Monday, November 19, 2012

Interfacing of 8087 Math Co Processor




    
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·         8087 can be connected with CPU only in max.mode,i.e wen MN/MX pin is grounded.
·         In max. mode, all control signals are derived using a bus controller.
·         Multiplexed address-data bus lines are connected directly from the 8086 to 8087.
·         The status lines and the queue status lines connected directly from 8086 to 8087.
·         The QS0 and QS1 lines may be directly connected to corresponding pins in case of 8086/88 based systems.
·         The Request/Grant signal RQ/GT0 of 8087 is connected to
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RQ/GT1 of 8086.
·         The clock pin of 8087 connected with CPU 8086/88 clock i/p.
·         The interrupt o/p of 8087 is routed to 8086/88 via a programmable interrupt controller.
·                                       ____                                                                                                            
·         The pins AD0-AD15,BHE/S7,RESET,A19/S6-A16/S3 r connected  to corresponding pins of 8086
            ______
·         BUSY signal 8087 is connected to TEST pin of 8086.
·         Interrupt o/p INT of the 8087 to NMI input of 8086. This intimates an error
condition. ______
·         A WAIT instruction is passed to keep looking at its TEST pin, until it finds pin Low to
indicates that the 8087 has completed the computation.
·         SYNCHRONIZATION must be established between the processor and coprocessor in
two situations.
a) The execution of an ESC instruction that require the participation of the NUE
must not be initiated if the NUE has not completed the execution of the previous
instruction.
b) When a processor instruction accesses a memory location that is an operand of
a previous co processor instruction .In this case CPU must synchronize with NPX to
ensure that it has completed its instruction.
Processor WAIT instruction is provided.

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