Pin Names Description
A0–A7A Bus Data Inputs/Data Outputs
B0–B7B Bus Data Inputs/Data Outputs
APAR, BPAR A and B Bus Parity Inputs
ODD/EVEN ODD/EVEN Parity Select, Active
LOW for EVEN Parity
GBA, GAB Output Enables for A or B Bus,
Active LOW
SEL Select Pin for Feed-Through or
Generate Mode, LOW for Generate
Mode
LEA, LEB Latch Enables for A and B Latches,
HIGH for Transparent Mode
ERRA, ERRB Error Signals for Checking
Generated Parity with Parity In,
LOW if Error Occurs
Functional Description
The ’AC/’ACT899 has three principal modes of operation
which are outlined below. These modes apply to both the A-
to-B and B-to-A directions.
Ð Bus A (B) communicates to Bus B (A), parity is generat-
ed and passed on to the B (A) Bus as BPAR (APAR). If
LEB (LEA) is HIGH and the Mode Select (SEL) is LOW,
the parity generated from B[0:7](A[0:7]) can be
checked and monitored by ERRB (ERRA).
Ð Bus A (B) communicates to Bus B (A) in a feed-through
mode if SEL is HIGH. Parity is still generated and
checked as ERRA and ERRB in the feed-through mode
(can be used as an interrupt to signal a data/parity bit
error to the CPU).
Ð Independent Latch Enables (LEA and LEB) allow other
permutations of generating/checking (see Function Ta-
ble below).
Function Table
Inputs Operation
GAB GBA SEL LEA LEB
H H X X X Busses A and B are TRI-STATEÉ.
H L L L H Generates parity from B[0:7]based on O/E (Note 1). Generated parity
x
APAR. Generated parity checked against BPAR and output as
ERRB.
H L L H H Generates parity from B[0:7]based on O/E. Generated parity
x
APAR. Generated parity checked against BPAR and output as ERRB.
Generated parity also fed back through the A latch for generate/check
as ERRA.
H L L X L Generates parity from B latch data based on O/E. Generated parity
x
APAR. Generated parity checked against latched BPAR and
output as ERRB.
H L H X H BPAR/B[0:7]
x
APAR/A0:7]Feed-through mode. Generated parity
checked against BPAR and output as ERRB.
H L H H H BPAR/B[0:7]
x
APAR/A[0:7]
Feed-through mode. Generated parity checked against BPAR and
output as ERRB. Generated parity also fed back through the A latch for
generate/check as ERRA.
L H L H L Generates parity for A[0:7]based on O/E. Generated parity
x
BPAR. Generated parity checked against APAR and output as ERRA.
L H L H H Generates parity from A[0:7]based on O/E. Generated parity
x
BPAR. Generated parity checked against APAR and output as ERRA.
Generated parity also fed back through the B latch for generate/check
as ERRB.
L H L L X Generates parity from A latch data based on O/E. Generated parity
x
BPAR. Generated parity checked against latched APAR and
output as ERRA.
L H H H L APAR/A[0:7]
x
BPAR/B[0:7]
Feed-through mode. Generated parity checked against APAR and
output as ERRA.
L H H H H APAR/A[0:7]
x
BPAR/B[0:7]
Feed-through mode. Generated parity checked against APAR and
output as ERRA. Generated parity also fed back through the B latch for
generate/check as ERRB.
HeHIGH Voltage Level
LeLOW Voltage Level
XeImmaterial
Note 1: O/E eODD/EVEN
2