
0
1
Input  
With on-chip pull-up resistor  
1
Input Without on-chip pull-up resistor  
Output Open-drain  
X
Note  
4.1.2.2 Port C Input/Output Configurations  
: X. Means don’t care.  
The following schematics show the I/O lines hard-  
ware configuration for the different options. Figure  
31 shows the I/O configuration for an I/O pin with  
open-drain 12V capability (standard drive and high  
drive). Figure 32 shows the I/O configuration for an  
I/O pin with open-drain 5V capability.  
Figure 22. I/O Configuration Diagram  
(Open Drain 12V)  
I/O HIGH DRIVE, OPEN DRAIN 12V  
In  
(5mA, 1V)  
I/O  
Note:  
All the Port A, B and C I/O lines have Schmitt-trig-  
ger input configuration with a typical hysteresis of  
1V.  
Out  
N
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Figure 23. I/O Configuration Diagram (Open Drain 5V)  
OPEN-DRAIN OUTPUT  
V
DD  
*
In  
I/O (OPEN-DRAIN, 5V)  
Out  
N
*
In Input mode only, SW programmable (~ 200k  
)
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4.1.3 I/O Port Registers  
4.1.3.1 Data Registers  
line is in input mode, if bit is set to one the related  
I/O line is in output mode. Reset at power-on.  
Ports A, B, C Data Register  
PC7-PC0  
. These are the I/O Port C data direction  
:
-
Address C0h (PA), C1h (PB), C2h (PC)  
bits. When a bit is cleared to zero the related I/O  
line is in input mode, if bit is set to one the related  
I/O line is in output mode. Set to 04H at power-on.  
Bit 2 (PC2 pin) is set to one (output mode select-  
ed).  
Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
7
0
PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB  
/PC7 /PC6 /PC5 /PC4 /PC3 /PC2 /PC1 /PC0  
4.1.3.3 Option Registers  
Port A, B, C Option Register  
Address: CCh (PA), CDh (PB) - Read/Write  
Reset value:00h  
PA7-PA0. These are the I/O Port A data bits. Re-  
set at power-on.  
PB7-PB0  
. These are the I/O Port B data bits. Re-  
set at power-on.  
7
0
PC7-PC0  
. These are the I/O Port C data bits. Set  
PA/PB7 PA/PB6PA/PB5 PA/PB4PA/PB3 PA/PB2 PA/PB1 PA/PB0  
to 04H at power-on. Bit 2 (PC2 pin) is set to one  
(open-drain therefore high impedance).  
PA7-PA0.  
These are the I/O Port A option bits.  
4.1.3.2 Data Direction Registers  
These are set in conjunction with the correspond-  
ing data and data direction bits to set the individual  
Port A bit I/O mode.  
Ports A, B, C Data Direction Register  
Address: C4h (PA), C5h (PB), C6h (PC) -  
Read/Write  
PB7-PB0  
. These are the I/O Port B option bits.  
These are set in conjunction with the correspond-  
ing data and data direction bits to set the individual  
Port B bit I/O mode.  
Reset Value: 00h  
7
0
PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB PA/PB  
Notes  
: The WAIT instruction allows the MCU to be  
/PC7  
/PC6 /PC5 /PC4 /PC3  
/PC2 /PC1 /PC0  
used in situations where low power consumption is  
required. This can only be achieved, however, if  
the I/O pins are programmed as inputs with well  
defined logic levels or have no power consuming  
resistive loads in output mode.  
PA7-PA0  
. These are the I/O Port A data direction  
bits. When a bit is cleared to zero the related I/O  
line is in input mode, if bit is set to one the related  
I/O line is in output mode. Reset at power-on.  
Single-bit operations on I/O registers are possible  
but care is necessary because reading in input  
mode is from I/O pins while writing will directly af-  
fect the Port data register.  
PB7-PB0  
. These are the I/O Port B data direction  
bits. When a bit is cleared to zero the related I/O  
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4.2 TIMERS  
The ST638x devices offer two on-chip Timer pe-  
ripherals consisting of an 8-bit counter with a 7-bit  
programmable prescaler, thus giving a maximum  
The prescaler decrements on rising edge. The  
prescaler input is the oscillator frequency divided  
by 12. Depending on the division factor pro-  
grammed by PS2/PS1/PS0 (seeTable 1 ) bits in  
the TSCR, the clock input of the timer/counter reg-  
ister is multiplexed to different sources. On divi-  
sion factor 1, the clock input of the prescaler is  
also that of timer/counter; on factor 2, bit 0 of pres-  
caler register is connected to the clock input of  
TCR.  
15  
count of 2 , and a control logic that allows config-  
uration the peripheral operating mode. Figure 1  
shows the Timer block diagram. The content of the  
8-bit counters can be read/written in the Tim-  
er/Counter registers TCR that are addressed in  
the data space as RAM locations at addresses  
D3h (Timer 1), DBh (Timer 2). The state of the 7-  
bit prescaler can be read in the PSC register at ad-  
dresses D2h (Timer 1) and DAh (Timer 2). The  
control logic is managed by TSCR registers at D4h  
(Timer 1) and DCh (Timer 2) addresses as de-  
scribed in the following paragraphs.  
This bit changes its state with the half frequency of  
prescaler clock input. On factor 4, bit 1 of PSC is  
connected to clock input of TCR, and so on. On di-  
vision factor 128, the MSB bit 6 of PSC is connect-  
ed to clock input of TCR. The prescaler initialize bit  
(PSI) in the TSCR register must be set to one to al-  
low the prescaler (and hence the counter) to start.  
If it is cleared to zero then all of the prescaler bits  
are set to one and the counter is inhibited from  
counting.The prescaler can be given any value be-  
tween 0 and 7Fh by writing to the related register  
address, if bit PSI in the TSCR register is set to  
one. The tap of the prescaler is selected using the  
PS2/PS1/PS0 bits in the control register.Figure 2  
illustrates the Timer working principle.  
The following description applies to all Timers. The  
8-bit counter is decrement by the output (rising  
edge) coming from the 7-bit prescaler and can be  
loaded and read under program control. When it  
decrements to zero then the TMZ (timer zero) bit in  
the TSCR is set to one. If the ETI (enable timer in-  
terrupt) bit in the TSCR is also set to one an inter-  
rupt request, associated to interrupt vector #3 for  
Timer 1 and #1 for Timer 2, is generated. The in-  
terrupt of the timer can be used to exit the MCU  
from the WAIT mode.  
Figure 24. Timer Peripheral Block Diagram  
DATABUS  
8
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
2
b5  
b1  
b0  
b7  
b6  
b4  
b3  
b2  
8-BIT  
COUNTER  
STATUS/CONTROL  
REGISTER  
SELECT  
1 OF 8  
PSC  
TMZ ETI TOUT  
PSI  
PS1  
PS0  
DOUT  
PS2  
1
0
3
TIMER  
INTERRUPT  
LINE  
LATCH  
SYNCHRONIZATION  
LOGIC  
:12  
fOSC  
VA00009  
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TIMERS (Cont’d)  
4.2.1 Timer Operating Modes  
Since in the ST638x devices the external TIMER  
pin is not connected, the only allowed operating  
mode is the output mode, which is selected by set-  
ting bit 4 and by clearing bit 5 in the TSCR1 regis-  
ter. This procedure will enable Timer 1 and  
Timer 2.  
vector #1 (for Timer 2) is generated. When the  
counter decrements to zero also the TMZ bit in the  
TSCR register is set to one.  
Notes:  
TMZ is set when the counter reaches 00h; howev-  
er, it may be set by writing 00h in the TCR register  
or setting the bit 7 of the TSCR register. TMZ bit  
must be cleared by user software when servicing  
the timer interrupt to avoid undesired interrupts  
when leaving the interrupt service routine. After re-  
set, the 8-bit counter register is loaded to FFh  
while the 7-bit prescaler is loaded to 7Fh, and the  
TSCR register is cleared which means that timer is  
stopped (PSI=0) and timer interrupt disabled.  
Output Mode (TSCR1 D4 = 1, TSCR1 D5 = 0). On  
this mode the timer prescaler is clocked by the  
prescaler clock input (OSC/12). The user can se-  
lect the desired prescaler division ratio through the  
PS2/PS1/PS0 bits. When TCR count reaches 0, it  
sets the TMZ bit in the TSCR.  
The TMZ bit can be tested under program control  
to perform timer functions whenever it goes high.  
Bits D4 and D5 on TSCR2 (Timer 2) register are  
not implemented.  
A write to the TCR register will predominate over  
the 8-bit counter decrement to 00h function, i.e. if a  
write and a TCR register decrement to 00h occur  
simultaneously, the write will take precedence,  
and the TMZ bit is not set until the 8-bit counter  
reaches 00h again. The values of the TCR and the  
PSC registers can be read accurately at any time.  
Timer Interrupt  
When the counter register decrements to zero and  
the software controlled ETI (enable timer interrupt)  
bit is set to one then an interrupt request associat-  
ed to interrupt vector #3 (for Timer 1), to interrupt  
Figure 25. Timer Working Principle  
7-BIT PRESCALER  
BIT0  
BIT1  
BIT2  
BIT6  
BIT3  
BIT4  
BIT5  
CLOCK  
PS0  
PS1  
PS2  
0
1
2
3
4
6
7
5
8-1 MULTIPLEXER  
BIT2  
BIT7  
BIT0  
BIT1  
BIT3  
BIT4  
BIT5  
BIT6  
8-BIT COUNTER  
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4.2.2 Timer Status Control Registers (TSCR)  
Timers 1 and 2  
written in TSCR1 by user’s software to enable the  
operation of Timer 1 and 2.  
Address: D4h (Timer 1), DCh (Timer 2) -  
Read/Write  
Table 11. Prescaler Division Factors  
PS2  
0
PS1  
0
PS0  
0
Divided By  
Reset Value: 00h  
1
2
7
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
TMZ  
ETI  
D5  
D4  
PSI  
PS2  
PS1  
PS0  
0
1
1
8
1
0
0
16  
32  
64  
128  
TMZ. Low-to-high transition indicates that the tim-  
er count register has decremented to zero. This bit  
must be cleared by user software before to start  
with a new count.  
