Intel NETWORK PROCESSOR IXP2800 - Manual (Page 381)

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IXP2800 Network Processor
Performance Monitor Unit
11.2.1 APB Peripheral
The APB is part of the AMD* controller Bus Architecture (AMBA) hierarchy of buses that is
optimized for minimal power consumption and reduced design complexity. The PMU needs to
operate as an APB peripheral, interfacing with rest of the chip via the APB. The PMU needs to
have an APB interface unit, which can perform a APB reads and writes to enable data transfer to
and from the PMU registers.
11.2.2 CAP Description
11.2.2.1 Selecting the Access Mode
The CAP selects the appropriate access mode based on the COMMAND and ADDRESS fields
from the Command Bus.
11.2.2.2 PMU CSR
Please refer to Intel IXP2400 and IXP2800 Network Processor Programmer's Reference Manual.
11.2.2.3 CAP Writes
For an APB write, CAP arbitrates for the S_Pull_Bus, pulls the write data from the source
identified in PP_ID (either a Microengine transfer register or Intel XScale
® core write buffer), and
puts it into the CAP Pull Data FIFO. It then drives the address and writes data onto the appropriate
bus. CAP CSRs locally decode the address to match their own. CAP generates a separate APB —
devices select signal for each CAP device (up to 15 devices). If the write is to an APB CSR, the
Control Logic maintains valid signaling until the APB_RDY_H signal is returned. (The APB RDY
signal is an extension to the APB specification specifically added for the Network Processor).
CAP supports write operations with burst counts greater than 1. CAP looks at the length field on
the command bus and breaks each count into a separate APB write cycle, incrementing the CSR
number for each bus access.
11.2.2.4 CAP Reads
For an APB read, CAP drives the address, write, select, and enable signals, and waits for the
acknowledge signal (APB_RDY_H) from the APB device. For a CAP CSR read, CAP drives the
address, which controls a tree of multiplexers to select the appropriate CSR. CAP then waits for the
Table 151. APB Usage
Accessing Read Operation Write Operation
APB Peripheral
Access Method:
• Microengine: csr[read]
• Intel XScale
® core: ld
Access Method:
• Microengine: csr[write]
• Intel XScale® core: st
Bus Usages:
• Read source: APB
• Write destination: Push bus
Bus Usages:
• Read source: Pull Bus
• Write destination: APB