Hardware manual

Rev. 3.0, 09/98, page 215 of 361
Transmitting
processor
Receiving
processor A
Receiving
processor B
Receiving
processor C
Receiving
processor D
Serial communication line
(ID = 01) (ID = 02) (ID = 03) (ID = 04)
Serial
data
H'01 H'AA
(MPB = 1) (MPB = 0)
ID-sending cycle:
receiving processor
address
Data-sending cycle:
data sent to receiving
processor specified by ID
MPB: multiprocessor bit
Figure 10.9 Example of Communication among Processors using Multiprocessor Format
(sending data H'AA to receiving processor A)
• Transmitting Multiprocessor Serial Data: See figures 10.5 and 10.6.
• Receiving Multiprocessor Serial Data: Follow the procedure below for receiving
multiprocessor serial data.