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CHAPTER 1
GUIDE TO THIS MANUAL
This manual describes the 8XC196MC, 8XC196MD, and 8XC196MH embedded microcontrol-
lers. It is intended for use by both software and hardware designers familiar with the principles
of microcontrollers. This chapter describes what you’ll find in this manual, lists other documents
that may be useful, and explains how to access the support services we provide to help you com-
plete your design.
1.1 MANUAL CONTENTS
This manual contains several chapters and appendixes, a glossary, and an index. This chapter,
Chapter 1, provides an overview of the manual. This section summarizes the contents of the re-
maining chapters and appendixes. The remainder of this chapter describes notational conventions
and terminology used throughout the manual, provides references to related documentation, de-
scribes customer support services, and explains how to access information and assistance.
Chapter 2 — Architectural Overview — provides an overview of the device hardware. It de-
scribes the core, internal timing, internal peripherals, and special operating modes.
Chapter 3 — Programming Considerations — provides an overview of the instruction set, de-
scribes general standards and conventions, and defines the operand types and addressing modes
supported by the MCS
®
96 microcontroller family. (For additional information about the instruc-
tion set, see Appendix A.)
Chapter 4 — Memory Partitions — describes the addressable memory space of the device. It
describes the memory partitions and explains how to use windows to increase the amount of
memory that can be accessed with register-direct instructions.
Chapter 5 — Standard and PTS Interrupts — describes the interrupt control circuitry, priority
scheme, and timing for standard and peripheral transaction server (PTS) interrupts. It also ex-
plains interrupt programming and control.
Chapter 6 — I/O Ports — describes the input/output ports and explains how to configure the
ports for input, output, or special functions.
Chapter 7 — Serial I/O (SIO) Port — describes the 8XC196MH’s asynchronous/synchronous
serial I/O (SIO) port and explains how to program it.
Chapter 8 — Frequency Generator — describes the 8XC196MD’s frequency generator and ex-
plains how to configure it. For additional information and application examples, consult AP-483,
Application Examples Using the 8XC196MC/MD Microcontroller (order number 272282).