Freescale Semiconductor MPC8260 - Manual (Page 571)

Communications Processor Module Overview
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
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Figure 14-9. RISC Timer Table RAM Usage
The RISC timer table parameter RAM area begins at the RISC timer base address and is used for the
general timer parameters; see
Table 14-11 .
Table 14-11. RISC Timer Table Parameter RAM
Offset
1
1
Offset from timer base address (0x8AE0)
Name Description
0x00 TM_BASE RISC timer table base address. The actual timers are a small block of memory in the dual-port
RAM. TM_BASE is the offset from the beginning of the dual-port RAM where that block resides.
Four bytes must be reserved at the TM_BASE for each timer used, (64 bytes if all 16 timers are
used). If fewer than 16 timers are used, timers should be allocated in ascending order to save
space. For example, only 8 bytes are required if two timers are needed and RISC timers 0 and
1 are enabled. TM_BASE should be word-aligned.
0x02 TM_PTR RISC timer table pointer. This value is used exclusively by the CP to point to the next timer
accessed in the timer table. It should not be modified by the user.
0x04 R_TMR RISC timer mode register. This value is used exclusively by the CP to store the mode of the
timer—one-shot (bit is 0) or restart (bit is 1). R_TMR should not be modified by the user. The
SET TIMER command should be used instead.
0x06 R_TMV RISC timer valid register. Used exclusively by the CP to determine if a timer is currently
enabled. If the corresponding timer is enabled, a bit is 1. R_TMV should not be modified by the
user. The
SET TIMER command should be used instead.
0x08 TM_CMD RISC timer command register. Used as a parameter location when the SET TIMER command is
issued. The user should write this location before issuing the SET TIMER command. This register
is defined in Section 14.6.2, “RISC Timer Command Register (TM_CMD) .”
0x0C TM_CNT RISC timer internal count. A tick counter that the CP updates after each tick. The update occurs
after the CP complete scanning the timer table.All 16 timers are scanned every tick interval
regardless of whether any of them is enabled.It is updated if the CP’s internal timer is enabled,
regardless of whether any of the 16 timers are enabled and it can be used to track the number
of ticks the CP receives and responds to.TM_CNT is updated only after the last timer (timer 15)
has been serviced. If the CP is so busy with other tasks that it does not have time to service all
the timers during a tick interval, and timer 15 has not been serviced, then TM_CNT would not
be updated in that tick interval.
TM_BASE
16 RISC
Timer Table
Entries
(Up to 64 Bytes)
RISC
Timer Table
Parameter RAM
0x8AE0
Timer Table Base Pointer