The 8088/8086 Microprocessors and their Memory and Input/Output Interface,

Microprocessor and Microcomputer I, 2nd year, Computer Eng. Dept.

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The 8088/8086 Microprocessors and their Memory and

Input/Output Interface
The 8086 and 8088 was announced in 1978 and 1979, respectively, introduced by Intel
Corporation.
The 8088 is internally a 16-bit MPU. However, it has a 8-bit data bus externally. It has the ability
to address up to 1 Mbyte of memory via its 20-bit address bus. In addition, it can address up to
64K of byte-wide input/output ports.
The 8086 is internally a 16-bit MPU and also it has a 16-bit data bus externally. This is the mean
deference between 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors.
The 8088/8086 manufactured using high-performance metal-oxide semiconductor (HMOS)
technology and the circuitry on their chips are equivalent to approximately 29,000 transistors.
The 8088/8086 is housed in a 40-pin dual in-line package. The signals pinned out to each lead
are shown in Fig. (1).
The address bus lines A0 through A7 and data bus lines D0 through D7 are multiplexed in 8088
MPU. For this reason, these leads are labeled AD0 through AD7. By multiplexed we mean that the
same physical pin carries an address bit at one time and the data bit at another time.
For 8086 MPU, the address bus lines A0 through A15 and data bus lines D0 through D15 are
multiplexed and labeled AD0 through AD15.

Fig. (1) 8088 and 8086 MPUs.

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Minimum-Mode and Maximum-Mode

The 8088/8086 can be configured to work in either of two modes:
The minimum mode is selected by applying logic 1 to the MN/MX input lead. It is typically used
for smaller single microprocessor systems. The maximum mode is selected by applying logic 0
to the MN/MX input lead. It is typically used for larger multiple microprocessor systems.
Depending on the mode of operation selected, the assignments for a number of the pins on the
microprocessor package are changed. The pin functions specified in parentheses pertain to the
maximum-mode. Table 1 a, b and c describe the common signal, minimum mode signals, and
maximum mode signals of 8088 MPU, respectively.

Table 1

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Minimum-Mode Interface Signals – 8088 MPU

In minimum mode, the 8088 itself provides all the control signals needed to implement the
memory and I/O interfaces (see Fig. (2)).

Fig. (2) Block diagram of minimum mode of 8088 and 8086 MPUs

The minimum mode signals can be divided into five basic groups: Address/Data bus, status,
control, interrupt, and direct memory access (DMA).

Address/Data Bus: The address bus is 20 bits long and consists of signal lines A0 (LSB) through
A19 (MSB). However, only address lines A0 through A15 are used when accessing I/O. The data
bus lines are multiplexed with address lines. For this reason, they are denoted as AD0 through
AD15. Data line D0 is the LSB.

Status Signals: The four most significant address lines A16 through A19 of the 8086 are
multiplexed with status signals S3 through S6. These status bits are output on the bus at the same
time that data are transferred over the bus lines AD0-AD7. S3 and S4 bits identify which the
internal segment register was used to generate the physical address that was output on the address
bus during the current bus cycle. Table 2 shows the S4S3 code and the corresponding segment
register.