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
ETI. This bit, when set, enables the timer interrupt  
(vector #3 for Timer 1, vector #2 for Timer 2 re-  
quest). If ETI=0 the timer interrupt is disabled. If  
ETI= 1 and TMZ= 1 an interrupt request is gener-  
ated.  
4.2.3 Timer Counter Registers (TCR)  
Timer Counter 1 and 2  
Address: D3h (Timer Counter 1), DBh (Timer  
Counter 2) - Read/Write  
D5. This is the timers enable bit D5. It must be  
cleared to 0 together with a set to 1 of bit D4 to en-  
able Timer 1 and Timer 2 functions. It is not imple-  
mented on registers TSCR2.  
Reset Value: FFh  
7
0
D4. This is the timers enable bit D4. This bit must  
be set to 1 together with a clear to 0 of bit D5 to en-  
able all Timers (Timer 1 and 2) functions. It is not  
implemented on registers TSCR2.  
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
Bit 7-0 = D7-D0: Counter Bits.  
D5  
0
D4  
0
Timers  
Disabled  
Enabled  
Reserved  
4.2.4 Timer Prescaler Registers (PSCR)  
Timer Prescalers 1 and 2  
0
1
1
X
Address: D2h (Timer Prescaler 1), DAh (Timer  
Prescaler 2) - Read/Write  
PSI  
Reset Value: 7Fh  
. Used to initialize the prescaler and inhibit its  
counting while PSI = 0 the prescaler is set to 7Fh  
and the counter is inhibited. When PSI = 1 the  
prescaler is enabled to count downwards. As long  
as PSI= 0 both counter and prescaler are not run-  
ning.  
7
0
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
D7  
: Always read as ”0”.  
Bit 7 =  
PS2-PS0  
. These bits select the division ratio of the  
prescaler register. (see Table 11)  
Bit 6-0 = D6-D0: Prescaler Bits.  
The TSCR1 and TSCR2 registers are cleared on  
reset. The correct D4-D5 combination must be  
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4.3 A/D CONVERTER (ADC)  
The A/D converter peripheral is an 8-bit analog to  
digital converter with analog inputs as alternate I/O  
functions (the number of which is device depend-  
ent), offering 8-bit resolution with a typical conver-  
sion time of 70us (at an oscillator clock frequency  
of 8MHz).  
This action is also needed before entering WAIT  
mode, since the A/D comparator is not automati-  
cally disabled in WAIT mode.  
During Reset, any conversion in progress is  
stopped, the control register is reset to 40h and the  
ADC interrupt is masked (EAI=0).  
The ADC converts the input voltage by a process  
of successive approximations, using a clock fre-  
quency derived from the oscillator with a division  
factor of twelve. With an oscillator clock frequency  
less than 1.2MHz, conversion accuracy is de-  
creased.  
Figure 26. ADC Block Diagram  
INTERRUPT  
CLOCK  
RESET  
Selection of the input pin is done by configuring  
the related I/O line as an analog input via the Op-  
tion and Data registers (refer to I/O ports descrip-  
tion for additional information). Only one I/O line  
must be configured as an analog input at any time.  
The user must avoid any situation in which more  
than one I/O pin is selected as an analog input si-  
multaneously, to avoid device malfunction.  
Ain  
CONVERTER  
AV  
AV  
SS  
DD  
RESULT REGISTER  
8
CONTROL REGISTER  
8
The ADC uses two registers in the data space: the  
ADC data conversion register, ADR, which stores  
the conversion result, and the ADC control regis-  
ter, ADCR, used to program the ADC functions.  
CORE  
CORE  
CONTROL SIGNALS  
VA00418  
A conversion is started by writing a “1” to the Start  
bit (STA) in the ADC control register. This auto-  
matically clears (resets to “0”) the End Of Conver-  
sion Bit (EOC). When a conversion is complete,  
the EOC bit is automatically set to “1”, in order to  
flag that conversion is complete and that the data  
in the ADC data conversion register is valid. Each  
conversion has to be separately initiated by writing  
to the STA bit.  
4.3.1 Application Notes  
The A/D converter does not feature a sample and  
hold circuit. The analog voltage to be measured  
should therefore be stable during the entire con-  
version cycle. Voltage variation should not exceed  
±1/2 LSB for the optimum conversion accuracy. A  
low pass filter may be used at the analog input  
pins to reduce input voltage variation during con-  
version.  
The STA bit is continuously scanned so that, if the  
user sets it to “1” while a previous conversion is in  
progress, a new conversion is started before com-  
pleting the previous one. The start bit (STA) is a  
write only bit, any attempt to read it will show a log-  
ical “0”.  
When selected as an analog channel, the input pin  
is internally connected to a capacitor C of typi-  
ad  
cally 12pF. For maximum accuracy, this capacitor  
must be fully charged at the beginning of conver-  
sion. In the worst case, conversion starts one in-  
struction (6.5 µs) after the channel has been se-  
lected. In worst case conditions, the impedance,  
ASI, of the analog voltage source is calculated us-  
ing the following formula:  
The A/D converter features a maskable interrupt  
associated with the end of conversion. This inter-  
rupt is associated with interrupt vector #4 and oc-  
curs when the EOC bit is set (i.e. when a conver-  
sion is completed). The interrupt is masked using  
the EAI (interrupt mask) bit in the control register.  
The power consumption of the device can be re-  
duced by turning off the ADC peripheral. This is  
done by setting the PDS bit in the ADC control reg-  
ister to “0”. If PDS=“1”, the A/D is powered and en-  
abled for conversion. This bit must be set at least  
one instruction before the beginning of the conver-  
sion to allow stabilisation of the A/D converter.  
6.5µs = 9 x C x ASI  
ad  
(capacitor charged to over 99.9%), i.e. 30 k in-  
cluding a 50% guardband. ASI can be higher if C  
ad  
has been charged for a longer period by adding in-  
structions before the start of conversion (adding  
more than 26 CPU cycles is pointless).  
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Since the ADC is on the same chip as the micro-  
processor, the user should not switch heavily load-  
ed output signals during conversion, if high preci-  
sion is required. Such switching will affect the sup-  
ply voltages used as analog references.  
the Timer interrupt, but in this case the Timer will  
be working and the resulting noise could affect  
conversion accuracy.  
A/D Converter Control Register (ADCR)  
Address: 0D1h  
Read/Write  
The accuracy of the conversion depends on the  
Reset value: 40h  
quality of the power supplies (V and V ). The  
DD  
SS  
user must take special care to ensure a well regu-  
lated reference voltage is present on the V and  
7
0
DD  
V
pins (power supply voltage variations must be  
SS  
EAI  
EOC  
STA  
PDS  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
less than 5V/ms). This implies, in particular, that a  
suitable decoupling capacitor is used at the V  
DD  
EAI  
Bit 7 =  
: Enable A/D Interrupt.If this bit is set to  
pin.  
“1” the A/D interrupt (vector #4) is enabled, when  
EAI=0 the interrupt is disabled.  
The converter resolution is given by:  
EOC  
Bit 6 =  
: End of conversion. Read Only. This  
V
DD VSS  
read only bit indicates when a conversion has  
been completed. This bit is automatically reset to  
“0” when the STA bit is written. If the user is using  
the interrupt option then this bit can be used as an  
interrupt pending bit. Data in the data conversion  
register are valid only when this bit is set to “1”.  
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The Input voltage (Ain) which is to be converted  
must be constant for 1µs before conversion and  
remain constant during conversion.  
Bit 5 = STA: Start of Conversion. Write Only. Writ-  
ing a “1” to this bit will start a conversion on the se-  
lected channel and automatically reset to “0” the  
EOC bit. If the bit is set again when a conversion is  
in progress, the present conversion is stopped and  
a new one will take place. This bit is write only, any  
attempt to read it will show a logical zero.  
Conversion resolution can be improved if the pow-  
er supply voltage (V ) to the microcontroller is  
DD  
lowered.  
In order to optimise conversion resolution, the user  
can configure the microcontroller in WAIT mode,  
because this mode minimises noise disturbances  
and power supply variations due to output switch-  
ing. Nevertheless, the WAIT instruction should be  
executed as soon as possible after the beginning  
of the conversion, because execution of the WAIT  
PDS: Power Down Selection. This bit acti-  
Bit 4 =  
vates the A/D converter if set to “1”. Writing a “0” to  
this bit will put the ADC in power down mode (idle  
mode).  
D3-D0.  
Not used  
instruction may cause a small variation of the V  
Bit 3-0 =  
DD  
voltage. The negative effect of this variation is min-  
imized at the beginning of the conversion when the  
converter is less sensitive, rather than at the end  
of conversion, when the less significant bits are  
determined.  
A/D Converter Data Register (ADR)  
Address: 0D0h Read only  
Reset value: XXh  
The best configuration, from an accuracy stand-  
point, is WAIT mode with the Timer stopped. In-  
deed, only the ADC peripheral and the oscillator  
are then still working. The MCU must be woken up  
from WAIT mode by the ADC interrupt at the end  
of the conversion. It should be noted that waking  
up the microcontroller could also be done using  
7
0
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
Bit 7-0 = D7-D0: 8 Bit A/D Conversion Result.  
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4.4 SYNC PROCESSOR  
This Sync Processor is composed of five parts:  
ment start by setting the VACQuisition bit (write 1).  
As this bit is inverted in reading, it is read at 1 after  
Reset. As soon as the operation starts it is read at  
0. At the end of the measurement,after the second  
VSYNC Falling edge, the VACQuisition bit is read  
again at 1.  
– The first one is a 12 bits Event Counter with  
HSYNC (or HDRIV) as input especially design to  
calculate the HSYNC (respectively HDRIV) Fre-  
quency.  
– The second one is a 12-bits Period Counter es-  
pecially designed to calculate the VSYNC period  
and therefore his Frequency.  
Note: If FV < 31 Hz, VCOUNT = XFFFh = Max  
If No V Sync, ACQ bit is not cleared  
4.4.3 Polarity Detector  
– The third one is a Polarity Detector for HSYNC  
(or HDRIV) and VSYNC.  
