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JTAG Interface
FX3’s JTAG interface has a standard five-pin interface to connect
to a JTAG debugger in order to debug firmware through the
CPU-core's on-chip-debug circuitry.
Industry-standard debugging tools for the ARM926EJ-S core
can be used for the FX3 application development.
Other Interfaces
FX3 supports the following serial peripherals:
■ UART
■ I
2
C
■ I
2
S
■ SPI
The SPI, UART, and I
2
S interfaces are multiplexed on the serial
peripheral port.
The CYUSB3012 and CYUSB3014 Pin List (GPIF II with 32-bit
Data Bus Width) on page 13 shows details of how these inter-
faces are multiplexed. Note that when GPIF II is configured for a
32-bit data bus width (CYUSB3012 and CYUSB3014), only the
UART interface is available on GPIO[53] to GPIO[56].
UART Interface
The UART interface of FX3 supports full-duplex communication.
It includes the signals noted in Tabl e 1.
The UART is capable of generating a range of baud rates, from
300 bps to 4608 Kbps, selectable by the firmware. If flow control
is enabled, then FX3's UART only transmits data when the CTS
input is asserted. In addition to this, FX3's UART asserts the RTS
output signal, when it is ready to receive data.
I
2
C Interface
FX3’s I
2
C interface is compatible with the I
2
C Bus Specification
Revision 3. This I
2
C interface is capable of operating only as I
2
C
master; therefore, it may be used to communicate with other I
2
C
slave devices. For example, FX3 may boot from an EEPROM
connected to the I
2
C interface, as a selectable boot option.
FX3’s I
2
C Master Controller also supports multi-master mode
functionality.
The power supply for the I
2
C interface is VIO5, which is a
separate power domain from the other serial peripherals. This
gives the I
2
C interface the flexibility to operate at a different
voltage than the other serial interfaces.
The I
2
C controller supports bus frequencies of 100 kHz,
400 kHz, and 1 MHz. When VIO5 is 1.2 V, the maximum
operating frequency supported is 100 kHz. When VIO5 is 1.8 V,
2.5 V, or 3.3 V, the operating frequencies supported are 400 kHz
and 1 MHz. The I
2
C controller supports the clock-stretching
feature to enable slower devices to exercise flow control.
The I
2
C interface’s SCL and SDA signals require external pull-up
resistors. The pull-up resistors must be connected to VIO5.
I
2
S Interface
FX3 has an I
2
S port to support external audio codec devices.
FX3 functions as I
2
S Master as transmitter only. The I
2
S interface
consists of four signals: clock line (I2S_CLK), serial data line
(I2S_SD), word select line (I2S_WS), and master system clock
(I2S_MCLK). FX3 can generate the system clock as an output
on I2S_MCLK or accept an external system clock input on
I2S_MCLK.
The sampling frequencies supported by the I
2
S interface are
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz.
SPI Interface
FX3 supports an SPI Master interface on the Serial Peripherals
port. The maximum operation frequency is 33 MHz.
The SPI controller supports four modes
of SPI communication
(see SPI Timing Specification on page 32 for details on the
modes) with the Start-Stop clock. This controller is a
single-master controller with a single automated SSN control. It
supports transaction sizes ranging from 4 bits to 32 bits.
Table 1. UART Interface Signals
Signal Description
TX Output signal
RX Input signal
CTS Flow control
RTS Flow control