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AMD-K5 Processor Data Sheet 18522F/0—Jan1997
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
7 Signal Descriptions
A31–A5/A4–A3 Address Lines Input/Output
A31–A3 are used with BE7–BE0 to form the address bus. These
signals are outputs to address memory space, I/O space, and
system management memory. A31–A5 are used as inputs for
inquire cycles. A4–A3 are not used during the inquire cycle,
but must be driven to valid levels. During bus hold, address
hold, or back-off, A31–A3 are floated. (See Switching Charac-
teristics t
14
and t
15
.)
A20M Address Bit 20 Mask Input
Asserting A20M will mask address bit 20 internally for internal
cache accesses or driving memory cycles on the external bus.
A20M should be asserted only in Real mode. Its effect is not
defined in Protected mode. The state of A20M is ignored dur-
ing transfers to and from SMM memory. A20M is sampled on
every rising clock edge. (See Switching Characteristics t
26
and
t
27
.)
ADS Address Status Output
ADS indicates the beginning of a new bus cycle. Valid
addresses and cycle information are available on the address
bus simultaneously with the assertion of ADS. ADS is floated
during bus hold or back-off.
ADSC Address Status Copy Output
ADSC performs the same function as ADS. It permits greater
fanout. ADSC is normally used to directly drive the cache to
achieve greater speed.
AHOLD Address Hold Input
A31–A3 and AP are floated on the clock after AHOLD is recog-
nized as asserted. Other signals remain active. This allows
another bus master to access the processor’s address bus for a
cache inquire cycle. AHOLD has a small internal pulldown
resistor. (See Switching Characteristics t
22
and t
23
.)
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