TSS901E

The TSS901E provides an interface between a Data-Strobe link - according to the IEEE Std 1355-1995 specification carrying a simple interprocessor communication protocol - and a data processing node consisting of a CPU and a communication and data memory.

The TSS901E offers hardware supported execution of the major parts of the interprocessor communication protocol: data transfer between two nodes of a multi-processor system is performed with minimal host CPU intervention. The TSS901E can execute simple commands to provide basic features for system control functions; a provision of fault tolerant features exists as well.

Although the TSS901E initial exploitation is for use in multi-processor systems where the high speed links standardisation is an important issue and where reliability is a requirement, it could be used in applications such as heterogeneous systems or modules without any communication feature like special image compression chips, some signal processors, application specific programmable logic or mass memory. The TSS901E may also be used in single board systems where standardised high speed interfaces are needed and systems containing "non-intelligent" modules such as A/D-converter or sensor interfaces which can be assembled with the TSS901E thanks to the "control by link" feature.