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Table 2
Control Signals: The control signals are provided to support the memory and I/O interface of
8088 MPU. They control functions such as when the bus carries a valid address, which direction
data are transferred over the bus, when valid write data are on the bus, and when to put read data
on the system bus.
• When Address latch enable (ALE) is logic 1 it signals that a valid address is on the bus. This
address can be latched in external circuitry on the 1-to-0 edge of the pulse at ALE.
• IO/M (Input-output/Memory) tells external circuitry whether a memory or I/O transfer is taking
place over the bus. Logic 0 signals a memory operation and logic 1 signals an I/O operation.
• DT/R (data transmit/receive) signals the direction of data transfer over the bus. Logic 1
indicates that the bus is in the transmit mode (i.e., data are either written into memory or to an I/O
device). Logic 0 signals that the bus is in the receive mode (i.e., reading data from memory or
from an input port).
• WR (write) is switched to logic 0 to signal external devices that valid output data are on the bus.
• RD (read) indicates that the MPU is performing a read of data off the bus. During read
operations, one other control signal, DEN (data enable), is also supplied. It enables external
devices to supply data to the microprocessor when it is at logic 0.
• The READY signal can be used to insert wait states into the bus cycle so that it is extended by a
number of clock periods. This signal is supplied by a slow memory or I/O subsystem to signal the
MPU when it is ready to permit the data transfer to be completed.
• SSO is a status signal indicates that either instruction code read (SSO=0), or data access
(SSO=1).
Interrupt Signals:
• Interrupt request (INTR) is an input to the 8086 that can be used by an external device to signal
that it needs to be serviced. Logic 1 at INTR represents an active interrupt request.
• When the MPU recognizes an interrupt request, it indicates this fact to external circuits with
logic 0 at the interrupt acknowledge (INTA) output.
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• On the 0-to-1 transition of nonmaskable interrupt (NMI), control is passed to a nonmaskable

interrupt service routine at completion of execution of the current instruction. NMI is the interrupt
request with highest priority and cannot be masked by software.
• The RESET input is used to provide a hardware reset for the MPU. Switching RESET to logic 0
initializes the internal registers of the MPU and initiates a reset service routine.
• The TEST input is an external interrupt signal. This input is examined by a ‗WAIT‘ instruction.
When TEST switches to 1, 8088 suspends operation and goes into what is known as the idle state.
If TEST becomes 0, 8088 resumes the execution with the next instruction in the program.
DMA Interface Signals:
• When an external device wants to take control of the system bus, it signals this fact to the MPU
by switching HOLD to the logic level 1. 8088 will enter hold state at the completion of the
current bus cycle.
• When in the hold state, lines AD0 through AD15, A16/S3 through A19/S6, IO/M, DT/R , WR ,
RD, DEN and INTR are all put in the high-Z state. The MPU signals external devices that it is in
this state by switching HLDA to 1.

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Minimum-Mode Interfaces– 8086 MPU Interface Differences

- Data bus
• 16-bit wide D15-D0 multiplexed with A15 through A0 and allows three types of data
transfers:
 Word—over D15-D0
 Low byte—over D7-D0
 High byte—over D15-D8
- Memory/IO Controls
• SSO replaced with BHE (bank high enable), used to signal external circuitry whether or
not a byte transfer is taking place over the upper 8 data bus lines.
• A0 now does the same for a byte transfer over the lower 8 data bus line.

Fig. (3) 8086 minimum mode interface signals

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Maximum-Mode Interface Signals – 8088 MPU

When the 8088 or 8086 microprocessor is set for the maximum-mode configuration, it produces
signals for implementing multiprocessor/coprocessor system environment- By multiprocessor
environment we mean that multiple microprocessors exist in the system and that each processor
executes its own program. Usually in this type of system environment, some system resources are
common to all processors. They are called global resources. There are also other resources that
are assigned to specific processors. These dedicated resources are known as local or private
resources.
In the maximum-mode system, facilities are provided for implementing allocation of global
resources and passing bus control to other microprocessors sharing the system bus.

8288 Bus Controller: Bus Commands and Control Signals

Fig. (4) 8088 maximum mode interface signals

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Looking at the maximum-mode block diagram in Fig. (4), we see that the 8088 does not directly
provide all the signals that are required to control the memory, I/O, and interrupt interfaces.
Specifically, the WR, IO/M, DT/R, DEN, ALE, and INTA signals are no longer produced by the
8088. Instead, it outputs a status code on three signals lines S0, S1, and S2, prior to the initiation of
each bus cycle. This 3 bit bits bus status identifies which type of bus cycle is to follow.
S2S1S0 are input to the external bus controller device, the 8288, which decodes them to identify
the type of MPU bus cycle. The block diagram of the 8288 is shown in Fig. (5).
In response, the bus controller generates the appropriately timed command and control signals.