The VSYNC polarity detection is always active af-  
ter reset so the software has only to read the Flag  
(Bit 3 of SPCR) to determine the polarity. If the po-  
larity of VSYNC changes, the Flag will switch after  
a typical delay of 1.5 ms. The VSYNC polarity can  
be read continuously.  
– The fourth part is a HSYNC,VSYNC and CLAMP  
outputs generator.  
– The last part is a Video Blanking generator.  
4.4.1 Event Counter  
The Counting is directly controlled by the Timer 3.  
The HSYNC/HDRIV polarity is returned in the Flag  
(Bit 2 of SPCR). It is always running typically tog-  
gles after one period of HSYNC/HDRIV when the  
polarity changes.  
When PSI bit of Timer 3 Status Control Register is  
low the Event Counter is in Reset Mode. At this  
time the Timer 3 counter can be loaded by the  
count period (for example 10 ms).  
The same delay has to be considered when  
switching from HSYNC to HDRIV (Bit 0 of SPCR).  
When PSI is set the Event Counter start simulta-  
neously with the Timer.  
Refer to the VSYNC an HSYNC input Timings.  
When the timer count register has decremented to  
zero the TMZ bit is set, an interrupt can be gener-  
ated (if ETI bit is set) and the Event Counter stops.  
4.4.4 Output Polarity Control  
The selection of HSYNCO instead of PA2 (respec-  
tively VSYNCO instead of PA3) is made with the  
bit 7 (HVOS) of SPCR.  
The result number read inside the EVENT COUN-  
TER REGISTERS corresponds to the rising edge  
number of the Event Counter Clock occurred be-  
tween the start and the stop. This Counter Clock is  
set to one when the Counter is in reset (PSI=0) or  
just stopped (after stop). It is equal to HSYNC  
(HDRIV) between start and stop.  
HSYNCO and VSYNCO can take two different val-  
ues according to the bit 6 (HVGEN) of SPCR:  
- HSYNCI (respectively VSYNCI)  
- HGEN: 62.5 KHz / Pulse width = 2us  
(respectively VGEN: 61 Hz / Pulse width: 64 us).  
[If there is no HSYNC (HDRIV) the result inside the  
counter will be: XFFFh]  
The control of the HSYNCO and VSYNCO polarity  
is made with respectively the bit 4 (HOPC) and bit  
5 (VOPC) of SPCR.  
Example:  
If the result is 5 the number of rising  
edges is 6, the number of periods is: 4 < NP < 6).  
The CLAMP output signal can be programmed af-  
ter HSYNCO rising edge or HSYNCO falling edge  
according to the bit 6 (CMCT) of ECCCR.  
Calculation: If the timer count is 10 ms the calcula-  
tion of the HSYNC Frequency could be simple:  
Freq. = N/10 KHz where N is the Event Counter re-  
sult, the error is + or - one LSB max, it means 100  
Hz. Of course the accuracy can be increased with  
a higher timing count; 20 ms will give + or - 50 Hz.  
The CLAMP output polarity can be selected with  
bit7 (COPC) of ECCCR.  
The pulse width of CLMPO can have the values  
250 ns, 500 ns or 1 ns according to the bits 5 and  
4 (CMW1 and CMW0) of ECCCR.  
4.4.2 Period Counter  
The Vertical Period Counter is a 12-bits counter  
with 8 us internal clock which measure by H/W the  
duration between 2 VSYNC falling edges. Accura-  
cy is 120+/-0.1 Hz. FVmin = 31 Hz. One measure-  
Remark: when CMW1 = CMW0 = 0 PA4 is select-  
ed.  
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4.4.5 Video Blanking Generator  
Event Counter Register 1 (ECR1)  
Address: DDh - Read-Only  
Reset Value: FFh  
This block involves HFLY, VFLY inputs and  
VSYNCO as input. The falling edges of HFLY (re-  
spectively VFLY) are detected on the flag bit 4  
(HFLYF) of PCBCR (respectively bit 5 (VFLYF)).  
HFLY flag (respectively VFLY flag) is reset by soft-  
ware writing zero.  
7
0
H7  
H6  
H5  
H4  
H3  
H2  
H1  
H0  
The selection between PA5 and BLANK output is  
done with bit 6 (BOS) of PCBCR;  
b7-b0: 8 LSB bits of counting result, Read Only,  
FFh after Reset.  
Event Counter2 And Clamp Control Register  
(ECCCR)  
SYNC Processor Control Register (SPCR)  
Address: DFh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
Address: DEh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 0Fh  
7
0
7
0
HVOS HVGEN VOPC HOPC VPF HPF VACQ SHH  
COPC CMCT CMW1 CMW0 H11 H10  
H9  
H8  
b7:  
HVOS: H/Vsync  
Outputs  
Selection  
b7: COPC: Clamp Output Polarity Control  
0=positive - 1=negative  
0=PA2/PA3 as normal port A configuration,  
1=HsyncO instead of PA2, VsyncO instead of  
PA3, Write Only, 0 at Reset.  
Write Only, 0 after Reset  
CMCT:  
Clamp Control  
Remark  
puts  
b6:  
: H/VSyncO are forced to push-pull out-  
0=CLMPO after HsyncO rising edge,  
1=CLMPO after HsyncO falling edge,  
Write Only, 0 after Reset.  
: HVGEN:  
b6  
H/Vsync GENeration.  
0= H/VsyncO <- H/VsyncI or H/VsyncIN (accord-  
ing to H/VOPC)  
CMW1, CMW0:  
b5-b4:  
Clamp Pulse Width  
1 = HsyncO <- HGEN: 62.5KHz, Pulse: 2µs (posi-  
tive polarity); VsyncO <- VGEN: 61Hz, Pulse: 64µs  
(positive polarity), Write Only, 0 at Reset.  
Remark  
: CLMPO is forced to push-pull outputs.  
Write Only, 0 after Reset  
b5: VOPC: Vsync Output Polarity Control  
0=Vsynco <- VsyncI, 1= Vsynco <- VsyncIN, Write  
Only, 0 after Reset.  
Clamp Pulse  
Width  
CMW1  
CMW0  
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Normal PA4  
250 ns  
HOPC:  
b4:  
Hsync Output Polarity Control  
0=Hsynco <- HsyncI, 1=Hsynco<- HsyncIN, Write  
Only, 0 after Reset.  
500 ns  
1000 ns  
VPF: Vertical Polarity Flag  
b3:  
0=Positive, 1=Negative, Read Only, 0 after Reset.  
HPF: Horizontal Polarity Flag  
b3-b0: 4 MSB bits of Event Counting Result, Read  
Only, XFh after Reset  
b2:  
0=Positive, 1=Negative, Read Only, 0 after Reset.  
VACQ: Start Vsync Period Acquisition,  
Period Counter Register 1 (PCR1)  
Address: DFh - Read-Only  
Reset Value: FFh  
b1:  
Read/Write, 0 after Reset (inverted in reading)  
SHH: Selection of Hsync or Hdrive as input  
b0:  
7
0
0=Hsync, 1=Hdrive, Write Only, 0 after Reset.  
V7  
V6  
V5  
V4  
V3  
V2  
V1  
V0  
b7-b0: 8 LSB bits of counting result, Read Only,  
FFh after Reset.  
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Period Counter 2 And Blank Control Register  
(PCBCR)  
0=PA5, 1=BLANK, Write Only, 0 after Reset  
VFLYF:  
b5:  
Vertical FLY-back Flag  
Address: F1h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: XFh  
Set on falling edge of VFLY/PB6 input, Read and  
Write, cleared by S/W (write of zero), undefined af-  
ter Reset  
7
0
HFLYF: Horizontal FLY-back Flag  
b4:  
NU  
BOS  
VFLY HFLY V11  
V10  
V9  
V8  
Set on falling edge of HFLY/PB5 Input, Read and  
Write, cleared by S/W (write of zero), undefined af-  
ter Reset  
Not Used  
b7:  
b6:  
b3 to b0: 4 MSB bits of period counting result,  
Read Only, Fh After Reset  
BOS:  
Blank Output Selection  
Figure 27. SYNC Processor Block Diagram  
VSYNCEN  
Latch  
Polarity  
Detector  
VPF  
V 12 bit TIMER  
HVGEN  
Pulse  
(VACQ)  
Detect  
VSYNCI  
VSYNCO  
POLARITY  
VOPC  
0
1
VSYNCI  
VSYNCO  
HVOS  
To  
Blk  
H Polarity Detector  
HPF  
VSYNC+  
Generator  
Sync Generator  
H/W Block  
61 Hz,64 µs  
HSYNC+  
H 12 bit Event Counter  
(timer 3)  
Generator  
62.5 kHz, 2 µs  
HOPC  
SHH  
1
0
HVOS  
0
1
HSYNCI  
HDRIVE  
HSYNCO  
HSYNCI  
HSYNCO  
POLARITY  
CMW0:1  
CLMPO  
BACK PORCH  
CLAMP  
POLARITY  
HVGEN  
CLAMP  
GENERATOR  
COPC  
CMCT  
Blank Out Generation  
To Edge detector (HFLYF)  
PB5/HFLY  
To Edge detector (VFLYF)  
R
PA5/BLK0  
PB6/VFLY  
S
BLKEN  
VR02089A  
HFLY, VFLY, VSYNCO signals should have positive polarity  
PA3/VSYNCO  
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Figure 28. Synch Processor Timing  
HSYNCO:  
Maximum delay is 250ns  
CLMPO:  
Programmable clamping width (250ns ; 500ns ; 1 µs)  
8.25 µs Min  
HSYNC  
Input Timing  
8.125 µs Max  
1.0 µs Min  
10 µs  
(100kHz)  
33.33 µs  
(30kHz)  
1536 µs Min  
VSYNC  
Input Timing  
1024 µs Max  
32 µs Min  
8.33ms  
(120Hz)  
25ms  
(40Hz)  
VR02090A  
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4.5 14-BIT PWM D/A CONVERTER  
Table 12. Fine Tuning Pulse Addition  
The PWM D/A CONVERTER (HDA) is composed  
of a 14-bit counter that allows the conversion of  
the digital content in an analog voltage, available  
at the HDA output pin, by using Pulse Width Mod-  
ification (PWM), and Bit Rate Multiplier (BRM)  
techniques.  
