Epson PX-8 Technical Manual page 55

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Handshaking is accomplished using a flipflop (FF) within the gate array. The FF signals, when it is
set, that the main CPU may access the serial I/O (SIO) register in the gate array; the sub-CPU is is-
sued an interrupt, when it is reset, that a command has been written to the SIO from the main
CPU, and is available for access by the sub-CPU.
• Operation sequence between main CPU and gate array.
1. Main CPU reads the I/O address 05H (status register) and checks the state of bit 2 (the FF).
The bit indicates, when it is on, that the main CPU may access SIO.
2. Main CPU reads or writes SIO (I/O address 06H).
3. Main CPU writes bit 1 of the command register (I/O address 01 H) and sets FF.
• Operation sequence between the sub-CPU and gate array.
1. Sub-CPU waits until its port 22 goes high (this occurs when FF is reset by the main CPU), in-
dicating that main CPU has stored a command in SIO.
2. Sub-CPU issues the shift clock (SCK) and reads in the command from SIO one bit at a time
and performs the specified processing.
3. Sub-CPU activates its port 22 to set the FF-setting. The FF informs the main CPU that the
command has been received and the SIO is now available for access by the main CPU.
• Fig. 2-27 illustrates the interfacing operation between the main CPU and sub-CPU 7508 via the
gate array.
(RI W R (WI
R W (RI W
Z80 data bus
Command Data Command
Data
SID FF resetting pulse
I----~
SID ready
~--~
7508 data bus
~--~--
Ready (7508)
~---------I
Fig. 2-27 Main CPU and Sub-CPU Interfacing Signal Timing
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