iC-MCB is a BiSS slave bridging iC to implement BiSS
slave functionality into any sensor technology and platform. A wide range of combinations can be covered
with the iC-MCB on direct component access and via microcontroller host
software solution support.
BiSS sensor implementations are possible. A downgrading configuration
to SSI sensor operation is also possible. Full BiSS C protocol functionality including
singlecycle data (SCD) for sensors (SCDS) and control communication for commands and register access.
Timing critical protocol response is handled by the iC-MCB
directly and relieves the microcontroller host. Typical applications use a
device host microcontroller for providing data and coordinating control
communications content. The host microcontroller configures and controls the
iC-MCB via SPI interface. The iC-MCB can also be operated without any device sided
microcontroller, just by BiSS device configuration boot sequence and
self-sustaining operation.
iC-MCB can access and control various sensors directly by
an own Fast Sensor Interface. The Fast Sensor Interface is a configurable SPI
master interface on the I/O crossbar. The configuration controls the sequence,
timing and content of an external SPI slave device into iC-MCB data channel.
The integrated RS422 transceiver for the physical layer
of the field interface (PHY) enables for BiSS point-to-point encoder
applications. The maximum BiSS clock rate is 10 MHz.
The integrated I/O crossbar and an additional RS422 transceiver
PHY enables BiSS bus structure applications. With the integrated I/O crossbar
the BiSS bus structure position can be defined by configuration.
