• Part: VL82C37A
  • Description: CMOS DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS CONTROLLER
  • Manufacturer: VLSI
  • Size: 803.32 KB
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VL82C37A

Description

The VL82C37A Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller serves as a peripheral interface circuit for microprocessor systems, and is designed to improve system performance by allowing external devices to directly transfer information from the system memory. Memory-to-memory transfer capabil~y is also provided.

Key Features

  • Low-power CMOS version of popular 8237A DMA controller
  • Four DMA channels
  • Individual enable/disable control of DMA requests
  • Directly expandable to any number of channels
  • Independent auto-initialize feature for all channels
  • High performance 8 MHz version available
  • Transfers may be terminated by endof-process input
  • Software controlled DMA requests
  • Independent polarity control for DREO and DACK signals