FS401LF ETC2 [List of Unclassifed Manufacturers], FS401LF Datasheet - Page 24

• Manufacturer Part Number: FS401LF
• Description: PC to TV Video Scan Converters
• Manufacturer: ETC2 [List of Unclassifed Manufacturers]

FS401, FS403
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
REV. NO. 1.7
It is also possible to disable two portions of the internal micro-controllers program code. These are the
video mode detect and the auto input calibration program code.
The video mode detect program code is disabled by setting the DSVMDET bit in the SCR register. The
video mode detect code usually samples the IHC and IVC registers looking for a stable change to
indicate a new video mode. When this code is disabled, no new video modes will be detected. An
external processor could sample IHC and IVC or use another method to determine a video mode change.
The external processor would then have to program the CCR_IHC and the CCR_IVC configuration
values via the CCR and CDR and then set the RSTVMODE bit in the SCR to force a video mode update.
The video mode detect code can be re-enabled at any time by clearing the DSVMET bit in the SCR
register.
Setting the DSICAL bit in the SCR register disables the input calibration program code. This referred to
as manual input calibration mode and is discussed in section 4.2.1.2 above.
4.2.8 Special Internal Micro-Controller SIO Requirements
The interface to the internal micro-controller’s software registers is identical to the hardware registers via
the SIO. However, the internal micro-controller is not able to process code while an external processor is
accessing the SIO. Therefore, repeated back to back SIO access can starve the internal micro-controller
of processing time. This is not a concern for short bursts of back to back SIO accesses, but long loops of
repeated polling of an SIO register should be avoided.
If it is necessary to repeatedly poll a register via the SIO, it is recommended that there be a delay of about
1 to 5 millisecond between SIO accesses. This will allow the internal micro-controller to continue it’s
processing in a timely manor.
One example of the need to repeated poll an SIO register is when an external processor writes a
CCR_READ command to the CCR register. The external processor must wait until the CCR register is
set to CCR_COMPLETE (0) before it could read the data from the CDR. A programmer might be
tempted to write a loop that continuously reads the CCR register until it is set to CCR_COMPLETE. This
would slow down or even stop the processing in the internal micro-controller. To avoid this, add at least a
1 to 5ms delay into the loop to allow the internal micro-controller to continue processing.
4.3 Disabling the Internal Micro-Controller
To be added later.
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