DESCRIPTION

The PDI11394L40, Philips Semiconductors Full Duplex 1394 Audio/Video (AV) Link Layer Controller, is an IEEE 1394a–2000 compliant link layer controller featuring 2 embedded AV layer interfaces.

FEATURES

• IEEE1394a and IEEE1394–1995 Standard Link Layer Controller

• Hardware Support for the IEC61883 International Standard of Digital Interface for Consumer Electronics

• Interface to any IEEE 1394–1995 or 1394a Physical Layer Interface

• 5 V Tolerant I/Os

• Single 3.3 V supply voltage

• Full-duplex isochronous operation

• Operates with 400/200/100 Mbps physical layer devices

• 12K byte fully programmable FIFO pool for isochronous and asynchronous data

• Supports single capacitor isolation mode and IEEE 1394–1995, Annex J. isolation

• 6-field deep SYT buffer added to enhance real-time isochronous synchronization using the AVFSYNC pin

• Generates its own AV port clocks under software control. Select one of three frequencies: 24.576, 12.288, or 6.144 MHz

• On chip timer resources

• Flexible 8/16 bit multiplexed/non-multiplexed host interface

• Parallel AV interface