HT45F23A Datasheet, PDF (20/148 Pages) Holtek Semiconductor Inc – 8-Bit Flash MCU with Op Amps & Comparators

HT45F23A
8-Bit Flash MCU with Op Amps & Comparators
System Architecture
A key factor in the high-performance features of the Holtek range of microcontrollers is attributed to
the internal system architecture. The device takes advantage of the usual features found within RISC
microcontrollers providing increased speed of operation and enhanced performance. The pipelining
scheme is implemented in such a way that instruction fetching and instruction execution are
overlapped, hence instructions are effectively executed in one cycle, with the exception of branch
or call instructions. An 8-bit wide ALU is used in practically all operations of the instruction set. It
carries out arithmetic operations, logic operations, rotation, increment, decrement, branch decisions,
etc. The internal data path is simplified by moving data through the Accumulator and the ALU.
Certain internal registers are implemented in the Data Memory and can be directly or indirectly
addressed. The simple addressing methods of these registers along with additional architectural
features ensure that a minimum of external components is required to provide a functional I/O and
A/D control system with maximum reliability and flexibility. This makes the device suitable for low-
cost, high-volume production for controller applications.
Clocking and Pipelining
The main system clock, derived from either a Crystal/ Resonator or RC oscillator is subdivided into
four internally generated non-overlapping clocks, T1~T4. The Program Counter is incremented at
the beginning of the T1 clock during which time a new instruction is fetched. The remaining T2~T4
clocks carry out the decoding and execution functions. In this way, one T1~T4 clock cycle forms
one instruction cycle. Although the fetching and execution of instructions takes place in consecutive
instruction cycles, the pipelining structure of the microcontroller ensures that instructions are
effectively executed in one instruction cycle. The exception to this are instructions where the
contents of the Program Counter are changed, such as subroutine calls or jumps, in which case the
instruction will take one more instruction cycle to execute.
For instructions involving branches, such as jump or call instructions, two instruction cycles are
required to complete instruction execution. An extra cycle is required as the program takes one
cycle to first obtain the actual jump or call address and then another cycle to actually execute the
branch. The requirement for this extra cycle should be taken into account by programmers in timing
sensitive applications.
O s c illa to r C lo c k
( S y s te m C lo c k )
P h a s e C lo c k T 1
P h a s e C lo c k T 2
P h a s e C lo c k T 3
P h a s e C lo c k T 4
P ro g ra m C o u n te r
PC
PC +1
PC +2
P ip e lin in g
F e tc h In s t. (P C )
E x e c u te In s t. (P C -1 )
F e tc h In s t. (P C + 1 )
E x e c u te In s t. (P C )
System Clocking and Pipelining
F e tc h In s t. (P C + 2 )
E x e c u te In s t. (P C + 1 )
Rev. 1.00
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July 03, 2012