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Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with DMA controller
1.
The CPU sets up Receive descriptors (RDES0-RDES3) and sets the OWN bit
(RDES0[31]).
2.
Once the SR (ETH_DMAOMR register[1]) bit is set, the DMA enters the Run state.
While in the Run state, the DMA polls the receive descriptor list, attempting to acquire
free descriptors. If the fetched descriptor is not free (is owned by the CPU), the DMA
enters the Suspend state and jumps to Step 9.
3.
The DMA decodes the receive data buffer address from the acquired descriptors.
4.
Incoming frames are processed and placed in the acquired descriptor's data buffers.
5.
When the buffer is full or the frame transfer is complete, the Receive engine fetches the
next descriptor.
6.
If the current frame transfer is complete, the DMA proceeds to step 7. If the DMA does
not own the next fetched descriptor and the frame transfer is not complete (EOF is not
yet transferred), the DMA sets the Descriptor error bit in RDES0 (unless flushing is
disabled). The DMA closes the current descriptor (clears the OWN bit) and marks it as
intermediate by clearing the Last segment (LS) bit in the RDES1 value (marks it as last
descriptor if flushing is not disabled), then proceeds to step 8. If the DMA owns the next
descriptor but the current frame transfer is not complete, the DMA closes the current
descriptor as intermediate and returns to step 4.
7.
If IEEE 1588 time stamping is enabled, the DMA writes the time stamp (if available) to
the current descriptor's RDES2 and RDES3. It then takes the received frame's status
and writes the status word to the current descriptor's RDES0, with the OWN bit cleared
and the Last segment bit set.
8.
The Receive engine checks the latest descriptor's OWN bit. If the CPU owns the
descriptor (OWN bit is at 0) the Receive buffer unavailable bit (in ETH_DMASR
register[7]) is set and the DMA Receive engine enters the Suspended state (step 9). If
the DMA owns the descriptor, the engine returns to step 4 and awaits the next frame.
9.
Before the Receive engine enters the Suspend state, partial frames are flushed from
the Receive FIFO (you can control flushing using bit 24 in the ETH_DMAOMR register).
10. The Receive DMA exits the Suspend state when a Receive Poll demand is given or the
start of next frame is available from the Receive FIFO. The engine proceeds to step 2
and re-fetches the next descriptor.
The DMA does not acknowledge accepting the status until it has completed the time stamp
write-back and is ready to perform status write-back to the descriptor. If software has
enabled time stamping through CSR, when a valid time stamp value is not available for the
frame (for example, because the receive FIFO was full before the time stamp could be
written to it), the DMA writes all ones to RDES2 and RDES3. Otherwise (that is, if time
stamping is not enabled), RDES2 and RDES3 remain unchanged.
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Doc ID 13902 Rev 12
RM0008
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