Introduction

The INMOS communication link is a high speed system interconnect which provides full duplex communication between members of the transputer family, according to the INMOS serial link protocol. The IMS C011, a member of this family, provides for full duplex transputer link communication with standard microprocessor and sub-system architectures, by converting bi-directional serial link data into parallel data streams.

FEATURES

■ Standard INMOS link protocol

■ 10 or 20 Mbits/sec operating speed

■ Communicates with transputers

■ Converts between serial link and parallel bus

■ Converts between serial link and parallel device

■ Two modes of parallel operation:

Mode 1: Peripheral interface

Eight bit parallel input interface

Eight bit parallel output interface

Full handshake on input and output

Mode 2: Bus interface

Tristate bidirectional bus interface

Memory mapped registers

Interrupt capability

■ Single +5V
5 power supply

■ TTL and CMOS compatibility

■ 120mW power dissipation

■ 28 pin 0.6” plastic package

■ 28 pin SOJ package

■ 28 pin LCCC package

■ Extended temperature version available

APPLICATIONS

■ Programmable I/O for transputer

■ Connecting microprocessors to transputers

■ High speed links between microprocessors

■ Inter-family microprocessor interfacing

■ Interconnecting different speed links