
TPMC816 V.2.1 User Manual Issue 2.1.0
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5.3 Big / Little Endian
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PCI – Bus (Little Endian)
Byte 0
AD[7..0]
Byte 1
AD[15..8]
Byte 2
AD[23..16]
Byte 3
AD[31..24]
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Every Local Address Space (0...3) and the Expansion ROM Space can programmed to operate in
Big or Little Endian Mode.
Big Endian
Little Endian
32 Bit
32 Bit
Byte 0
D[31..24]
Byte 0
D[7..0]
Byte 1
D[23..16]
Byte 1
D[15..8]
Byte 2
D[15..8]
Byte 2
D[23..16]
Byte 3
D[7..0]
Byte 3
D[31..24]
16 Bit upper lane
16 Bit
Byte 0
D[31..24]
Byte 0
D[7..0]
Byte 1
D[23..16]
Byte 1
D[15..8]
16 Bit lower lane
Byte 0
D[15..8]
Byte 1
D[7..0]
8 Bit upper lane
8 Bit
Byte 0
D[31..24]
Byte 0
D[7..0]
8 Bit lower lane
Byte 0
D[7..0]
Table 5-2 : Local Bus Little/Big Endian