80C186EA/80C188EA, 80L186EA/80L188EA
INTRODUCTION
Unless specifically noted, all references to the
80C186EA apply to the 80C188EA, 80L186EA, and
80L188EA. References to pins that differ between
the 80C186EA/80L186EA and the 80C188EA/
80L188EA are given in parentheses. The ‘‘L’’ in the
part number denotes low voltage operation. Physi-
cally and functionally, the ‘‘C’’ and ‘‘L’’ devices are
identical.
The 80C186EA is the second product in a new gen-
eration of low-power, high-integration microproces-
sors. It enhances the existing 80C186XL family by
offering new features and operating modes. The
80C186EA is object code compatible with the
80C186XL embedded processor.
The 80L186EA is the 3V version of the 80C186EA.
The 80L186EA is functionally identical to the
80C186EA embedded processor. Current
80C186EA customers can easily upgrade their de-
signs to use the 80L186EA and benefit from the re-
duced power consumption inherent in 3V operation.
The feature set of the 80C186EA/80L186EA meets
the needs of low-power, space-critical applications.
Low-power applications benefit from the static de-
sign of the CPU core and the integrated peripherals
as well as low voltage operation. Minimum current
consumption is achieved by providing a Powerdown
Mode that halts operation of the device, and freezes
the clock circuits. Peripheral design enhancements
ensure that non-initialized peripherals consume little
current.
Space-critical applications benefit from the inte-
gration of commonly used system peripherals. Two
flexible DMA channels perform CPU-independent
data transfers. A flexible chip select unit simplifies
memory and peripheral interfacing. The interrupt unit
provides sources for up to 128 external interrupts
and will prioritize these interrupts with those generat-
ed from the on-chip peripherals. Three general pur-
pose timer/counters round out the feature set of the
80C186EA.
Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the 80C186EA/
80C188EA. The Execution Unit (EU) is an enhanced
8086 CPU core that includes: dedicated hardware to
speed up effective address calculations, enhance
execution speed for multiple-bit shift and rotate in-
structions and for multiply and divide instructions,
string move instructions that operate at full bus
bandwidth, ten new instructions, and static opera-
tion. The Bus Interface Unit (BIU) is the same as that
found on the original 80C186 family products. An
independent internal bus is used to allow communi-
cation between the BIU and internal peripherals.
80C186EA CORE ARCHITECTURE
Bus Interface Unit
The 80C186EA core incorporates a bus controller
that generates local bus control signals. In addition,
it employs a HOLD/HLDA protocol to share the local
bus with other bus masters.
The bus controller is responsible for generating 20
bits of address, read and write strobes, bus cycle
status information and data (for write operations) in-
formation. It is also responsible for reading data off
the local bus during a read operation. SRDY and
ARDY input pins are provided to extend a bus cycle
beyond the minimum four states (clocks).
The local bus controller also generates two control
signals (DEN and DT/R) when interfacing to exter-
nal transceiver chips. This capability allows the addi-
tion of transceivers for simple buffering of the mulit-
plexed address/data bus.
Clock Generator
The processor provides an on-chip clock generator
for both internal and external clock generation. The
clock generator features a crystal oscillator, a divide-
by-two counter, and two low-power operating
modes.
The oscillator circuit is designed to be used with ei-
ther a parallel resonant fundamental or third-over-
tone mode crystal network. Alternatively, the oscilla-
tor circuit may be driven from an external clock
source. Figure 2 shows the various operating modes
of the oscillator circuit.
The crystal or clock frequency chosen must be twice
the required processor operating frequency due to
the internal divide-by-two counter. This counter is
used to drive all internal phase clocks and the exter-
nal CLKOUT signal. CLKOUT is a 50% duty cycle
processor clock and can be used to drive other sys-
tem components. All AC timings are referenced to
CLKOUT.
The following parameters are recommended when
choosing a crystal:
Temperature Range: Application Specific
ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance): 60Xmax
C0 (Shunt Capacitance of Crystal): 7.0 pF max
CL(Load Capacitance): 20 pF g2pF
Drive Level: 2 mW max
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