PCI Bridge
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
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Address translation units for address mapping between host and agent.
Efforts were made to keep the terminology in this chapter consistent with the PCI Specification, revision
2.2, and other PCI documentation; therefore, the terms found in Tab le 9-1 may differ from most
documentation for processors that implement the PowerPC architecture (f or example, architecture
specification or reference manuals).
NOTE: PCI Bridge Signal Naming
PCI bridge signals are defined in most cases with the prefix “PCI_” (for
example, PCI_IRDY—see Figure 6-1). In this chapter, however, the prefix
is not used. For descriptions of PCI bridge signals, refer to Chapter6,
“External Signals.”
9.9.1 PCI Interface Operation
The following sections discuss the operation of the PCI bus.

9.9.1.1 Bus Commands

PCI bus commands indicate the type of transaction occurring on the bus. These commands are encoded on
PCI_C/BE[3-0] during the address phase of the transaction. PCI bus commands are described in Tab le 9-2.
Table 9-1. PCI Terminology
Term Definition
LSB/Lower Order Represents bit 0 or the bits closest to the LSB
MSB/High Order Represents bit 31 or the bits closest to the MSB
Byte Represents 8 bits of information
Word Represents 16 bits or 2 bytes
Double-Word Represents 32 bits or 2 words or 4 bytes
Quad-Word Represents 64 bits or 2 double-words or 4 words or 8 bytes
Beat Represents any valid data during a data transfer
Burst Represents any 1 or more beat transfers
Edge/Clock Edge Represents the rising edge of the PCI clock
Cycle/Clock Cycle Represents the time period between clock edges
Asserted/Negated Represents the globally visible state of the signal on the clock edge
Address Phase Represents the first clock cycle where FRAME is asserted
Data Phase(s) Represents the clock cycle(s) where IRDY and TRDY are asserted