Fig. (5) Block diagram of the 8288 bus controller

Table 3 shows the relationship between the status codes and the type of bus cycle.

Table 3

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The output signals generated to tell external circuitry which type of bus cycle is taking place. The
output signals are:

MRDC Memory Read Command

MWRC Memory Write Command

AMWC Advanced Memory Write Command

IORC Input Output Read Command

IOWC Input Output Write Command

AIOWC Advanced Input Output Write Command

INTA Interrupt Acknowledge

The 8288 produces one or two of these seven command signals for each bus cycle. For
instance, when the 8088 outputs the code = 001, it indicates that an
I/O read cycle is to be performed. In turn, the 8288 makes its IORC output switch to logic 0. On
the other hand, if the code 111 is output by the 8088, it is signalling that no bus activity is to take
place; the 8288 produces no command signals.
The other control outputs produced by the 8288 consist of DEN, DT/R, and ALE. These three
signals provide the same functions as those described for the minimum mode.

LOCK Signal (LOCK)

To implement a multiprocessor system, a signal called lock (LOCK) is provided on the 8088 and
8086. This signal is meant to be output (logic 0) whenever the processor wants to lock out the
other processors from using the bus. This would be the case when a shared resource is accessed.
The LOCK signal is compatible with the Multibus, an industry standard for interfacing
microprocessor systems in a multiprocessor environment.

Queue Status Signals

There are two queue status signals (QS1, QS0) produced by 8088 in the maximum mode system.
They formed 2-bit code QS1QS0to tell the external circuitry what type of information was
removed from the instruction queue during the previous clock cycle. Table 4 shows that.

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Table 4

Local Bus Control Signals

In a maximum mode configuration, the minimum-mode HOLD and HLDA interface of the
8088/8086 is also changed. These two signals are replaced by request/grant lines RQ/GT0 and
RQ/GT1. They provide a prioritized bus access mechanism for accessing the local bus.

Maximum-Mode Interfaces– 8086 MPU Interface Differences

Differences from 8088 maximum mode interface in that it has 16-bit multiplexed data bus and
BHE output.

Fig. (6) 8086 maximum mode interface signals

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System Clock
The time base for synchronization of the internal and external operations of the microprocessor
in a microcomputer system is provided by the clock (CLK) input signal. The 8284 clock
generator and driver IC generates CLK signal. Figure (7) is a block diagram of this device.

Fig. (7) Block diagram of 8284 clock generator

Fig. (8) connection of 8284 with 8088 MPU.

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Because of 8088 are provided with 5 MHz and 8 MHz speeds, the crystal is provided between X1
and X2 inputs of 8284 either with 15 MHz or 24 MHz clock frequency in order to generate 5
MHz or 8 MHz clock frequency, respectively, by divided by 3 within the 8284 IC. Clock signal
will output at CLK pin of 8284 that connected to CLK input pin of 8088 MPU, Fig. (8).

The peripheral clock PCLK output of 8284 is a signal with a half frequency of CLK output.

The oscillator clock OSC output is a signal at the crystal frequency which is three times that of
CLK signal.

Fig. (9) shows the waveforms of OSC, CLK, and PCLK signals generated by 8284 IC.

Fig. (9) OSC, CLK, and PCLK signals produced by 8284 IC.

The 8284 can be also driven from an external clock source applied to the external frequency input
EFI. Input F/C is provided for clock source selection (0 for Crystal and 1 for External frequency).
Clock synchronization CSYNC input can be used for external synchronization in systems that
employ multiple clocks.
The 8086 is manufactured in three speeds: 5 MHz, 8 MHz and 10 MHz. For 8086, we connect
either a 15, 24 or 30 MHz crystal between inputs X1 and X2 inputs of the 8284.

