摘要:
Method and apparatus for address filtering for a media access controller is described. An application specific integrated circuit block located in a programmable logic device includes a media access controller. The media access controller includes an address filter, which includes: address filter modules, a first logic tree coupled to each of the address filter modules and configured to provide a frame drop signal for delineation between a dropped frame and an address filtered frame; and a second logic tree coupled to each of the address filter modules to provide an address valid signal.
摘要:
Method to determine path timing to and from an embedded device is described. More particularly, clock-to-output delays, interconnects and interconnect logic delays, and setup and hold times for input and output paths from a microprocessor core and a memory controller are obtained and determined, as applicable. These times are assembled in a spreadsheet for associating with respective signals. Times for each of the signals are totaled to determine respective path delays for comparison with a target clock period.
摘要:
A method for address filtering is described. A host interface including device registers is provided. A user program is initiated for loading of data and control information respectively into a first data register and a control register of the device registers. Responsive to the loading, hardware is initiated for writing of information loaded into the first data register into a host interface register, where the first data register is associated with an address table configuration entry and the information includes read or write information and address information. Responsive to the read or write information and the address information, a multicast address is obtained from storage; a first portion of the multicast address is deposited into the first data register; and a second portion of the multicast address is deposited into a second data register.
摘要:
An asynchronous communications element which incorporates user-selectable FIFOs both as transmitter and receiver buffers to reduce CPU interrupt overhead. The asynchronous communications element includes a receiver shift register which receives serial data transfers from a communication station, a receiver FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the receiver shift register for transfer to the CPU, a transmitter FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the CPU, and a transmitter shift register which receives parallel data transfers from the transmitter FIFO for serial transfer to the communications station. A transmitter time delay eliminates multiple interrupts for a transmitter FIFO "empty" condition that has already been indicated to the CPU. Programmable interrupt levels on the receiver FIFO, together with a receiver FIFO that continues to fill beyond the programmed interrupt level, allow adjustments for variable CPU latency times. A receiver time delay interrupt indicates to the CPU that there are data characters in the receiver FIFO which have not reached the programmable trigger level, but which exceed specified time limit conditions. The receiver and transmitter FIFOs may be both individually and simultaneously disabled; a single-bit register flag indicates their status.
摘要:
An asynchronous communications element which incorporates user-selectable FIFOs both as transmitter and receiver buffers to reduce CPU interrupt overhead. The asynchronous communications element includes a receiver shift register which receives serial data transfers from a communication station, a receiver FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the receiver shift register for transfer to the CPU, a transmitter FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the CPU, and a transmitter shift register which receives parallel data transfers from the transmitter FIFO for serial transfer to the communications station. A transmitter time delay eliminates multiple interrupts for a transmitter FIFO "empty" condition that has already been indicated to the CPU. Programmable interrupt levels on the receiver FIFO, together with a receiver FIFO that continues to fill beyond the programmed interrupt level, allow adjustments for variable CPU latency times. A receiver time delay interrupt indicates to the CPU that there are data characters in the receiver FIFO which have not reached the programmable trigger level, but which exceed specified time limit conditions. The receiver and transmitter FIFOs may be both individually and simultaneously disabled; a single-bit register flag indicates their status.
摘要:
An asynchronous communications element which incorporates user-selectable FIFOs both as transmitter and receiver buffers to reduce CPU interrupt overhead.The asynchronous communications element includes a receiver shift register which receives serial data transfers from a communications station, a receiver FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the receiver shift register for transfer to the CPU, a transmitter FIFO which receives parallel data transfers from the CPU, and a transmitter shift register which receives parallel data transfers from the transmitter FIFO for serial transfer to the communications station. A transmitter time delay eliminates multiple interrupts for a transmitter FIFO "empty" condition that has already been indicated to the CPU. Programmable interrupt levels on the receiver FIFO, together with a receiver FIFO that continues to fill beyond the programmed interrupt level, allow adjustments for variable CPU latency times. A receiver time delay interrupt indicates to the CPU that there are data characters in the receiver FIFO which have not reached the programmable trigger level, but which exceed specified time limit conditions. The receiver and transmitter FIFOs may be both individually and simultaneously disabled; a single-bit register flag indicates their status.
摘要:
An embodiment of the invention involves: providing a database that includes layout information representing a layout within an integrated circuit of an electrical circuit; identifying from the information in the database each conductive path of a selected type in the electrical circuit; extracting layout information from the database for each conductive path of the selected type; and calculating an electrical parameter for each conductive path of the selected type, as a function of the layout information obtained for that conductive path during the extracting. In addition, in a different configuration of the embodiment, a report can be generated containing information based on the electrical parameter calculated during the calculating for at least one of the conductive paths of the selected type.
摘要:
A media access controller system embedded in an integrated circuit is described. A platform dependent bridge for communicating with a first processor, where the platform dependent bridge is associated with a platform of the first processor and where the first processor is embedded in an integrated circuit. Host interface circuitry is coupled to the platform dependent bridge and is configured to provide a processor interface, where the processor interface is for communicating with the first processor via the platform dependent bridge and where the processor interface has a platform independent bus for communication with a second processor. At least one media access controller is coupled to the host interface circuitry.
摘要:
A receive-side client interface for a media access controller embedded in an integrated circuit having programmable logic is described. A media access controller core includes a receive engine. A receive-side datapath is coupled to the media access controller core. The receive-side datapath configured is configured to operate at two frequencies to accommodate the programmable logic in the integrated circuit.
摘要:
An aspect of the invention is physical layer interface for a network interface including a plurality of input/output pins. The input/output pins are coupled for being multiplexed into a physical layer interface selected from among a Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface and a Gigabit Media Independent Interface. The input/output pins internal to a programmable logic device are for access to and from a processor block located in the programmable logic device.