Altera Embedded Peripherals IP - Manual (Page 203)

Bit Bit Name Access Description
5
RUN
R/W Set this bit to 1 to start the descriptor processor
block which subsequently initiates DMA transac‐
tions. Prior to setting this bit to 1, ensure that the
register
next_descriptor_pointer
is updated with
the address of the first descriptor to process. The
core continues to process descriptors in its queue as
long as this bit is 1.
Clear this bit to stop the core from processing the
next descriptor in its queue. If this bit is cleared in
the middle of processing a descriptor, the core
completes the processing before stopping. The host
processor can then modify the remaining descrip‐
tors and restart the core.
6
STOP_DMA_ER
R/W Set this bit to 1 to stop the core when an Avalon-ST
error is encountered during a DMA transaction.
This bit applies only to stream-to-memory configu‐
rations.
7
IE_MAX_DESC_PROCESSED
R/W Set this bit to 1 to generate an interrupt after the
number of descriptors specified by
MAX_DESC_
PROCESSED
are processed.
8 ..
15
MAX_DESC_PROCESSED
R/W Specifies the number of descriptors to process
before the core generates an interrupt.
16
SW_RESET
R/W Software can reset the core by writing to this bit
twice. Upon the second write, the core is reset. The
logic which sequences the software reset process
then resets itself automatically.
Executing a software reset when a DMA transfer is
active may result in permanent bus lockup until the
next system reset. Hence, Altera recommends that
you use the software reset as your last resort.
17
PARK
R/W Seting this bit to 0 causes the SG-DMA controller
core to clear the
OWNED_BY_HW
bit in the descriptor
after each descriptor is processed. If the
PARK
bit is
set to 1, the core does not clear the
OWNED_BY_HW
bit, thus allowing the same descriptor to be
processed repeatedly without software intervention.
You also need to set the last descriptor in the list to
point to the first one.
18.
.30
Reserved
31
CLEAR_INTERRUPT
R/W Set this bit to 1 to clear pending interrupts.
Table 21-7 :
1. All interrupts are generated only after the descriptor is updated.
21-12 Register Maps
UG-01085
2014.24.07
Altera Corporation Scatter-Gather DMA Controller Core
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