Two Independent 0-to-10 Mbps Full-Duplex Channels, each with Two Baud Rate Generators and One digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) for Clock Recovery
32-byte Data FIFO’s for each Receiver and Transmitter
110 ns Bus Cycle Time, 16-bit Data Bus Bandwidth
Multi-Protocol Operation under Program Control with Independent Mode Selection for Receiver and Transmitter
External Character Sync Mode for Receive
HDLC/SDLC Mode with Eight-Bit Address Compare, Extended Address Field Option, 16- or 32-bit CRC, Programmable Idle Line Condition, Optional Preamble Transmission and Loop Mode
DMA Interface with Separate Request and Acknowledge for Each Receiver and Transmitter
Channel Load Command for DMA Controlled Initialization
Flexible Bus Interface for Direct Connection to Most Microprocessors, User Programmable for 8 or 16 Bits Wide, Directly Supports 680X0 Family or 8X86 Family Bus Interfaces