Function Overview - Siemens SPC3 Hardware Description

PROFIBUS Interface Center

2 Function Overview

The SPC3 makes it possible to have a price-optimized configuration of intelligent PROFIBUS-DP slave
applications.
The processor interface supports the following processors:
Intel:
Siemens:
Motorola:
In SPC3, the transfer technology is integrated (Layer 1), except for analog functions (RS485 drivers), the
FDL transfer protocol (Fieldbus Data Link) for slave nodes (Layer 2a), a support of the interface utilities
(Layer 2b), some Layer 2 FMA utilities, and the complete DP slave protocol (USIF: User Interface, which
makes it possible for the user to have access to Layer 2). The remaining functions of Layer 2 (software
utilities and management) must be handled via software.
The integrated 1.5k
software/application. The entire memory is subdivided into 192 segments, with 8 bytes each. Addressing
from the user takes place directly and from the internal microsequencer (MS) by means of the so-alled base
pointer. The base-pointer can be positioned at any segment in the memory. Therefore, all buffers must
always be located at the beginning of a segment.
If the SPC3 carries out a DP communication the SPC3 automatically sets up all DP-SAPs. The various
telegram information is made available to the user in separate data buffers (for example, parameter setting
data and configuration data). Three change buffers are provided for data communication, both for the
output data and for the input data. A change buffer is always available for communication. Therefore, no
resource problems can occur. For optimal diagnostics support, SPC3 has two diagnostics change buffers
into which the user inputs the updated diagnostics data. One diagnostics buffer is always assigned to SPC3
in this process.
The bus interface is a parameterizable synchronous/asynchronous 8-bit interface for various Intel and
Motorola microcontrollers/processors. The user can directly access the internal 1.5k RAM or the parameter
latches via the 11-bit address bus.
After the processor has been switched on, procedural-specific parameters (station address, control bits, etc.)
must be transferred to the Parameter Register File and to the mode registers.
The MAC status can be scanned at any time in the status register.
Various events (various indications, error events, etc.) are entered in the interrupt controller. These
events can be individually enabled via a mask register. Acknowledgement takes place by means of the
acknowledge register. The SPC3 has a common interrupt output.
The integrated Watchdog Timer is operated in three different states: 'Baud_Search', 'Baud_Control,' and
'DP_Control'.
The Micro Sequencer (MS) controls the entire process.
Procedure-specific parameters (buffer pointer, buffer lengths, station address, etc.) and the data buffer are
contained in the integrated 1.5kByte RAM that a controller operates as Dual-Port-RAM.
In UART, the parallel data flow is converted into the serial data flow, or vice-versa. The SPC3 is capable of
automatically identifying the baud rates (9.6 kBd - 12 MBd).
The Idle Timer directly controls the bus times on the serial bus cable.
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80C31, 80X86
80C166/165/167
HC11-,HC16-,HC916 types
Dual-Port-RAM serves as an interface between the SPC3 and the
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