N° of pulses added at the  
Fine Tuning  
(7 LSB)  
following cycles  
(0... 127)  
0000001  
0000010  
0000100  
0001000  
0010000  
0100000  
1000000  
64  
The tuning word consists of a 14-bit word con-  
tained in the registers HDADATA1 (location EEh)  
and HDADATA2 (location EFh). Coarse tuning  
(PWM) is performed using the seven MSBs, while  
fine tuning (BRM) is performed using the data in  
the seven LSBits. With all zeros loaded the output  
is zero; as the tuning voltage increases from all ze-  
ros, the number of pulses in one period increase to  
128 with all pulses being the same width. For val-  
ues larger than 128, the PWM takes over and the  
number of pulses in one period remains constant  
at 128, but the width changes. At the other end of  
the scale, when almost all ones are loaded, the  
pulses will start to link together and the number of  
pulses will decrease. When all ones are loaded,  
the output will be almost 100% high but will have a  
low pulse (1/16384 of the high pulse).  
32, 96  
16, 48, 80, 112  
8, 24, ....104, 120  
4, 12, ....116, 124  
2, 6, .....122, 126  
1, 3, .....125, 127  
4.5.2 HDA Tuning Cell Registers  
HDA Data Register 1 (HDAR1)  
Address: EEh - Write only  
Reset Value: XXh  
7
0
4.5.1 Output Details  
HDA7 HDA6 HDA5 HDA4 HDA3 HDA2 HDA1 HDA0  
Inside the on-chip D/A CONVERTER are included  
the register latches, a reference counter, PWM  
and BRM control circuitry. In the ST6373 the clock  
for the 14-bit reference counter is 2MHz derived  
from the 8MHz system clock. From the circuit point  
of view, the seven most significant bits control the  
coarse tuning, while the seven least significant bits  
control the fine tuning. From the application and  
software point of view, the 14 bits can be consid-  
ered as one binary number.  
D7-D0  
. These are the 8 least significant HDA data  
bits. Bit 0 is the LSB. This register is undefined on  
reset.  
HDA Data Register 2 (HDAR2)  
Address: EFh - Write only  
Reset Value: XXh  
As already mentioned the coarse tuning consists  
of a PWM signal with 128 steps; we can consider  
the fine tuning to cover 128 coarse tuning cycles.  
The addition of pulses is described in the following  
Table.  
7
0
-
-
HDA13 HDA12 HDA11 HDA10 HDA9 HDA8  
D7-D6  
D5-D0  
. These bits are not used.  
The HDA output pin has a standard drive push-pull  
output configuration.  
. These are the 6 most significant HDA data  
bits. Bit 5 is the MSB. This register is undefined on  
reset.  
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4.6 7-BIT PWM D/A CONVERTERS  
D7-D1  
DABS  
The D/A peripheral features nine PWM D/A out-  
puts (31.25kHz repetition, DA0-DA8) with seven  
bit resolution.  
= Not Used.  
. D/A BANK Selection, This bit is used to se-  
lect one of the two banks of 4 bytes located at ad-  
dresses E0h to E3h. Read/Write, 0 after Reset.  
Each D/A converter is composed by the following  
main blocks:  
0 = Select Bank 0  
1 = Select Bank 1  
- pre-divider  
- 7-bit counter  
Bank 0 is used for the DA0 to DA3 Outputs. Bank  
1 is used for the DA4 to DA7 Outputs.  
- data latches and compare circuits  
The pre-divider uses the clock input frequency  
(8MHz typical) and its output clocks the 7-bit free-  
running up-counter. The data latched in the DTOA  
Data/Control Registers control the nine D/A out-  
puts (DA0,1,2,3,4,6,7 and 8). When the values in  
the counter and data latch are equal, the relevant  
output is set. The output is reset on the counter  
overflow. When a DTOA output is disabled (bit 7 of  
corresponding Control Register is low) the output  
is forced to zero whatever the value of bits 0 to 6.  
When enabled (bit 7 = 1) the output depends on  
bits 0 to 6. If all these bits are equal to zero the rel-  
evant output is an high logic level. All 1’s corre-  
spond to a pulse with a 1/128 duty cycle and al-  
most 100% zero level.  
Table 13. Channel Address Selection  
Channel  
Bank Select  
Address  
Selected  
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
X
E0h  
E1h  
E2h  
E3h  
EOh  
E1h  
E2h  
E3h  
E4h  
DA0  
DA1  
DA2  
DA3  
DA4  
DA5  
DA6  
DA7  
DA8  
The frequency of the PWM DTOA outputs is 31.25  
KHz. The duty cycle of the DTOA outputs change  
in steps of 250ns.  
D/A Data Control Registers (DDCR)  
Address: E0h to E3h, E4h - Write only  
Reset Value: 0XXXXXXXXb  
The repetition frequency is related to the 8MHz  
clock frequency. Use of a different oscillator fre-  
quency will result in a different repetition frequen-  
cy. All D/A outputs are Push-pull with standard  
current drive capability.  
7
0
EN DAxC6 DAxC5 DAxC4 DAxC3 DAxC2 DAxC1 DAxC0  
DTOA channels 0 to 7 are held in a bank of two  
blocks of four registers selected according to the  
status of DABS, bit 0 of the D/A Bank Register at  
address E7h. DTOA channel 8 is directly ad-  
dressed at address E4h without the need of the  
D/A BANK REGISTER.  
ENx  
.Enable bit, Write Only, 0 after Reset.  
0 = Disable Channel x  
1 = Enable Channel x  
DAxC6 to DAxC0: Data Control bits Channel x,  
Write Only, Undefined after Reset.  
D/A BANK Register (DABR)  
Address: E7h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
4.6.1 Digital Outputs  
The nine 7 bits PWM outputs can also be used as  
simple outputs.  
7
0
DDC Bit 7  
DDCR bits 0 to 6  
don’t care  
Output State  
0
1
0
1
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
DABS  
all zero  
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4.7 SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACES  
The ST6373 features two on-chip Serial Peripher-  
al Interfaces (SPIs) for synchronous communica-  
tion with other local control/interface devices. The  
two SPIs are similar in basic function, however the  
first contains additional logic and EEPROM mem-  
ory to manage the VESA DDC data protocol  
(DDC1, DDC2B and DDC2AB) transmission and  
reception. Both SPIs can manage Standard shift  
The maximum external clock and VSYNC clock  
speed is 25kHz.  
2
The I C Data Hold Time is 250ns minimum.  
2
As the I C SPI is derived from the DDC SPI, the  
DDC SPI is shown, with the functional differences  
shown.  
For the DDC1 and DDC2B an additional 128 bytes  
of dedicated EEPROM can be used to load the  
SPI with predefined data automatically without any  
CPU time consumption (see Block Diagram).  
2
modes (in addition to I C mode), and Master/Slave  
2
I C Modes.  
The serial modes of the SPI are summarised in the  
following table:  
The Address Generator contains a 7-bits Auto-  
Counter Register which allows the CPU to set a  
EEPROM Start Address from 00h to 7Fh.  
Table 14. SPI Modes  
Slave Standard shift mode, with external  
DDC SPI only  
In DDC2B the Hardware Slave Address A0/A1h  
can be enabled in parallel with the Programmed  
clock on EXTCLK  
2
I C Slave Address.  
Master Standard shift mode with internal  
Both SPIs  
clock  
DDC1 mode with VSYNC as clock  
2
DDC SPI only  
Both SPIs  
Multimaster/Slave  
mode  
I C  
Figure 29. DDC SPI Block Diagram  
ADDRESS  
GENERATOR  
1
0
VSYNC  
AUTO  
DDC CONTROL  
SCLD  
ADDRESS  
DDC EEPROM  
DATA  
SHIFT  
REGISTER  
SDAD  
1
0
1
0
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4.7.1 SPI Modes  
2
the Read/Write (R/W) bit for I C-bus) is shifted out  
when triggered with a preceding Start Condition.  
DDC1 Mode  
. In this mode, the eight bits of the  
An Interrupt can be generated at the end of trans-  
mission or this can be detected by polling. Arbitra-  
tion is managed by comparing the data on the  
SDAD line with the corresponding data bit of the  
shift register and an error is flagged if they are dif-  
ferent. If the addressed Slave stretches the low  
period of the SCLD line, the Master is forced into a  
wait state.In Slave Mode, the data register is load-  
ed with its own slave address, and the DDC SPI  
waits for detection of a START Condition. The ad-  
dress received is compared to that set for the  
slave, and if the address is correct, an acknowl-  
edge is sent and an interrupt can be generated,  
the SCLD line is held low to allow the software to  
prepare for the incoming data. If the request in the  
R/W bit is set (0) the external master wants to write  
to the Slave, if reset, a data value is to be sent.  
This is managed by the user software.  
data register are shifted out of the register, most  
significant bit first, clocked on the rising edge of  
the VSYNC input. During the ninth period, the SDA  
line remains high or low depending on the ACKC  
bit. In Auto mode (AUTO=1), the 128 bytes of the  
DDC EEPROM are sent in sequence until the  
SCLD input goes low to indicate a DDC Acknowl-  
edgment, an interrupt is generated and the trans-  
fer is stopped. The data direction is from the MCU,  
typically as data from the Monitor to the Host.  
Slave Standard Shift Mode  
. The operation of this  
mode is the same as the DDC1 Mode except that  
the clock used is taken from the external clock in-  
put (EXTCLK on PC3).  
Master Standard Shift Mode  
. This mode corre-  
sponds to the Standard Shift Protocol. Data in the  
shift register is shifted out of the SDAD line at the  
internal SPI clock speed after the transmission is  
triggered. The synchronous clock for the data  
transmission is output on the SCLD pin. An inter-  
rupt can be generated at the end of transmission.  
DDC2B Mode  
. The DDC2B mode follows the  
DDC2 mode until a read command is received.  
The SPI can then be programmed in AUTO mode  
to send automatically the 128 bytes of the EEP-  
ROM until the end of the communication.  
2
DDC2 or I C Mode. This mode is used in conjunc-  
2
tion with software to implement the I C transmis-  
2
I C SPI  
sion protocol. In Master Mode, data written into the  
data register (typically Address of the Slave and  
2
The I C SPI manages only the Standard Shift  
2
Register Mode and the I C-bus Mode of the DDC  
SPI.  
