C8051F120DK Silicon Laboratories Inc, C8051F120DK Datasheet - Page 303

• Manufacturer Part Number: C8051F120DK
• Description: DEVKIT-F120/21/22/23/24/25/26/27
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of C8051F120DK

• Contents: Evaluation Board, Power Supply, USB Cables, Adapter and Documentation
• Processor To Be Evaluated: C8051F12x and C8051F13x
• Interface Type: USB
• Silicon Manufacturer: Silicon Labs
• Core Architecture: 8051
• Silicon Core Number: C8051F120
• Silicon Family Name: C8051F12x
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: C8051F120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 336-1224

22.3. Multiprocessor Communications
9-Bit UART mode supports multiprocessor communication between a master processor and one or more
slave processors by special use of the ninth data bit. When a master processor wants to transmit to one or
more slaves, it first sends an address byte to select the target(s). An address byte differs from a data byte
in that its ninth bit is logic 1; in a data byte, the ninth bit is always set to logic 0.
Setting the MCE1 bit (SCON.5) of a slave processor configures its UART such that when a stop bit is
received, the UART will generate an interrupt only if the ninth bit is logic one (RB81 = 1) signifying an
address byte has been received. In the UART interrupt handler, software should compare the received
address with the slave's own assigned 8-bit address. If the addresses match, the slave should clear its
MCE1 bit to enable interrupts on the reception of the following data byte(s). Slaves that weren't addressed
leave their MCE1 bits set and do not generate interrupts on the reception of the following data bytes,
thereby ignoring the data. Once the entire message is received, the addressed slave should reset its
MCE1 bit to ignore all transmissions until it receives the next address byte.
Multiple addresses can be assigned to a single slave and/or a single address can be assigned to multiple
slaves, thereby enabling "broadcast" transmissions to more than one slave simultaneously. The master
processor can be configured to receive all transmissions or a protocol can be implemented such that the
master/slave role is temporarily reversed to enable half-duplex transmission between the original master
and slave(s).
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Figure 22.6. UART Multi-Processor Mode Interconnect Diagram
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