Abstract:
An interface apparatus and method of operating the same are provided. The interface apparatus receives an uncompressed image data read request using a first addressing scheme at a first bus interface and transmits a compressed image data read request using a second addressing scheme from a second bus interface. Address translation circuitry translates between the first addressing scheme and the second addressing scheme. Decoding circuitry decodes a set of compressed image data received via the second bus interface to generate the set of uncompressed image data which is then transmitted via the first bus interface. The use of a second addressing scheme and image data compression is thus transparent to the source of the uncompressed image data read request, and the interface apparatus can therefore be used to connect devices which use different addressing schemes and image data formats, without either needing to be modified.
Abstract:
A data processing system (1) comprises a plurality of processing units (11) and a controller (30) operable to allocate processing units of the plurality of processing units into respective groups of the processing units, wherein each group of processing units comprises a set of one or more of the processing units of the plurality of processing units. The data processing system further comprises an arbiter (31, 32) for each group of processing units for controlling access by virtual machines (33, 34) that require processing operations to the processing units of the group of processing units that the arbiter has been allocated.
Abstract:
A data processing system that comprises plural processing units is disclosed. The system includes functional units, the functional units having different processing capacities. A set of one or more processing units can operate in combination with one of the functional units according to a processing capacity required for the set of one or more processing units.