TC1796
Peripheral Units (Vol. 2 of 2)
Micro Link Interface (MLI)
User’s Manual
23-17
V2.0, 2007-07
MLI, V2.0
23.1.2.7 Command Frame
The transmitting controller is able to initiate control actions to be executed by the
receiving controller by sending a Command Frame.
The Command Frame contains the following parts:
•
Header:
The header starts with frame code FC = 10
B
followed by the pipe number PN. The
pipe number defines the type of command to be executed.
•
Command Code CMD:
Pipe number PN and a 4-bit CMD field are used for command coding. The command
coding of some control actions is fixed, but free programmable software commands
can also be defined (with PN = 11
B
). The coding of the command bit field is pipe-
specific and depends on the transmitted pipe number x.
•
Parity bit P
Figure 23-14 Command Frame
More details on the Command Frame handling of the MLI module are described on
Table 23-4
PN for Command Coding
Pipe Number PN Command Type
00
B
Activate MLI service request or other control signal(s) of the
receiving controller. The definition which signal becomes activated
is defined by CMD. The usage of these lines depends on the
implementation.
01
B
Define delay for parity error indication in the receiving controller.
The delay in RCLK cycles is defined by the value of CMD.
10
B
Control of internal functions of the receiving controller.
The value of CMD indicates which function is controlled. The coding
of CMD and the control mechanisms depend on the implementation.
11
B
Freely programmable software command.
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PN
P
1
CMD
0
0
2
4
8
3
1
7
Header