Microcomputer with programmable ROM
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1. A microcomputer having a programmable ROM, said microcomputer comprising:
- a programmable ROM;
an external pin, connected to said programmable ROM, to which a mode select signal is supplied; and
control means, connected to said external pin, responsive to said mode select signal for controlling said microcomputer to operate in one of three modes, including an MCU mode in which an application system is controlled by an application program which is stored in said programmable ROM, a PROM mode in which said application program is written to said programmable ROM, and an inline mode in which predetermined data is written to a part of said programmable ROM while said microcomputer is mounted on a user system including all components of an application system,wherein said control means comprises at least an inline mode interface which includes a multiplexer for setting a part of a PROM address bus to a high level and another part of said PROM address bus to a low level in said inline mode.
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Abstract
In a microcomputer with a programmable ROM, there is provided an external pin at which a mode select signal is entered so as to select one of three modes, including a MCU mode in which an application system is controlled by an application program which has been stored in the programmable ROM, a PROM mode in which the application program is written into the programmable ROM, and an inline mode in which predetermined data is written to a part of the programmable ROM with the microcomputer mounted on a user system.
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1. A microcomputer having a programmable ROM, said microcomputer comprising:
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a programmable ROM; an external pin, connected to said programmable ROM, to which a mode select signal is supplied; and control means, connected to said external pin, responsive to said mode select signal for controlling said microcomputer to operate in one of three modes, including an MCU mode in which an application system is controlled by an application program which is stored in said programmable ROM, a PROM mode in which said application program is written to said programmable ROM, and an inline mode in which predetermined data is written to a part of said programmable ROM while said microcomputer is mounted on a user system including all components of an application system, wherein said control means comprises at least an inline mode interface which includes a multiplexer for setting a part of a PROM address bus to a high level and another part of said PROM address bus to a low level in said inline mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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- 4. A system using a microcomputer incorporating a PROM, have a first area for storing a dummy constant and a dummy operational coefficient for controlling said system, a second area for storing a real constant and a real operational coefficient obtained after testing system performance by using said dummy constant and said dummy operational coefficient, and a third area for storing a flag for indicating that said real constant and said real operational coefficient have been stored in said second area.
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6. A single-chip microcomputer comprising:
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a central processing unit; a programmable ROM for storing programs to be run by said central processing unit; a plurality of external pins for effecting input/output of signals; a MCU interface connected between said central processing unit and said plurality of external pins; a PROM interface connected between said programmable ROM and said plurality of external pins in parallel with said MCU interface; a first external mode select pin connected to supply a first mode select signal to select either said MCU interface or PROM interface for operation to connect said central processing unit to said plurality of external pins; an in-line interface connected between said programmable ROM and said plurality of external pins, and including said PROM interface and a multiplexer for setting a part of PROM address lines to a predetermined level; and a second external mode select pin connected to supply a second mode select signal to control the operation of said in-line interface to provide access via said plurality of external pins to only a predetermined part of said programmable ROM. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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