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Bus Cycle and Time States

A bus cycle defines the basic operation that a microprocessor performs to communicate with
external devices. Examples of bus cycles are the memory read, memory write, input/output read,
and input/output write. The bus cycle of the 8086 microprocessor consists of at least four clock
periods. These four time states are called T1, T2, T3 and T4.
During T1, the MPU put an address on the bus. For a write memory cycle, data are put on the bus
during stateT2, and maintained through T3 and T4. When a read memory cycle is to be performed,
the bus is first put in the high-Z state during T2, and then the data to be read must be available on
the bus during T3 and T4. These four clock states give a bus cycle duration of 125 ns * 4 = 500 ns
in an 8-MHz 8088 system. Figure (10) shows the bus cycle and time states.

Fig. (10) The bus cycle and time states

- Idle state: If MPU does not performed any bus cycle, it will be on idle state which take one
clock period long, and any number of idle states can be inserted between bus cycles. Figure (11)
shows two bus cycles separated by idle states.

Fig. (11) The Idle state.

- Wait state: wait state can be inserted into a bus cycle. This is done by requesting from an
external hardware. The READY input of the 8088/8086 MPU is provided for this purpose. Figure
(12) shows the wait state generated in response to READY signal.

Fig. (12) The wait state.

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In the Figure (12) above, Tw will be inserted between T3 and T4 because READY input becomes
at logic 0 (when the memory or I/O device is not able to respond in the duration of a bus cycle),
and still at this level until it returns to logic 1 to complete the current bus cycle with T4. That is
mean, the data will be maintained on bus during T3 and Tw until T4 was complete.
If there are two wait states during 8MHz bus cycle, the total time of complete bus cycle will be
equal 750ns (500 ns + 2*(125 ns)).

Hardware Organization of the Memory Address Space

1– 8088 Microprocessor
• 8088 memory hardware is organized as a single byte-wide memory bank.
• Size: 1M x 8 bits.
• Physical address range: 00000H - FFFFFH.
• Address/data bus demultiplexed in external hardware.
• Input: 20-bit address bus, A19 through A0.
• Input/Output: 8-bit data bus, D7 through D0.
- Byte access bus cycle
• MPU applies address of storage location to be accessed over
address lines A19-A0.
• Byte of data written into or read from address X transferred over data lines D0 through D7.
• Byte access takes a minimum of one bus cycle of duration.
@5MHz—800ns
@8MHz—500ns
- Word access bus cycles
• MPU must access two consecutive storage locations in memory
X and X+1.
• Requires two bus cycles.
• Address X accessed during cycle 1.
• Address X+1 accessed during cycle 2.
• Word access duration is a minimum of two bus cycle.
@5MHz—2 X 800ns = 1600ns
@8MHz—2 X 500ns = 1000ns
Fig.(13)- a) Byte transfer, b) Word transfer.
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2– 8086 Microprocessor
• 8086 memory hardware is organized as a two byte-wide memory banks.
• Bank size is 512K X 8 bits
• Low-bank holds even addressed bytes
00000H through FFFFEH.
• High-bank holds odd addressed bytes
00001H through FFFFFH.
• Address/data bus demultiplexed in external hardware.
• Input: 20-bit address bus A19 through A0, and BHE.
A1-A19 = selects storage location.
A0 = 0 enables low bank.
BHE = 0 enables high bank.
• Input/Output: 16-bit data bus D15 Through D0.
D7-D0 - even addressed byte accesses.
D15-D8 - odd addressed byte accesses.
D15-D0 - word accesses.
- 8086 Aligned Memory Accesses
Low bank byte access bus cycle:
• MPU applies even address X to both banks over address lines A19-A0.
• MPU enables just the low bank, BHE=1 & A0 = 0.
• Byte of data written into or read from address X transferred over data lines D7-D0.
High bank byte access bus cycle:
• MPU applies odd address X+1 to both banks.
• MPU enables high bank only, BHE=0 &A0 =1.
• Byte-wide data transfer takes place over data line D15- D8.
Word access bus cycle:
• MPU applies even word address X to both banks.
• MPU enables both banks BHE=0 &A0 =0.
• Word-wide data transfer takes place over D15- D0.
• All accesses take a minimum of one bus cycle of duration.
@5MHz—800ns
@8MHz—500ns

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Figure (14) shows the three types of aligned memory access of 8086 MPU.