Figure 30. DDC1 Mode AUTO Not Set  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  
VSYNC  
SDA  
D7  
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
ACK  
START  
VR02035  
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Figure 31. I CMaster Transmit to SlaveReceiver  
(Write Mode)  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
MSB  
S
SLAVE ADDRESS  
O
A
WORD ADDRESS  
A
DATA  
A
P
START  
R/W  
STOP  
Figure 32. I C Master Reads Slave Immediately After First Byte (Read Mode)  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM MASTER  
NO ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM MASTER  
MSB  
A
MSB  
S
SLAVE ADDRESS  
1
A
DATA  
1
P
DATA  
START  
R/W  
n BYTES  
STOP  
Figure 33. I C Master Reads After Setting Slave Register Address (Write Address, Read Data)  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
S
SLAVE ADDRESS  
0
A
X
WORD ADDRESS  
A
P
START  
R/W  
STOP  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM SLAVE  
ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM MASTER  
NO ACKNOWLEDGE  
FROM MASTER  
MSB  
MSB  
S
SLAVE ADDRESS  
1
A
A
DATA  
1
P
DATA  
START  
R/W  
STOP  
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SPI Control Register 1 (SCR1)  
DDC  
MS1,MS0. Mode Selection (MS1:MS0).  
DDC1 mode with VSYNC as clock [DDC SPI  
Only]  
00  
Address: EBh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
01  
10  
11  
Slave Standard Shift [DDC SPI Only]  
Master Standard Shift  
2
I C  
Multimaster/Slave  
BUS for DDC2  
I C  
Address: E5h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
2
MS1 is not used forI C SPI  
7
0
Note that NO bit operation instructions are possi-  
ble on this register. (SET and RES)  
ENA  
MSS ENIT ACKC STAG STOG MS1  
MS0  
SPI Control Register 2 (SCR2)  
DDC  
ENA  
. SPI Enable bit.0 - Disable SPI1 - Enable SPI  
Write Only, 0 after Reset.Remark: When the SPI is  
disabled, the pins PC0, PC1 and PC3 can be used  
as normal I/O pins.  
Address: ECh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
I C  
MSS  
. MASTER/SLAVE Selection (MSS).0 - Se-  
lect SLAVE operation1 - Select MASTER opera-  
tion  
Address: E6h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
ENIT  
. Enable SPI Interrupt. The interrupt occurs  
on a falling edge of SBOR. In DDC1 Automatic  
and in DDC2B Automatic there is an interrupt only  
if AUTO has been reset (refer to bit AUTO).  
7
0
AUTO INTF SCDF BBF  
TRS VSDAF NADF SBOR  
2
In I C Slave mode the interrupt occurs at the end  
of the address reception only if this address is  
matched.  
AUTO. Automatic Operation mode (AUTO). This  
bit is automatically reset  
0 = Disable SPI Interrupt  
1 = Enable SPI Interrupt  
:- in DDC1 when SCL goes low  
- in DDC2B when no acknowledge is received or  
when the data on the SDA line is different from  
the one being sent (For example parasitical  
STOP or START).  
ACKC  
. Acknowledge Control bit (ACKC). This bit  
2
is used in I C reception to control whether not to  
send the acknowledge before a RESTART in  
MASTER mode, or not to answer if too busy in  
SLAVE mode.0 = Enable1 = Disable  
Write Only.  
2
Not used for I C SPI  
Write Only.  
INTF. Interrupt Flag (INTF). This flag is set when  
an interrupt occurs if enabled. It must be reset be-  
fore leaving the interrupt routine.  
This bit is also used in DDC1 mode to change the  
polarity of the Acknowledge bit  
.0 = Set Acknowledge to high  
1 = Set Acknowledge to low  
Read and reset  
SCDF  
. START Condition Detection Flag. This flag  
STAG  
. START Condition Generation for MASTER  
is set on a Start condition detection. It is also set in  
DDC1 mode on a high to low transition of SCL. It  
must be reset before leaving the interrupt routine.  
2
2
I C. [I C BUS ONLY]0 = No Generation1 = Gener-  
ation Start condition  
Write Only.  
Read and reset.  
2
STOG. STOP Condition Generation for MASTER  
BBF  
. BUSY BUS Flag. (I C BUS ONLY) Set on a  
2
2
I C. [I C BUS ONLY]0 = No Generation1 = Gener-  
ation Stop condition  
first START Condition and Reset on the STOP  
Condition.  
Write Only.  
Read and reset.  
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TRS. Transmission/Reception Selection.  
0 = Select Reception operation  
1 = Select Transmission operation  
Write Only.  
SD7-SD0. Data bits, R/W, Undefined after Reset.  
This Serial Data Register is composed of one Buff-  
er Register and one Data Shift Register. When  
AUTO = 1, the Shift Register is linked to the 128  
byte DDC EEPROM dedicated to DDC1 and  
DDC2B. The data will then automatically be sent  
without CPU operation. The 128 bytes DDC EEP-  
ROM can be addressed (programmed or read) by  
the software only when bit AUTO = 0. Software  
can address the buffer and not the Shift Register.  
This bit is also used in reading as a STOP Condi-  
tion Detection Flag.  
Read Only.  
VSDAF  
. Verification of SDA line Flag. This bit is  
set as soon as the data on SDA line is different to  
the data inside SSDR, mainly in transmission but  
also during the slave address reception when the  
- The data transfer from the Shift Register to the  
Buffer is always done at the end of a normal recep-  
tion (TRS = 0) before the reset of SBOR. The buff-  
er should not be read by the software during the  
data transfer.  
2
SLAVE mode is selected. [I C BUS ONLY]  
0 = no difference detected  
1 = Difference found on SDA  
- With the DDC SPI, the loading of the Shift Regis-  
ter is done in two different ways depending on the  
AUTO bit:  
Read Only.  
2
NADF  
. No Acknowledge Detection Flag. [IC BUS  
When AUTO = 0 the transfer is done from the Buff-  
er to the Shift Register on the setting of SBOR (or  
ONLY]  
2
0 = Detection Acknowledge  
1 = No Detection of Acknowledge  
Read Only.  
also in I C SLAVE mode, on a Start Condition De-  
tection).  
When AUTO = 1, the transfer is done from the  
DDC EEPROM to the Shift Register at the end of  
each byte transmission. (The first byte is loaded  
when SBOR is set simultaneously with AUTO)  
SBOR  
. SPI Byte Operation (Transmission or Re-  
2
ception). This bit is set to start an operation; in IC  
SLAVE mode it is automatically set when a Start  
Condition is detected.  
Note:  
When SBOR = 1, the loading of the Buffer does  
not affect the Shift Register.  
0 = No Operation  
1 = Operation Start  
Read and Set.  
Auto-counter Register (ACR)  
Address: F2h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 00h  
Note that NO bit operation instructions are possi-  
ble on this register.  
SPI Serial Data Register (SSDR)  
DDC  
7
0
-
D6  
D5  
D4  
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
Address: CCh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: XXh  
I C  
b7: Not used  
b6 to b0: 7 bits Auto-Counter, Read/Write, 00h af-  
ter Reset.  
Address: CBh - Read/Write  
Reset Value: XXh  
Through these 7 bits the DDC1/DDC2B Address  
Generator can be set at any EEPROM Start Ad-  
dress from 00h to 7Fh. The content of the counter  
can be read at any time during the DDC1 or  
DDC2B Automatic Mode.  
7
0
SD7  
SD6  
SD5  
SD4  
SD3  
SD2  
SD1  
SD0  
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SCL Latch And Ddc2b Address Control Regis-  
ter (SLACR)  
b0: SCLEDGE: SCL EDGE selection bit.The SCL  
input latch is activated on either the positive or  
negative edge of SCL line: if SCLEDGE is high the  
latch will be triggered on the rising edge of SCL; if  
this bit is low the latch will be triggered on the fall-  
ing edge (Write Only, 0 after Reset).  
Address: F3h - Read/Write  
Reset Value: 40h  
7
0
Remark: In DDC1, it is not necessary to use the  
SCL latch interrupt because the DDC1 SCL Falling  
edge interrupt can be activated (see DDC1 mode).  
SCL  
SCL  
SCL  
-
-
-
-
HSAE  
FLAG ITEN EDGE  
b7 to b4: Not used  
b3: HSAE: Hardware Slave Address Enable. This  
bit allows the Slave I2C to check, after a Start Con-  
dition Detection, both the Address A0/A1h for  
DDC2B and the Programmed Address for the  
switch to DDC2AB.  
4.8 MIRROR REGISTER  
This is an 8-bits Register at address D9h. It is  
cleared on Reset. After writing, the read value is  
the reversed byte:  
Bit0 -> Bit7, Bit1 -> Bit6, Bit2 -> Bit5, Bit3 -> Bit4,  
Bit4 -> Bit3, Bit5 -> Bit2, Bit6 -> Bit1, Bit7 -> Bit0  
Note  
always valid.  
that software address contained in SSDR is  
0=Disable, 1=Enable, Write only, 1 after Reset  
4.9 XOR REGISTER  
SCLFLAG:  
b2:  
SCL FLAG bit. This bit is set on  
SCL rising or falling edge according to the polarity  
bit SCLEDGE. This flag can be reset by writing a 1  
in SCLFLAG bit (Read and Reset, undefined after  
reset).  
This is a 8-bit Register at address F4h. It is cleared  
on Reset. After writing, the new content value is  
the previous content ”XORed” with the written val-  
ue.  
b1: SCLITEN: SCL INterrupt ENable bit.If this bit  
is set an interrupt on vector # 3 is generated when  
the SCL flag is set (Write Only, 0 after Reset).  
To reset this register the user must read its con-  
tents and rewrite it (A XOR A = 0).  
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5 SOFTWARE  
5.1 ST6 ARCHITECTURE  
The ST6 software has been designed to fully use  
the hardware in the most efficient way possible  
while keeping byte usage to a minimum; in short,  
to provide byte efficient programming capability.  
