Introduction

The C163-L is a derivative of the Siemens C166 family of 16-bit single-chip CMOS microcontrollers. It combines high CPU performance (up to 12.5 million instructions per second) with high peripheral functionality and enhanced IO-capabilities.

C166-Family of High-Performance CMOS 16-Bit Microcontrollers

Preliminary

C163-L 16-Bit Microcontroller

● High Performance 16-bit CPU with 4-Stage Pipeline

– 80 ns Instruction Cycle Time at 25 MHz CPU Clock

– 400 ns Multiplication (16 × 16 bit), 800 ns Division (32 / 16 bit)

– Enhanced Boolean Bit Manipulation Facilities

– Additional Instructions to Support HLL and Operating Systems

– Register-Based Design with Multiple Variable Register Banks

– Single-Cycle Context Switching Support

– 16 MBytes Total Linear Address Space for Code and Data

– 1024 Bytes On-Chip Special Function Register Area

● 16-Priority-Level Interrupt System with 20 Sources, Sample-Rate down to 40 ns

● 8-Channel Interrupt-Driven Single-Cycle Data Transfer Facilities via

Peripheral Event Controller (PEC)

● Clock Generation via on-chip PLL (1:1.5/2/2.5/3/4/5), via prescaler or via direct clock input

● On-Chip Memory Modules

– 1 KBytes On-Chip Internal RAM (IRAM)

● On-Chip Peripheral Modules

– Two Multi-Functional General Purpose Timer Units with 5 Timers

– Two Serial Channels (Synchronous/Asynchronous and High-Speed-Synchronous)

● Up to 16 MBytes External Address Space for Code and Data

– Programmable External Bus Characteristics for Different Address Ranges

– Multiplexed or Demultiplexed External Address/Data Buses with 8-Bit or 16-Bit Data Bus Width

– Five Programmable Chip-Select Signals

– Hold- and Hold-Acknowledge Bus Arbitration Support

● Idle and Power Down Modes

● Programmable Watchdog Timer and Oscillator Watchdog

● Up to 77 General Purpose I/O Lines

● High Speed Operation with 5 V Supply up to 25 MHz

● Low Power Operation with 3 V Supply up to 12 MHz

● Supported by a Large Range of Development Tools like C-Compilers, Macro-Assembler

Packages, Emulators, Evaluation Boards, HLL-Debuggers, Simulators, Logic Analyzer

Disassemblers, Programming Boards

● 100-Pin TQFP Package (Thin QFP)