Fig.(14) – a) Low bank byte access, b) High bank byte access c) Word access.

- 8086 Misaligned Word Memory Access

Misaligned-word access bus cycles
• Word starting at address X+1 is misaligned.
• Requires two bus cycles.
• Access byte at address X+1 during cycle 1, A19-A0 = X+1and BHEA0 =01 that is
enabling high bank only.
• D15-D8 will carry the high byte of the word data.
• Access byte at address X+2 during cycle 2, A19-A0 = X+2 and BHEA0 =10 that is
enabling low bank only.
• D7-D0 will carry the low byte of the word data.
• Word access duration is a minimum of two bus cycle.
@5MHz—2 X 800ns = 1600ns
@8MHz—2 X 500ns = 1000ns
• Impact on performance—software should minimize accessing misaligned data.

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Figure (15) shows the misaligned word memory access of 8086 MPU.

Fig.(15) A misaligned word memory access of 8086 MPU

Memory Control Signals– 8088 Minimum-Mode Interface

- Multiplexed-address data bus AD0-AD7 and A8-A19.
- Control signal review
• ALE = pulse to logic 1 tells bus interface circuitry to latch address.
• RD = logic 0 tells memory subsystem that a code or data read is in progress.
• WR= logic 0 tells memory subsystem that a data write is in progress.
• IO/M= Logic 0 tells interface circuits that the data transfer operation is for the memory subsystem.
• DT/R = sets the direction of the external data bus for read (input) or write (output) operation.
• DEN= enables the interface between the memory subsystem and MPU data bus.
• SSO= tells memory interface whether the memory access is a code read or data access.

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Figure (16) shows the memory control signals of 8088 minimum mode interface.

Fig.(16) The memory control signals of 8088 minimum mode interface.

Memory Control Signals– 8088 Maximum-Mode Interface

8288 bus controller produces the control signals:
• MRDC replaces RD
• MWTC and AMWC replace WR
• DEN is complement of DEN
• IO/M no longer needed (bus controller creates separate memory and IO read/write controls)
• SSO no longer part of interface
Memory bus status code review:
• During all memory accesses one of three bus cycle status code are output by the MPU
• Instruction fetch
• Read memory
• Write memory
• 8288 decodes to produce appropriate control command signals
• MRDC for instruction fetch/memory read.
• MWTC for memory write.
• AMWC for advanced memory write.

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Figure (17) shows the memory control signals and memory bus status codes of maximum mode 8088
microprocessor.

Fig.(17) The memory control signals and memory bus status codes of maximum mode 8088 MPU.
Read and Write Bus Cycles
1- 8088 Minimum Mode Read Bus Cycle
Figure (18) explains read bus cycle timing diagram and shows relationship between signals relative to
times states.
- T1 state—read cycle begins
• Address output on A0-A19.
• Pulse produced at ALE, and address should be latched in external circuitry on trailing edge of ALE.
• IO/M set to 0, memory bus cycle.
• DT/R set to 0 to set external data bus control circuitry for receive mode (read).
- T2 state
• Status code output on S3-S6.
• AD0 through AD7 tri-stated in preparation for data bus operation.
• RD set to 0, read cycle.
• DEN set to 0 to enable external data bus control circuitry.
- T3 state
• Data on D0-D7 read by the MPU.
- T4 state—read cycle finishes
• RD returns to 1, inactive level.
• Complete address/data bus tri-stated.
• IO/M returned to 1, IO bus cycle.
• DEN returned to 1, inactive level.
• DT/R returns to 1, transmit level.
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Fig. (18) 8088 minimum mode memory read bus cycle timing diagram.

2- 8086 Minimum Mode Read Bus Cycle

The differences of minimum mode 8086 read bus cycle from 8088 are:
• BHE is output along with the address in T1.
• Data read by the MPU can be carried over all 16 data bus lines AD15-AD0.
• M/IO is replaced by IO/M which is switched to 1 instead of 0 at the beginning of T1.
• SSO signal is not produce.
Fig (19) shows the waveform of 8086 minimum mode memory bus cycle timing diagram.

