PRELIMINARY
May 30, 1999
Devices with Datcode Axyywwxx
SX18AC / SX20AC / SX28AC
High-Performance 8-Bit Microcontrollers with EE/Flash Program
Memory and In-System Programming Capability
1.0 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Key Features
The SX18AC, SX20AC, and SX28AC are members of
the SX family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers
fabricated in an advanced CMOS process technology.
The advanced process, combined with a RISC-based
architecture, allows high-speed computation, flexible I/O
control, and efficient data manipulation. Throughput is
enhanced by operating the device at frequencies up to 50
MHz and by optimizing the instruction set to include
mostly single-cycle instructions.
• 50 MIPS performance at 50 MHz oscillator frequency
• 2048 x 12 bits EE/Flash program memory rated for
10,000 rewrite cycles
• 136 x 8 bits SRAM
• In-system programming capability through OSC pins
• Internal RC oscillator with configurable rate from 31.25
KHz to 4 MHz, +8% accuracy
• User selectable clock modes:
– Internal RC oscillator
On-chip functions include a general-purpose 8-bit timer
with prescaler, an analog comparator, a brown-out detec-
tor, a watchdog timer, a power-save mode with multi-
source wakeup capability, an internal R/C oscillator,
user-selectable clock modes, and high-current outputs.
– External oscillator
– Crystal/resonator options
– External RC oscillator (continued on page 3)
RTCC
OSC1
OSC2
OSC
8-bit Watchdog
Timer (WDT)
8-bit Timer
RTCC
Driver
Clock
Select
4MHz
Internal
RC OSC
¸
4 or ¸ 1
Interrupt Stack
8
System Clock
MCLR
Prescaler for RTCC
or
Power-On
Reset
Analog
Comp
3
Interrupt
RESET
MIWU
8
Port B
8
Prescaler for WDT
Brown-Out
8
System
Clock
MIWU
Internal Data Bus
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
W
In-System
PC
3 Level
Stack
Debugging
Port A Port C
8
ALU
FSR
PC
Address
Fetch
In-System
Programming
4
8
Instruction
Pipeline
Decode
136 Bytes
SRAM
STATUS
OPTION
MODE
Executive
Write Back
2k x 12
EEPROM
Address
12
Write Data
8
Read Data
Instruction
8
12
IREAD
Figure 1-1. Block Diagram
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