Multiply-Accumulate Unit (MAC)
MCF5213 ColdFire® Integrated Microcontroller Reference Manual, Rev. 3
Freescale Semiconductor
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4.4.2
Mask Register (MASK)
The 32-bit MASK implements the low-order 16 bits to minimize the alignment complications involved
with loading and storing only 16 bits. When the MASK is loaded, the low-order 16 bits of the source
operand are actually loaded into the register. When it is stored, the upper 16 bits are all forced to ones.
This register performs a simple AND with the operand address for MAC instructions. That is, the
processor calculates the normal operand address and, if enabled, that address is then ANDed with
{0xFFFF, MASK[15:0]} to form the final address. Therefore, with certain MASK bits cleared, the operand
address can be constrained to a certain memory region. This is used primarily to implement circular queues
with the (An)+ addressing mode.
This minimizes the addressing support required for filtering, convolution, or any routine that implements
a data array as a circular queue. For MAC + MOVE operations, the MASK contents can optionally be
included in all memory effective address calculations. The syntax is as follows:
mac.sz Ry,RxSF,<ea>y&,Rw
The & operator enables the MASK use and causes bit 5 of the extension word to be set. The exact
algorithm for the use of MASK is:
if extension word, bit [5] = 1, the MASK bit, then
if <ea> = (An)
oa = An & {0xFFFF, MASK}
if <ea> = (An)+
oa = An
An = (An + 4) & {0xFFFF, MASK}
if <ea> =-(An)
oa = (An - 4) & {0xFFFF, MASK}
An = (An - 4) & {0xFFFF, MASK}
if <ea> = (d16,An)
oa = (An + se_d16) & {0xFFFF0x, MASK}
Here,
oa
is the calculated operand address and
se_d16
is a sign-extended 16-bit displacement. For
auto-addressing modes of post-increment and pre-decrement, the updated An value calculation is also
shown.
Use of the post-increment addressing mode, {(An)+} with the MASK is suggested for circular queue
implementations.
Figure 4-3. Mask Register (MASK)
BDM: 0x805 (MASK)
Access: User read/write
BDM read/write
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9
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5
4
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1
0
R 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MASK
W
Reset 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
