2.1 Group 1

Group 1 of the I3C target CTS focuses on testing I3C bus operation. These tests cover features such as the target’s ability to accurately handle start and stop conditions, required CCCs, and the parity bit.

Table 2-1. Group 1 Test Results for PIC18F16Q20 (DUT)
Test Description Silicon Revision ResultComments
B2C0
T-2.1.1Bus Condition TimingTests the timing between Start and Stop conditionsPass Pass
T-2.1.2I3C Bus Start Verifies that the target can detect the correct Start conditionPassPass
T-2.1.3I3C Bus Repeated StartVerifies that the target can respond correctly to repeated Start and operate correctly when receiving a misaligned Start conditionPassPass
T-2.1.4I3C Bus StopVerifies that the target can detect a correct Stop conditionPartial Pass PassOn B2 silicon, DUT incorrectly ACKs repeated Start followed by 7’h7E/W. See Appendix 1.
T-2.1.5I3C Bus ACK/NACK BehaviorVerifies that the target can send correct ACK/NACK responses according to Handover/Takeover rulesPassPass
T-2.1.6I3C Bus Transition Bit (T-Bit)Verifies that the target can detect and send the correct T-bitPassPass
T-2.1.7I3C Bus Parity BitVerifies that the target can detect parity errorsPassPass
T-2.1.8I3C Controller Clock Stalling ToleranceVerifies that the target can operate correctly if the Controller stalls the clockPass Pass
T-2.1.9Target Address Header FrameVerifies that the target can correctly handle the response to Address Headers after Start or Repeated StartNot Pass PassOn B2 silicon, DUT cannot recover from TE0 error. See Appendix 2.
T-2.1.10Target Dynamic Address AssignmentVerifies that the target can correctly implement Dynamic Address Assignment (DAA)Not Pass PassOn B2 silicon, DUT incorrectly ACKs repeated Start followed by 7’h7E/W. See Appendix 1.
T-2.1.11Target Read/Write FrameVerifies basic read/write functionality, detection of RnW bit, proper handover, and proper communication terminationPass Pass
T-2.1.12Target Enter HDR DetectionVerifies that the target can detect the Enter HDR command and respond accordinglyPassPass
T-2.1.13Target HDR Exit Pattern DetectionVerifies that the target can detect the HDR Exit Pattern and respond accordinglyPassPass
T-2.1.14Target HDR ToleranceTests that there is no interference on the bus caused by the target during HDR modePass Pass
T-2.1.15Target HDR Restart Pattern ToleranceTests that the target can handle HDR Restart PatternPassPass