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Fig. (19) 8086 minimum mode memory read cycle timing diagram.
3- 8088 Minimum Mode Write Bus Cycle
Fig. (20) explains write bus cycle timing diagram and shows relationship between signals relative to times
states.
- T1 state—write cycle begins.
• Address output on A0-A19.
• Pulse produced at ALE and address latched in external circuitry on trailing edge of ALE.
• IO/M set to 0, memory bus cycle.
• DT/R remains at 1 to set external data bus control circuitry for transmit mode (write).
- T2 state
• Status code output on S3-S6.
• AD0 through AD7 transitioned to data bus and write data placed on bus.
• DEN set to 0 to enable external data bus control circuitry.
• WR set to 0, write cycle.
- T3 or T4 state
• Data on D0-D7 written into memory.
- T4 state—write cycle finishes
• WR returns to 1, inactive level.
• Complete address/data bus tri-stated.
• IO/M returned to 1, IO bus cycle.
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• DEN returned to 1, inactive level.

Fig. (20) 8088 minimum mode memory write cycle timing diagram.

4- 8086 Maximum Mode Write Bus Cycle

Similar to 8088/8086 minimum-mode write bus cycle.
• Address and data transfer operation identical.
• Transfer may be a high-byte, low-byte, or word.
The difference is that, 8288 produces the bus control signals ALE, DEN, AMWC, and MWTC.
• Bus status code S2-S0 output prior to T1 and held through T2.
• AMWC and MWTC replace WR.
• DEN =1 produced instead of DEN =0.

Fig. (21) shows the waveform of 8086 maximum mode write cycle timing diagram.

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Fig. (21) 8086 maximum mode write cycle timing diagram.

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Demultiplexing the Address/Data buses:

In 8088 microprocessor systems, a stable address is required and it must be available at the same time that
data are to be transferred over bus. A Demultiplexing circuits used to provide a separated address and bus.
1. Address bus latches:
During bus cycles, a 20-bit address is output by MPU on AD0-A19 during T1 period of the bus cycle.
Also, ALE is pulsed during T1 period. ALE is used to tell address bus lathe circuitry to latch the address
(20-bit) on its output lines. Figure (22) shows the block diagram, the internal architecture, and the truth
table of 74F37 - Octal D-type latch.

Fig.(22): (a)The block diagram, (b) the internal architecture, and (c)the truth table of 74F37 - Octal D-
type latch.

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Figure (23) illustrates the implementation of address bus latch with 3 74F373 Octal-D-type latches.
• Inputs AD0-AD7, A8-A19, from 8088 MPU.
• All devices permanently enabled by fixing the OC inputs at logic 0.
• All latches clocked in parallel with pulse at ALE from 8088 MPU.
• Latched and buffered outputs are: A0L-A19L.

Fig.(23) Implementation of address bus latch with 3 74F373 Octal-D-type latches.

2- Data Bus Transceiver:

The data bus D0-D7 can be formed using bidirectional bus transceiver circuit 74F245. Fig.(24) sows the
block diagram and internal architecture of 74F245.

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Fig.(24): The block diagram and internal architecture of 74F245.

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The 74F245 is an octal bi-directional bus transceiver, consists of 8 independent bus transceivers. The DIR
input selects direction of data transfer as follows:
If DIR input is 0, the direction of data transfer is from B to A (read).
If DIR input is 1, the direction of data transfer is from A to B (write).
The G input should be 0 to enable all transceivers.
Fig.(25) shows the implementation of data bus transceiver of 8088 MPU. The A inputs/outputs are AD0-
AD7 directly from MPU. The direction of the device set by logic level of DT/R. The device enabled at
appropriate time for data transfer by DEN=0. The B inputs/outputs are the buffered data bus lines DB0-
DB7. Buffered data bus lines applied directly to the memory or input/output subsystem.

