Abstract:
A serial interface controller (200) provides for transferring data between a data source having a least one channel (110) and a processor. The serial interface controller (200) has a plurality of control registers (220); the control registers (220) in turn include a data structure for configuring the serial interface controller (200) for a data transfer. That data structure further comprises a field for selectively setting the serial interface controller (200) in its run mode or its configuration mode; a field for storing the I/O mode of the serial interface controller (200); a field for storing the address of the active data channel; and, a field for storing the system clock rate. In the preferred embodiment, the control registers (220) include fields for device identification, a flag for the run or configure mode, a I/O-mode control, a value for the channels active (in multi-channel implementations), the data source clock rate, the ADC clock rate, channel-status flags, the CIC decimation rate, the number of taps for FIR filters, and the filter coefficients corresponding to the number of FIR taps in a particular data source.
Abstract:
A serial interface controller (200) provides for transferring data between a data source having a least one channel (110) and a processor. The serial interface controller (200) has a plurality of control registers (220); the control registers (220) in turn include a data structure for configuring the serial interface controller (200) for a data transfer. That data structure further comprises a field for selectively setting the serial interface controller (200) in its run mode or its configuration mode; a field for storing the I/O mode of the serial interface controller (200); a field for storing the address of the active data channel; and, a field for storing the system clock rate. In the preferred embodiment, the control registers (220) include fields for device identification, a flag for the run or configure mode, a I/O-mode control, a value for the channels active (in multi-channel implementations), the data source clock rate, the ADC clock rate, channel-status flags, the CIC decimation rate, the number of taps for FIR filters, and the filter coefficients corresponding to the number of FIR taps in a particular data source.