Introduction
1.5.4
Enhanced Direct Memory Access (eDMA)
The enhanced direct memory access (eDMA) controller is a second-generation module capable of performing complex data
movements via 16 programmable channels, with minimal intervention from the host processor. The hardware microarchitecture
includes a DMA engine which performs source and destination address calculations, and the actual data movement operations,
along with an SRAM-based memory containing the transfer control descriptors (TCD) for the channels. This implementation
is used to minimize the overall block size.
The eDMA module provides the following features:
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16 channels supporting 8-, 16-, and 32-bit value single or block transfers
Support variable sized queues and circular buffered queue
Source and destination address registers independently configured to post-increment or stay constant
Support major and minor loop offset
Support minor and major loop done signals
DMA task initiated either by hardware requestor or by software
Each DMA task can optionally generate an interrupt at completion and retirement of the task
Signal to indicate closure of last minor loop
Transfer control descriptors mapped inside the SRAM
The eDMA controller is replicated for each processor.
1.5.5
On-Chip Flash Memory with ECC
This device includes programmable, non-volatile flash memory. The non-volatile memory (NVM) can be used for instruction
storage or data storage, or both. The flash memory module interfaces with the system bus through a dedicated flash memory
array controller. It supports a 64-bit data bus width at the system bus port, and a 128-bit read data interface to flash memory.
The module contains four 128-bit prefetch buffers. Prefetch buffer hits allow no-wait responses. Buffer misses incur a 3 wait
state response at 120 MHz.
The flash memory module provides the following features
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1 MB of flash memory in unique multi-partitioned hard macro
Sectorization: 16 KB + 2 × 48 KB + 16 KB + 2 × 64 KB + 2 × 128 KB + 2 × 256 KB
EEPROM emulation (in software) within same module but on different partition
16 KB test sector and 16 KB shadow sector for test, censorship device and user option bits
Wait states:
— 3 wait states at 120 MHz
— 2 wait states at 80 MHz
— 1 wait state at 60 MHz
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Flash memory line 128-bit wide with 8-bit ECC on 64-bit word (total 144 bits)
Accessed via a 64-bit wide bus for write and a 128-bit wide array for read operations
1-bit error correction, 2-bit error detection
1.5.6
On-Chip SRAM with ECC
The PXS20 SRAM provides a general-purpose single port memory.
ECC handling is done on a 32-bit boundary for data and it is extended to the address to have the highest possible diagnostic
coverage including the array internal address decoder.
The SRAM module provides the following features:
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System SRAM: 128 KB
PXS20 Microcontroller Data Sheet, Rev. 1
Freescale Semiconductor
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