The ST6 core has the ability to set or clear any  
register or RAM location bit of the Data space with  
a single instruction. Furthermore, the program  
may branch to a selected address depending on  
the status of any bit of the Data space. The carry  
bit is stored with the value of the bit when the SET  
or RES instruction is processed.  
bits of the opcode with the byte following the op-  
code. The instructions (JP, CALL) which use the  
extended addressing mode are able to branch to  
any address of the 4K bytes Program space.  
An extended addressing mode instruction is two-  
byte long.  
Program Counter Relative  
. The relative address-  
ing mode is only used in conditional branch in-  
structions. The instruction is used to perform a test  
and, if the condition is true, a branch with a span of  
-15 to +16 locations around the address of the rel-  
ative instruction. If the condition is not true, the in-  
struction which follows the relative instruction is  
executed. The relative addressing mode instruc-  
tion is one-byte long. The opcode is obtained in  
adding the three most significant bits which char-  
acterize the kind of the test, one bit which deter-  
mines whether the branch is a forward (when it is  
0) or backward (when it is 1) branch and the four  
less significant bits which give the span of the  
branch (0h to 0Fh) which must be added or sub-  
tracted to the address of the relative instruction to  
obtain the address of the branch.  
5.2 ADDRESSING MODES  
The ST6 core offers nine addressing modes,  
which are described in the following paragraphs.  
Three different address spaces are available: Pro-  
gram space, Data space, and Stack space. Pro-  
gram space contains the instructions which are to  
be executed, plus the data for immediate mode in-  
structions. Data space contains the Accumulator,  
the X,Y,V and W registers, peripheral and In-  
put/Output registers, the RAM locations and Data  
ROM locations (for storage of tables and con-  
stants). Stack space contains six 12-bit RAM cells  
used to stack the return addresses for subroutines  
and interrupts.  
Bit Direct. In the bit direct addressing mode, the  
bit to be set or cleared is part of the opcode, and  
the byte following the opcode points to the ad-  
dress of the byte in which the specified bit must be  
set or cleared. Thus, any bit in the 256 locations of  
Data space memory can be set or cleared.  
Immediate  
. In the immediate addressing mode,  
the operand of the instruction follows the opcode  
location. As the operand is a ROM byte, the imme-  
diate addressing mode is used to access con-  
stants which do not change during program execu-  
tion (e.g., a constant used to initialize a loop coun-  
ter).  
Bit Test & Branch. The bit test and branch ad-  
dressing mode is a combination of direct address-  
ing and relative addressing. The bit test and  
branch instruction is three-byte long. The bit iden-  
tification and the tested condition are included in  
the opcode byte. The address of the byte to be  
tested follows immediately the opcode in the Pro-  
gram space. The third byte is the jump displace-  
ment, which is in the range of -126 to +129. This  
displacement can be determined using a label,  
which is converted by the assembler.  
Direct. In the direct addressing mode, the address  
of the byte which is processed by the instruction is  
stored in the location which follows the opcode. Di-  
rect addressing allows the user to directly address  
the 256 bytes in Data Space memory with a single  
two-byte instruction.  
Short Direct  
. The core can address the four RAM  
Indirect. In the indirect addressing mode, the byte  
processed by the register-indirect instruction is at  
the address pointed by the content of one of the in-  
direct registers, X or Y (80h,81h). The indirect reg-  
ister is selected by the bit 4 of the opcode. A regis-  
ter indirect instruction is one byte long.  
registers X,Y,V,W (locations 80h, 81h, 82h, 83h) in  
the short-direct addressing mode. In this case, the  
instruction is only one byte and the selection of the  
location to be processed is contained in the op-  
code. Short direct addressing is a subset of the di-  
rect addressing mode. (Note that 80h and 81h are  
also indirect registers).  
Inherent  
. In the inherent addressing mode, all the  
information necessary to execute the instruction is  
contained in the opcode. These instructions are  
one byte long.  
Extended  
. In the extended addressing mode, the  
12-bit address needed to define the instruction is  
obtained by concatenating the four less significant  
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5.3 INSTRUCTION SET  
Load & Store  
The ST6 core offers a set of 40 basic instructions  
which, when combined with nine addressing  
modes, yield 244 usable opcodes. They can be di-  
vided into six different types: load/store, arithme-  
tic/logic, conditional branch, control instructions,  
jump/call, and bit manipulation. The following par-  
agraphs describe the different types.  
. These instructions use one, two or  
three bytes in relation with the addressing mode.  
One operand is the Accumulator for LOAD and the  
other operand is obtained from data memory using  
one of the addressing modes.  
For Load Immediate one operand can be any of  
the 256 data space bytes while the other is always  
immediate data.  
All the instructions belonging to a given type are  
presented in individual tables.  
Table 15. Load & Store Instructions  
Flags  
Instruction  
LD A, X  
Addressing Mode  
Short Direct  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
C
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
LD A, Y  
LD A, V  
LD A, W  
LD X, A  
LD Y, A  
LD V, A  
LD W, A  
LD A, rr  
LD rr, A  
LD A, (X)  
LD A, (Y)  
LD (X), A  
LD (Y), A  
LDI A, #N  
LDI rr, #N  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Direct  
Direct  
Indirect  
Indirect  
Indirect  
Indirect  
Immediate  
Immediate  
*
Notes:  
X,Y. Indirect Register Pointers, V & W Short Direct Registers  
#. Immediate data (stored in ROM memory)  
rr. Data space register  
. Affected  
*.  
Not Affected  
53/64  
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INSTRUCTION SET(Cont’d)  
Arithmetic and Logic. These instructions are  
used to perform the arithmetic calculations and  
logic operations. In AND, ADD, CP, SUB instruc-  
tions one operand is always the accumulator while  
the other can be either a data space memory con-  
tent or an immediate value in relation with the ad-  
dressing mode. In CLR, DEC, INC instructions the  
operand can be any of the 256 data space ad-  
dresses. In COM, RLC, SLA the operand is always  
the accumulator.  
Table 16. Arithmetic & Logic Instructions  
Flags  
Instruction  
ADD A, (X)  
Addressing Mode  
Indirect  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
*
C
*
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
ADD A, (Y)  
ADD A, rr  
ADDI A, #N  
AND A, (X)  
AND A, (Y)  
AND A, rr  
ANDI A, #N  
CLR A  
Indirect  
Direct  
Immediate  
Indirect  
Indirect  
Direct  
Immediate  
Short Direct  
Direct  
CLR r  
COM A  
Inherent  
Indirect  
*
CP A, (X)  
CP A, (Y)  
CP A, rr  
CPI A, #N  
DEC X  
Indirect  
Direct  
Immediate  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Direct  
DEC Y  
*
DEC V  
*
DEC W  
*
DEC A  
*
DEC rr  
Direct  
*
DEC (X)  
DEC (Y)  
INC X  
Indirect  
*
Indirect  
*
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Short Direct  
Direct  
*
INC Y  
*
INC V  
*
INC W  
*
INC A  
*
INC rr  
Direct  
*
INC (X)  
Indirect  
*
INC (Y)  
Indirect  
*
RLC A  
Inherent  
Inherent  
Indirect  
SLA A  
SUB A, (X)  
SUB A, (Y)  
SUB A, rr  
SUBI A, #N  
Indirect  
Direct  
Immediate  
Notes:  
X,Y.Indirect Register Pointers, V & W Short Direct RegistersD. Affected  
#. Immediate data (stored in ROM memory)*. Not Affected  
rr. Data space register  
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INSTRUCTION SET(Cont’d)  
Conditional Branch. The branch instructions  
achieve a branch in the program when the select-  
ed condition is met.  
Control Instructions. The control instructions  
control the MCU operations during program exe-  
cution.  
Bit Manipulation Instructions. These instruc-  
tions can handle any bit in data space memory.  
One group either sets or clears. The other group  
(see Conditional Branch) performs the bit test  
branch operations.  
Jump and Call. These two instructions are used  
to perform long (12-bit) jumps or subroutines call  
inside the whole program space.  
Table 17. Conditional Branch Instructions  
Flags  
Instruction  
Branch If  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
*
*
*
*
*
*
C
*
JRC e  
C = 1  
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
JRNC e  
C = 0  
Z = 1  
*
JRZ e  
*
JRNZ e  
Z = 0  
*
JRR b, rr, ee  
JRS b, rr, ee  
Bit = 0  
Bit = 1  
D
D
Notes  
:
b.  
e.  
3-bit address  
rr. Data space register  
. Affected  
5 bit signed displacement in the range -15 to +16<F128M>  
ee. 8 bit signed displacement in the range -126 to +129  
*. Not Affected  
Table 18. Bit Manipulation Instructions  
Flags  
Instruction  
Addressing Mode  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
*
C
*
SET b,rr  
Bit Direct  
Bit Direct  
2
2
4
4
RES b,rr  
*
*
Notes:  
b.  
3-bit address;  
*. Not<M> Affected  
rr. Data space register;  
Table 19. Control Instructions  
Flags  
Instruction  
Addressing Mode  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
*
C
*
NOP  
Inherent  
Inherent  
Inherent  
Inherent  
Inherent  
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
RET  
*
*
RETI  
*
*
STOP (1)  
WAIT  
*
*
Notes:  
1.  
This instruction is deactivated and a WAIT is automatically executed instead of a STOP if the watchdog function is selected.  
. Affected  
*.  
Not Affected  
Table 20. Jump & Call Instructions  
Instruction  
Flags  
Addressing Mode  
Bytes  
Cycles  
Z
*
C
*
CALL abc  
JP abc  
Extended  
Extended  
2
2
4
4
*
*
Notes:  
abc. 12-bit address;  
*.  