Fig.(25) The implementation of data bus transceiver of 8088 MPU using 74F245.

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Memory Devices Circuits and Subsystem Design

1. Program and Data Storage Memory
- Memory provides the ability to store and retrieve digital information
• Instructions of a program
• Data to be processed
• Results produced by processing
- Organization of the Microcomputer memory unit
• Secondary storage—stores information that is not currently in use
• Slow-speed
• Very large storage capacity
• Implemented with magnetic/optical storage devices—in PC
• Hard disk drive
• Floppy disk drive
• Zip drive
• Primary storage—stores programs and data that are currently active
• High-speed
• Smaller storage capacity
• Implemented with semiconductor memory
- Partitioning of Primary Storage
• Program storage memory—holds instructions of the program and constant information such as
look-up tables
• EPROM (BIOS in PC)
• FLASH memory
• DRAM (volatile code storage in a PC)
• Data storage memory—holds data that frequently changes such as the information to be
processed by a program
• SRAM
• DRAM (PC)

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Read-Only Memory Types

Read-only memory (ROM) is:
• Used for storage of machine code of program
• Stored information can only be read by the MPU
• Information is non-volatile—not lost when power turned off
• Types:
• ROM—mask-programmable read only memory
• Programmed as part of manufacturing process
• Lowest cost
• High volume applications
• PROM—one-time programmable read-only memory
• Permanently programmed with a programming instrument
• EPROM—erasable programmable read-only memory
• Programmed like a PROM
• Erasable by Ultraviolet light
• Electrically alterable ROM-like devices
• FLASH memory
• EEROM (E2ROM)

Read-Only Memory– Block Diagram:

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Block diagram of the ROM, PROM, and EPROM are essentially the same.
- Signal interfaces
• Address bus (A10-A0)—MPU inputs address information that selects the storage location to be
accessed.
• Data Bus (D7-D0)—information from the accessed storage location output to be read by MPU.
• Control bus—enables device and/or enables output from device.
• CE = chip enable—active 0; 1 low-power standby mode.
• OE = output enable—active 0; 1 high-Z state.
- Byte capacity– number of bytes a device can store.
• Calculated from number of address bits.
EX: Address = 11-bit address, storage capacity =211= 2048 bytes.
- Organization—how the size of a ROM is described.
• Formed from capacity and data bus width.
EX: 2048 X 8 or just 2K X 8
- Storage density—number of bits of storage in a ROM
• Calculated from byte capacity and data width
EX: Storage density = 2048 X 8 = 16384 bits (16K bits)

Example:
A ROM device has 15 address lines and 8 data lines. What are the address range, byte capacity,
organization, and storage density?
Solution:
• Address range
A14-A0 = 000 0000 0000 00002 - 111 1111 1111 11112 = 0000H - 7FFFH
• Byte capacity
215= 32,768 bytes = 32K bytes

• Organization
32768 X 8 bit
• Storage density
32768 x 8 = 262144 bits = 256K bits

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Standard EPROM ICs

Expanding Byte Capacity

Many applications require more ROM capacity than is available in a single device.
• Need more bytes of storage
• Connects to a wider data bus
- Expanding byte capacity with 2 EPROMS
• Connect address bus lines in parallel
• Connect output lines in parallel
• Connect OE in parallel
• Enable chips with separate chip selects
• Address bit A15 decoded to produce
CS0 and CS1
• A15=0 = CS0
• A15=1 = CS1
• Implemented with inverting buffer
• Byte capacity
216 = 64K bytes

• Organization
64K X 8 bit
• Storage density
2 X 32K x 8 = 512K bit

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Expanding Word Length

Expanding word length with 2 EPROM
• Connecting to 8086 16-bit data bus
• Connect address bus lines in parallel
• Connect CE in parallel
• Connect OE in parallel
• 8 data outputs of EPROM 0 used to supply the lower data bus lines D0-D7
• 8 data outputs of EPROM 1 used to supply the upper 8 data bus lines D8-D15
• Byte capacity
2 X 215 = 64K byte
• Organization
32K X 16 bit
• Storage density
32K x 16 = 512K bits

