MPC885 PowerQUICC Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
Freescale Semiconductor
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Chapter 18
Communications Processor
Transacting with the communications peripherals on a separate bus from the MPC8xx core, the CPM’s
32-bit communications processor (CP) handles the low-level communications tasks, freeing the core for
higher-level tasks. The CP implements the chosen protocols using the serial controllers and parallel
interface port and manages the data transfer through the serial DMA (SDMA) channels between the I/O
channels and memory. It also manages IDMA (independent DMA) channels and contains an internal timer
used to implement additional software timers.
The CP’s architecture and instruction set are optimized for data communications and processing required
by many wire-line and wireless communications standards.
18.1
Features
The following lists the CP’s main features:
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Performs lower-layer protocol processing for communication channels
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Protocol-processing microcode routines located in internal ROM
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Optional Freescale-supplied microcode packages run from dual-port RAM. (The microcode
packages allow additional protocols and other enhancements.)
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Supports general-purpose DMA using two IDMA channels
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Supports DMA bursting for memory-to-memory IDMA
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Performs DMA of serial data to external memory
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RISC timer table supports a maximum of 16 software timers
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