IDT72521

The IDT72521 are highly integrated first-in, first-out memories that enhance processor-to-processor and processor-to-peripheral communications. IDT BiFIFOs integrate two side-by-side memory arrays for data transfers in two directions.

The IDT72521 have two ports, A and B, that both have standard microprocessor interfaces. All BiFIFO operations are controlled from the 18-bit wide Port A. Port B is also 18 its wide and can be connected to another processor or a peripheral controller. The BiFIFOs have a 9-bit bypass path that allows the device connected to Port A to pass messages directly to the Port B device.

Ten registers are accessible through Port A, a Command Register, a Status Register, and eight Configuration Registers.

The IDT72521 has programmable flags. Each FIFO memory array has four internal flags, Empty, Almost-Empty, Almost-Full and Full, for a total of eight internal flags. The Almost-Empty and Almost-Full flag offsets can be set to any depth through the Configuration Registers. These eight internal flags can be assigned to any of four external flag pins (FLGA-FLGD) through one Configuration Register.

Port B of the IDT72521 has programmable I/O, reread/rewrite and DMA functions. Six programmable I/O pins are manipulated through two Configuration Registers. The Reread and Rewrite controls will read or write Port B data blocks multiple times. The BiFIFO has three pins, REQ, ACK and CLK, to control DMA transfers from Port B devices.