Not Affected  
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Opcode Map Summary.The following table contains an opcode map for the instructions used by the ST6  
LOW  
LOW  
0
0000  
1
0001  
2
0010  
3
0011  
4
0100  
5
6
7
0101  
0110  
0111  
HI  
HI  
2
JRNZ 4  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
ext 1  
CALL 2  
abc  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
pcr 3  
JRNC 5  
e
JRR 2  
b0,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b0,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b4,rr,ee  
JRZ  
2
JRC 4  
LD  
0
0
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
#
x
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
a,(x)  
a,nn  
0000  
0000  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
LDI  
INC 2  
1
0001  
1
0001  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
imm  
CP  
2
0010  
2
#
a,(x)  
0010  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
CPI  
LD 2  
3
0011  
3
b4,rr,ee  
e
bt 1  
a,x  
#
a,nn  
0011  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
imm  
ADD  
a,(x)  
JRR 2  
b2,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b2,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b6,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b6,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b1,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b1,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b5,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b5,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b3,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b3,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRR 2  
b7,rr,ee  
bt 1  
JRS 2  
b7,rr,ee  
4
0100  
4
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
0100  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
ADDI  
INC 2  
5
0101  
5
y
a,nn  
0101  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
imm  
INC  
6
0110  
6
#
(x)  
#
0110  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC  
ind  
LD 2  
7
0111  
7
a,y  
#
0111  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc  
JRC 4  
LD  
ind  
8
1000  
8
(x),a  
#
1000  
1
2
pcr 2  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC  
RNZ  
e
4
INC 2  
9
1001  
9
v
1001  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc  
JRC 4  
AND  
a,(x)  
A
1010  
A
1010  
e
e
e
e
e
e
#
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
ANDI  
LD 2  
B
1011  
B
1011  
a,v  
#
a,nn  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
imm  
SUB  
C
1100  
C
1100  
a,(x)  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
SUBI  
INC 2  
D
1101  
D
1101  
w
a,nn  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
imm  
DEC  
E
1110  
E
1110  
#
(x)  
#
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC  
ind  
LD 2  
F
1111  
F
1111  
a,w  
1
pcr 2  
ext 1  
pcr 3  
bt 1  
pcr 1  
sd 1  
prc  
Abbreviations for Addressing Modes:  
Legend:  
dir  
sd  
Direct  
Short Direct  
#
e
b
Indicates Illegal Instructions  
5 Bit Displacement  
3 Bit Address  
imm Immediate  
inh  
ext  
b.d  
bt  
Inherent  
Extended  
Bit Direct  
Bit Test  
rr  
1byte dataspace address  
1 byte immediate data  
12 bit address  
nn  
abc  
ee  
8 bit Displacement  
pcr  
ind  
Program Counter Relative  
Indirect  
56/64  
ST6373  
Opcode Map Summary.(Continued)  
LOW  
LOW  
8
1000  
9
1001  
A
1010  
B
1011  
C
1100  
D
1101  
E
1110  
F
1111  
HI  
HI  
2
JRNZ 4  
JP 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
pcr 2  
JRNC 4  
e
RES 2  
b0,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b0,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b4,rr  
JRZ 4  
LDI 2  
JRC 4  
LD  
0
0
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
abc  
e
e
e
rr,nn  
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
a,(y)  
a,rr  
0000  
0000  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 3  
JRZ 4  
imm 1  
DEC 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
LD  
1
0001  
1
x
0001  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
sd 1  
COM 2  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
CP  
2
0010  
2
a
a,(y)  
a,rr  
0010  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
CP  
LD 2  
3
0011  
3
b4,rr  
e
b.d 1  
x,a  
0011  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 2  
sd 1  
RETI 2  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
ADD  
a,(y)  
RES 2  
b2,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b2,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b6,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b6,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b1,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b1,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b5,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b5,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b3,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b3,rr  
b.d 1  
RES 2  
b7,rr  
b.d 1  
SET 2  
b7,rr  
4
0100  
4
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
0100  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
inh 1  
DEC 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
ADD  
5
0101  
5
y
a,rr  
(y)  
rr  
0101  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 2  
sd 1  
STOP 2  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
INC  
6
0110  
6
0110  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
inh 1  
LD 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
INC  
7
0111  
7
y,a  
0111  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ  
sd 1  
2
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
LD  
8
1000  
8
#
v
(y),a  
rr,a  
1000  
1
2
pcr 2  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr  
JRZ 4  
1
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
LD  
RNZ  
e
4
DEC 2  
9
1001  
9
1001  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
sd 1  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
AND  
a,(y)  
RCL  
2
A
1010  
A
1010  
e
e
e
e
e
e
a
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
inh 1  
LD 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
AND  
B
1011  
B
1011  
v,a  
a,rr  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 2  
sd 1  
RET 2  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
SUB  
C
1100  
C
1100  
a,(y)  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
inh 1  
DEC 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
SUB  
D
1101  
D
1101  
w
a,rr  
(y)  
rr  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 2  
sd 1  
WAIT 2  
prc 2  
JRC 4  
dir  
DEC  
E
1110  
E
1110  
1
2
pcr 2  
JRNZ 4  
ext 1  
JP 2  
pcr 1  
JRZ 4  
inh 1  
LD 2  
prc 1  
JRC 4  
ind  
DEC  
F
1111  
F
1111  
w,a  
1
pcr 2  
ext 1  
pcr 2  
b.d 1  
pcr 1  
sd 1  
prc 2  
dir  
Abbreviations for Addressing Modes:  
Legend:  
dir  
sd  
Direct  
Short Direct  
#
e
b
Indicates Illegal Instructions  
5 Bit Displacement  
3 Bit Address  
imm Immediate  
inh  
ext  
b.d  
bt  
Inherent  
Extended  
Bit Direct  
Bit Test  
rr  
1byte dataspace address  
1 byte immediate data  
12 bit address  
nn  
abc  
ee  
8 bit Displacement  
pcr  
ind  
Program Counter Relative  
Indirect  
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6 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS  
6.1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS  
This product contains devices to protect the inputs  
against damage due to high static voltages, how-  
ever it is advised to take normal precaution to  
avoid application of any voltage higher than maxi-  
mum rated voltages.  
Tj=TA + PD x RthJA  
Where :TA = Ambient Temperature.  
RthJA =Package thermal resistance(junc-  
tion-to ambient).  
For proper operation it is recommended that VI  
and VO must be higher than VSS and smaller than  
VDD. Reliability is enhanced if unused inputs are  
connected to an appropriated logic voltage level  
(VDD or VSS).  
PD = Pint + Pport.  
Pint =IDD x VDD (chip internal power).  
Pport =Port power dissipation(determined  
by the user).  
Power Considerations.The average chip-junc-  
tion temperature, Tj, in Celsius can be obtained  
from:  
Symbol  
VDD  
VI  
Parameter  
Value  
Unit  
V
Supply Voltage  
-0.3 to 7.0  
VSS - 0.3 to +13  
Input Voltage (AD IN)  
V
VI  
Input Voltage (Other inputs)  
VSS - 0.3 to +13  
V
VO  
Output Voltage (PA4-PA7, PC4-PC7)  
Output Voltage (Other outputs)  
Current Drain per Pin Excluding VDD, VSS, PA0-PA7  
Current Drain per Pin (PA0-PA7)  
Total Current into VDD (source)  
Total Current out of VSS (sink)  
Junction Temperature  
VSS - 0.3 to VDD + 0.3)  
VSS - 0.3 to VDD + 0.3(1)  
V
VO  
V
IO  
+ 10  
+ 20  
mA  
mA  
mA  
mA  
°C  
°C  
IO  
IVDD  
IVSS  
Tj  
50  
150  
150  
TSTG  
Storage Temperature  
-60 to 150  
Note  
: Stresses above those listed as absolute maximum ratingsmay cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only  
and functional operation of the device at these conditions is not implied. Exposure to maximum rating conditions for extended periods may  
affect device reliability.  
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS  
Value  
Symbol  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
Unit  
°C/W  
Min.  
Typ.  
Max.  
PSDIP42  
CSDIP42  
67  
RthJA  
Thermal Resistance  
Not Specified  
6.2 RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS  
Value  
Typ.  
Symbol  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
1 Suffix Versions  
Unit  
Min.  
0
Max.  
70  
TA  
Operating Temperature  
Operating Supply Voltage  
°C  
VDD  
4.5  
5.0  
5.5  
V
Oscillator Frequency  
Cycle  
0.01  
Mnemonic  
MHz  
fOSC  
8.1  
2
1
JRC  
RUN & WAIT Modes  
Operand  
e
prc  
Bytes  
Addressing Mode  
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6.3 DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS  
(TA = 0 to +70°C, V = 4.5V unless otherwise specified).  
DD  
Table 21: DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS  
Value  
Typ.  
Symbol  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
All I/O Pins  
Unit  
Min.  
Max.  
V
V
Input Low Level Voltage  
Input High Level Voltage  
Hysteresis Voltage(1)  
0.3xV  
V
V
V
IL  
DD  
All I/O Pins  
0.7xV  
IH  
DD  
V
All I/O Pins  
1.0  
HYS  
V
= 5V  
DD  
V
Low Level Output Voltage  
PB0-PB7, PC0-PC7  
DA0/O0-DA8/O8  
OL  
OL  
I
I
= 1.6mA  
= 5mA  
0.4  
1.0  
V
V
OL  
OL  
V
Low Level Output Voltage  
PA0-PA7  
I
I
= 1.6mA  
= 10mA  
0.4  
1.0  
OL  
OL  
V
V
Low Level Output Voltage  
Low Level Output Voltage  
OSCout  
0.4  
V
OL  
OL  
I
= 0.4mA  
OL  
HDA Output  
I
I
= 0.5mA  
= 1.6mA  
0.4  
1.0  
V
V
V
V
OL  
OL  
V
High Level Output Voltage  
High Level Output Voltage  
High Level Output Voltage  
PA0-PA7, PB0-PB7  
= – 1.6mA  
OH  
I
4.1  
4.1  
4.1  
OH  
V
OSCout,  
I
OH  
= – 0.4mA  
OH  
V
HDA  
OH  
PU  
I
= - 0.5mA  
OH  
I
I
Input Pull Up Current  
Input Mode with Pull-up  
PA0-PA7, PB0-PB7,  
PC0-PC7, NMI, VSYNC  
V
= V  
– 100  
– 50  
– 25  
– 25  
– 10  
µA  
µA  
IN  
SS  
Input Pull Up Current  
RESET  
V
PU  
Input Mode with Pull-up  
= V  
– 50  
100  
IN  
SS  
I
Input Pull-down  
OSCin  
A
µ
IL  
current in RESET Mode  
I
Input Leakage Current  
OSCin  
IL  
I
V
V
= V  
= V  
– 10  
0.1  
– 1  
1
– 0.1  
10  
µA  
µA  
IH  
IN  
IN  
SS  
DD  
I
Input Leakage Current  
All I/O Input Mode  
no Pull-up  
IL  
I
IH  
V
V
= V  
= V  
– 10  
– 10  
10  
10  
A
µ
µA  
IN  
IN  
SS  
DD  
V
RAM  
RAM Retention Voltage in  
RESET Mode  
1.5  
V
DD  
I
Input Leakage Current  
Reset Pin with Pull-up  
V = V  
IN  
– 50  
– 30  
– 5  
A
µ
µ
IL  
I
IH  
SS  
I
Output Leakage Current  
PC0-PC7  
= V  
10  
A
OH  
OH  
Cycle  
Mnemonic  
2
1
JRC  
V
OH  
DD  
Operand  
e
I
Output Leakage Current High  
Voltage  
PC4-PC7  
40  
prc  
A
A
µ
µ
Bytes  
V
= 12V  
OH  
DD  
Addressing Mode  
A
ADC Input Current  
V
= 4.5V  
1.0  
DI  
During Conversation  
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Table 21: DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS  
Value  
Typ.  
