TC1796
Peripheral Units (Vol. 2 of 2)
Controller Area Network (MultiCAN) Controller
User’s Manual
22-128
V2.0, 2007-07
MultiCAN, V2.0
Note: The interrupt settings given by the time mark entry can be overruled by a
subsequent valid interrupt control entry. The settings are valid until the next time
mark is reached. For the time after the next time mark, the settings read from the
next time mark entry become valid.
ARBM
[25:24]
rw
Arbitration Mode
This bit field determines the action that is taken with
an arbitration window.
00
B
No action taken; the status of the arbitration
window is not changed.
01
B
A merged (long) arbitration window will be
opened. If it is already opened, it is kept open.
10
B
A merged (long) transfer window will be
closed. Closing a merged transfer window
leads to a single (short) arbitration window
(transmission possible only during the transmit
enable window). The short arbitration window
is automatically closed after one time window.
If there is no arbitration window open, this
entry will be ignored.
11
B
A single (short) arbitration window
(transmission possible only during the transmit
enable window) is opened. A short arbitration
window is automatically closed after one time
window.
EC
[31:28]
rw
Entry Code
The entry code EC = 0001
B
defines this scheduler
memory entry as a time mark entry.
0
[27:26]
r
Reserved;
read as 0; should be written with 0. Bits
are “don’t care” for scheduler operation when
EC = 0001
B
.
1) In order to be able to detect each time mark correctly, the first time mark of a basic cycle must not be set to a
value below the length of the reference message under worst case conditions.
Field
Bits
Type Description