摘要:
Apparatus, systems and methods for error detection in transmissions on a multi-wire interface are disclosed. A method for transmitting data on the multi-wire interface includes transmitting data on a multi-wire interface includes obtaining a plurality of bits to be transmitted over a plurality of connectors, converting the plurality of bits into a sequence of symbols, and transmitting the sequence of symbols on the plurality of connectors. A predetermined number of least significant bits in the plurality of bits may be used for error detection. The predetermined number of least significant bits may have a constant value that is different from each of a plurality of error values. A symbol error affecting one or two symbols in the sequence of symbols may cause a decoded version of the predetermined number of least significant bits to have value that is one of a plurality of error values.
摘要:
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are described, which provide a mechanism that enables data to be written into registers of a slave device without a free-running clock, while facilitating an efficient sleep and wakeup mechanism for slave devices. A receiver device may receive a plurality of symbols over a shared bus, extract a receive clock signal embedded in symbol-to-symbol transitions of the plurality of symbols, convert the plurality of symbols into a transition number, convert the transition number into data bits, and store at least a portion of the data bits into one or more registers using only the receive clock signal. The receiver device may start a down counter upon detection of a first cycle of the clock signal, trigger a marker when the down counter reaches a pre-defined value, and use the marker to store at least a portion of the data bits into registers.
摘要:
System, methods and apparatus are described that offer improved performance of a serial bus used for Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) and/or camera control interface (CCI) operations. Other described devices may be configured as a bus master or as a slave. In one method, a transmitter may generate a transition number from a set of bits, convert the transition number into a sequence of symbols, and transmit the sequence of symbols in the signaling state of a two-wire serial bus. Timing information may be encoded in the transitions between symbols of consecutive pairs of symbols in the sequence of symbols. For example, each transition may cause a change in the signaling state of at least one wire of the two-wire serial bus. A receiver may derive a receive clock from the transitions in order to receive and decode the sequence of symbols.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may includes a clock recovery circuit having a plurality of input latches configured to assume a first state when a first pulse is received in one or more of a plurality of input signals, combinational logic configured to provide a second pulse response to the first pulse, a delay circuit configured to produce a third pulse on a receive clock that is delayed with respect to the second pulse, a plurality of output flip-flops configured to capture the first state when triggered by the third pulse. The first state may identify which of the plurality of input signals received input pulses.
摘要:
System, methods and apparatus offer improved coexistence of devices on a serial bus. A bus master coupled to a serial bus transmits a start condition on the serial bus, and a first series of pulses on a clock line of the serial bus, the pulses having a duration that is less than a maximum duration for spikes to be filtered in accordance with the I2C protocol. The bus master transmits a second series of pulses on the clock line, the pulses having a duration that is greater than or equal to a minimum duration for clock pulses defined by the I2C protocol, and uses the second series of pulses to transmit a data frame on the serial bus in accordance with a different protocol. A stop condition is transmitted on the serial bus in accordance with the I2C protocol after transmission of the data frame is completed.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may includes a clock recovery circuit having a plurality of input latches configured to assume a first state when a first pulse is received in one or more of a plurality of input signals, combinational logic configured to provide a second pulse response to the first pulse, a delay circuit configured to produce a third pulse on a receive clock that is delayed with respect to the second pulse, a plurality of output flip-flops configured to capture the first state when triggered by the third pulse. The first state may identify which of the plurality of input signals received input pulses.
摘要:
A first set of devices is coupled to a first bus, a second bus, and configured to communicate over the first bus according to a first communication protocol. A second set of devices is also coupled to the first bus and configured to communicate over the first bus according to both the first communication protocol and a second communication protocol. In a first mode, the first set of devices and second set of devices may concurrently communicate over the first bus using the first communication protocol. In a second mode, the second set of devices communicate using the second communication protocol over the bus, and the first set of devices to stop operating on the first bus. An enable command is sent by at least one of the second set of devices over a second bus to cause the first set of devices to resume activity over the first bus.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may includes a clock recovery circuit having a comparator that provides a comparison signal indicating whether an input signal matches a level-latched instance of the input signal, a first set-reset latch that provides a filtered version of the comparison signal, where the first set-reset latch is set by a first-occurring active transition of the comparison signal and is unaffected by further transitions of the comparison signal that occur during a predefined period of time, delay circuitry that receives the filtered version of the comparison signal and outputs a first pulse on a first clock signal, and a second set-reset latch configured to provide a second pulse on an output clock signal when the first pulse is present on the first clock signal and the comparison signal indicates that the level-latched instance of the input signal does not match the input signal.
摘要:
System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate transmission of data over a multi-wire data communications link, particularly between two devices within an electronic apparatus. A data payload may be converted to a set of transition numbers, the transition numbers may be converted to a sequence of symbols and an error correction code (ECC) may be calculated from symbols in the sequence of symbols. The ECC corresponds to the data payload and the ECC may be appended to the data payload such that the set of transition numbers includes transition numbers corresponding to the ECC. The sequence of symbols is then transmitted on a plurality of signal wires. Clock information is encoded in the sequence of symbols. The clock information may be encoded by ensuring that each pair of consecutive symbols in the sequence of symbols includes two symbols that produce different signaling states on the plurality of signal wires.
摘要:
A plurality of line interfaces is configured to receive a spread signal over the plurality of line interface. The spread signal carrying symbols with guaranteed symbol-to-symbol state transitions between consecutive symbols. The spread signal is defined by a plurality of transition signals including a first signal over a first line interface. A clock signal is extracted based on a comparison between a first instance of the first signal and a delayed second instance of the first signal. The delayed second instance of the first signal is sampled based on the clock signal to provide a symbol output. The clock extraction circuit is further adapted to generate the clock signal based on additional comparisons between a first instance of a second signal, within the plurality of transition signals, and a delayed second instance of the second signal, where the first and second signals are concurrent signals received over different line interfaces.