Peripheral supplied addressing in a simple DMA module
US7650440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of performing a direct memory access has the steps of selecting a peripheral device for performing a direct memory access through a direct memory access controller; providing a partial address by the peripheral device to the direct memory access controller; and forming the source or destination address by combining the partial address with selected bits from a source register within the direct memory access controller.
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