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Random Access Read/Write Memories (RAM)

• Used for temporary storage of data and program information
• Stored information can be altered by MPU—read or written
• Information read from RAM
• Modified by processing
• Written back to RAM for reuse at a later time
• Information normally more frequently randomly accessed than ROM
• Information is volatile— lost when power turns off
• Types:
• Static RAM (SRAM) — data once entered remains valid as long as power supply is not turned
off.
• Lower densities
• Higher cost
• Higher speeds
• Dynamic RAM (DRAM)—data once entered requires both the power to be maintained and a
periodic refresh.
• Higher densities
• Lower cost
• Lower speeds
• Refresh requires additional circuitry

SRAM Block Diagram

- Signal interfaces
• Address bus (A12-A0)—MPU inputs address information that selects the storage location to be accessed.
• Data Bus (I/O7-I/O0)—input/output of information for the accessed storage location from/to MPU.
• Control bus—enables device, enables output from device, and selects read/write operation.
• CE = chip enable—active 0
• OE = output enable—active 0
• WE = write enable
0 = write to RAM
1 = read from RAM

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Standard SRAM ICs

Part numbers vary widely by manufacturer—Hitachi/NEC use ―43xxx
SRAMs are available in a variety of densities and organization
• Typical SRAM densities
• 64K bit
• 256K bit
• 1M bit
• Typical organizations of the 64K bit SRAM
• 64K X 1 bit
• 16K X 4 bit
• 8K X 8 bit

Expanding Word-Width and Capacity

Most SRAM subsystems:
• Require both word-width and bit capacity expansion.
• Require the ability to write on byte-wide or word wide basis– design only supports words
• Expansions performed in a similar way as for EPROMs
• 16K X 16-bit SRAM circuit
• A0-A12 in parallel
• A13 decoded to form CS0 and CS1
• CS0 to enable Bank 0
• CS1 to enable Bank 1
• SRAMs 0 & 2—input/outputs connected in parallel and supply low byte of data bus.
• SRAMs 1 & 3—input/ outputs connected in parallel and supply high byte of data bus.
• MEMW and MEMR produces independent write and read enables.
MEMW MEMR Data Transfer
0 0 Invalid
0 1 Word write
1 0 Word read
1 1 Inactive

Figure below show the memory expansion design.

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DRAM Block Diagram

 DRAM signal interfaces
 Address multiplexed in external circuitry into a separate row and column address
o Row address = A7-A0
o Column address = A15-A8
 Special RAS and CAS inputs used to strobe address into DRAM
 Row and column addresses applied at different times to address inputs A0 through A7
o Row address first
o Column address second
o Known as ―RAS before CAS‖
o Address reassembled into 16-bit address inside DRAM
 Frequently data organizations are x1, x2, and x4
o Separate data inputs and outputs
o Data input labeled D
o Data output labeled Q
 Read/write (W) input signals read or write operation

Standard DRAM ICs

DRAMs are available in a variety of densities and organization
• Typical DRAM densities
• 64K bit
• 256K bit
• 1M bit, Etc.
• Modern DRAMS as large as 1G bit
• Typical organizations of the 4M bit DRAM
• 4M X 1 bit
• 1M X 4 bit
• Modern higher density devices also available in X8, X16, and X32organizations.

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Memory Circuit Design using DRAMS

Sixteen 64Kx1-bit DRAMs interconnected to form a 64K word memory subsystem—1M-bits of memory.
- Circuit connections:
• 8 multiplexed address inputs of all devices
connected in parallel.
• RAS and CAS lines of all devices
connected in parallel.
• Independent data lines arranged to
form a 16-bit wide output bus.
• Independent input lines arranged to
form a 16-bit wide input bus.
• W inputs of upper 8 DRAMs connected
together and driven by WR0.
• W inputs of lower 8 DRAMs connected
together and driven by WR1.
• Permits byte-wide or word-wide reads
and writes.

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