6
Symbol  
Parameter  
Test Conditions  
Unit  
Min.  
Max.  
I
Supply Current RUN Mode  
f
= 8MHz, ILoad= 0mA  
OSC  
16  
mA  
DD  
V
= 6.0V  
DD  
I
Supply Current WAIT Mode  
f
V
= 8MHz, ILoad= 0mA  
= 6V  
3
10  
1
mA  
mA  
DD  
OSC  
DD  
I
Supply Current  
f
= Not App,  
0.1  
DD  
OSC  
RESET, Oscillator Stopped  
ILoad= 0mA  
= 6V  
V
DD  
V
Reset Trigger Level ON  
Reset Trigger Level OFF  
ADC Conversion Range  
RESET Pin  
0.3xV  
V
V
V
ON  
DD  
V
RESET Pin  
0.8xV  
DD  
OFF  
V
V
V
DD  
AN  
SS  
Note 1. Not 100% Tested  
6.4 AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS  
(TA = 0 to +70°C, f =8MHz, V =4.5 to 5.5V unless otherwise specified)  
OSC  
Parameter  
DD  
Value  
Symbol  
Test Conditions  
Unit  
Min.  
Typ.  
Max.  
t
Minimum Pulse Width  
RESET Pin  
All Outputs Pins  
= 5V, CL = 100pF  
125  
ns  
ns  
WRES  
t
High to Low Transition Time  
40  
40  
OHL  
(2)  
V
DD  
t
Low to High Transition Time  
All Outputs Pins  
= 5V, CL = 100pF  
ns  
OLH  
V
DD  
t
SPI Data HOLD Time  
SPI Baud Rate  
250  
ns  
HD  
f
100  
kHz  
kHz  
SPI  
f
D/A Converter Repetition  
31.25  
DAC  
(1)  
Frequency  
t
EEPROM Write Time  
T = 25°C One Byte  
5
ms  
WEE  
A
c
EEPROM WRITE/ERASE  
Cycles  
Q
L
OT  
300,000  
10  
> 1  
million  
cycles  
YEE  
A
Acceptance Criteria  
(4)  
r
EEPROM Data Retention  
T = 25°C  
years  
pF  
TEE  
A
(3)  
C
Input Capacitance  
All Inputs Pins  
10  
10  
IN  
(3)  
C
C
Output Capacitance  
All Outputs Pins  
pF  
OUT  
OSC  
Oscillator Pins Internal  
5
pF  
(3)  
Capacitance  
Notes:  
1. A clock other than 8MHz will affect the frequency response of those peripherals (D/A, and SPIs) whose clock is derived from the system  
clock.  
2. The rise and fall times of PORT A have been increased in order to avoid current spikes while maintaining a high drive capability  
3. Not 100% Tested  
4. Based on extrapolated data  
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7 GENERAL INFORMATION  
7.1 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA  
Figure 34. ST6373 and ST63T73 42-Pin Plastic Shrink Dual-In-Line Package  
mm  
inches  
Dim.  
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max  
A
5.08 0.000 0.000 0.200  
G
See Lead Detail  
K
2
A1  
0.51  
0.000 0.020 0.000  
A2 3.05 3.81 4.57 0.150 0.120 0.180  
B
B1  
C
0.38 0.46 0.56 0.018 0.015 0.022  
0.89 1.02 1.14 0.040 0.035 0.045  
0.23 0.25 0.38 0.010 0.009 0.015  
36.58 36.83 37.08 1.450 1.440 1.460  
e
A
B
B
1
e
B
D
e
3
e3  
E1  
e
-
-
-
-
-
-
D
15.24  
16.00 0.000 0.600 0.630  
0.070 0.000 0.000  
N
1
A
2
1.78  
eA  
eB  
G
15.24  
0.600 0.000 0.000  
K
A
L
1
18.54 0.000 0.000 0.730  
A
1
E
1
12.70 13.72 14.48 0.540 0.500 0.570  
e
K1  
K2  
L
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
VR01725F  
N/2  
2.54 3.30 3.56 0.130 0.100 0.140  
Number of Pins  
N
42  
Figure 35. ST63E73 42-Pin Ceramic Shrink Dual-In-Line Package  
mm  
inches  
Dim.  
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max  
A
A1  
B
4.5  
1.27  
0.45  
0.89  
0.25  
37.3  
15.49  
14.98  
-
0.177  
0.050  
0.018  
0.035  
0.010  
1.470  
0.610  
0.590  
-
B1  
C
D
E
E1  
K
L
3.2  
0.125  
0.070  
e1  
1.78  
Number of Pins  
42  
N
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7.2 ORDERING INFORMATION  
Customer EEPROM Initial Contents Format  
The following chapter deals with the procedure for  
transfer the Program/Data ROM codes to SGS-  
THOMSON.  
a The content should be written as an INTEL IN-  
TELLEC format file.  
Communication of the ROM Codes  
nicate the contents of Program/Data ROM memo-  
ries to SGS-THOMSON, the customer must send:  
. To commu-  
b In the case of 512 bytesof EEPROM, the starting  
address is 000h and the end address is 1FFh.  
The order of the pages (64 bytes each) is as  
shown in the specification.  
– one file in INTEL INTELLEC 8/MDS FORMAT  
(either as an EPROM or as a MS-DOS diskette)  
for the PROGRAM Memory;  
c Undefined or don’t care bytes should have the  
content FFh.  
– one file in INTEL INTELLEC 8/MDS FORMAT  
(either as an EPROM or as a MS-DOS diskette)  
for the EEPROM initial content (this file is option-  
al).  
Listing Generation & Verification. When SGS-  
THOMSON receives the Codes, a computer listing  
is generated from them. This listing refers exactly  
to the mask that will be used to produce the micro-  
controller. The listing is then returned to the cus-  
tomer, and it must be thoroughly check, complete,  
sign and return it to SGS-THOMSON. The signed  
list constitutes a part of the contractual agreement  
for the creation of the customer mask. The SGS-  
THOMSON sales organization will be pleased to  
provide detailed information regarding contractual  
matters.  
The program ROM should respect the ROM Mem-  
ory Map as in Table 22.  
The ROM code must be generated with an ST6  
assembler. Before programming the EPROM, the  
EPROM programmer buffer must be filled with  
FFh.  
For shipment to SGS-THOMSON, the master  
EPROMs should be placed in a conductive IC car-  
rier and packed carefully.  
Table 22. ROM Memory Map  
ROM Page  
Device Address  
0000h-007Fh  
0080h-07FFh  
Description  
Reserved  
User ROM  
PAGE 0  
0800h-0F9Fh  
0FA0h-0FEFh  
0FF0h-0FF7h  
0FF8h-0FFBh  
0FFCh-0FFDh  
0FFEh-0FFFh  
User ROM  
Reserved  
Interrupt Vectors  
Reserved  
NMI Vector  
Reset Vector  
PAGE 1  
“STATIC”  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
PAGE 2  
PAGE 3  
PAGE 4  
PAGE 5  
PAGE 6  
PAGE 7  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
0000h-000Fh  
0010h-07FFh  
Reserved  
User ROM  
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ST6373 ROM MICROCONTROLLER OPTION LIST  
Customer  
Address  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Contact  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Phone No  
Reference  
Device  
[ ] ST6373J2  
8K ROM  
[ ] ST6373J3  
12K ROM  
[ ] ST6373J5  
16K ROM  
192 RAM  
192 RAM  
192 RAM  
512 EEPROM  
512 EEPROM  
512 EEPROM  
Special Marking  
[ ] No  
[ ] Yes  
“________________”  
(Authorized characters are letters, digits, ’ . ’, ’ - ’, ’ / ’ and spaces only)  
Maximum character count is 16 characters  
Default marking is sales type (part number)  
MASK OPTION:  
I2C Clock Speed  
[ ] 100KHz (default)  
[ ] 400KHz  
All options MUST be defined before acceptance  
Signature  
Date  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Table 23. ORDERING INFORMATION TABLE  
Program  
DAC  
Temp.  
Range  
Emulating  
Devices  
Sales Type  
EEPROM DDC  
Package  
Memory  
8K ROM  
12K ROM  
14 Bit  
7 Bit  
ST6373J2B1/XXX  
ST6373J3B1/XXX  
ST6373J5B1/XXX  
ST63T73J5B1  
ST63E73J5D1,  
ST63T73J5B1  
0 to +70 ° C PSDIP42  
16K ROM 512 Bytes Yes  
16K OTP  
1
9
-
ST63E73J5D1  
16K EPROM  
25°C  
CSDIP42  
Note: XXX Is the ROM code identifier that is allocated by SGS-THOMSONafter receipt of all required options and the related ROM file.  
Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics assumes no responsibility for the  
consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from itsuse. No  
license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics. Specifications  
mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice. This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously  
supplied.SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems  
without the express written approval of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics.  
1998 SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics - All rights reserved.  
Purchase of I2C Components by SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics conveys a license under the Philips I2C Patent. Rights to use these  
components in an I2C system is granted provided that the system conforms to the I2C Standard Specification as defined by Philips.  
SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics Group of Companies  
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Sweden - Switzerland - Taiwan - Thailand - United Kingdom - U.S.A.  
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