C8051F310-TB Silicon Laboratories Inc, C8051F310-TB Datasheet - Page 167

• Manufacturer Part Number: C8051F310-TB
• Description: BOARD PROTOTYPING W/C8051F310
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of C8051F310-TB

• Contents: Board
• Processor To Be Evaluated: C8051F31x
• Interface Type: USB
• Silicon Manufacturer: Silicon Labs
• Core Architecture: 8051
• Silicon Core Number: C8051F310
• Silicon Family Name: C8051F31x
• Kit Contents: Board
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: C8051F310
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

15.3. 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 MCE0 bit (SCON0.5) 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 1 (RB80 = 1) signifying an address
byte has been received. In the UART interrupt handler, software will compare the received address with
the slave's own assigned 8-bit address. If the addresses match, the slave will clear its MCE0 bit to enable
interrupts on the reception of the following data byte(s). Slaves that weren't addressed leave their MCE0
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 resets its MCE0 bit to ignore all transmis-
sions 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).
Figure 15.6. UART Multi-Processor Mode Interconnect Diagram
RX
Master
Device
TX
RX
Device
Slave
TX
Rev. 1.7
RX
Device
Slave
C8051F310/1/2/3/4/5/6/7
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RX
Device
Slave
TX
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