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INS8257 Datasheet Programmable DMA Controller

Manufacturer: National Semiconductor (now Texas Instruments)

General Description

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The INS8257 is a Direct Memory Access (DMA) con· troller contained in a standard 40·pin dual·in·line The channel control registers consist of four 16·bit DMA address registers and four 16·bit terminal count 3 3 package.

The chip, which is fabricated using (TC) registers.

Overview

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Key Features

  • Four.
  • Channel DMA Controller.
  • Priority DMA Request Logic . . -a. g::. :s. CD registers (one pair per channel). A status register is also Included, which provides terminal count status.
  • Channel Inhibit Logic for each channel. The status register also contains a.
  • Terminal Count and Modulo 128 Outputs register programming flag, which is a valuable aid in maintaining byte synchronization when pJogram.
  • Auto Load Mode ming channel control regis.