Communications Processor Module Over view
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
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64-bit dual-port RAM access
Optimized for communications processing
Performs DMA bursting of serial data from/to dual-port RAM to/from external memory. Note that
IDMA cannot burst to dual-port RAM.
14.3.3 CP Block Diagram
The CP contains the following functional units:
Scheduler and sequencer
Instruction decoder
Execution unit
Load/store unit (LSU)
Block transfer module (BTM)—moves data between serial FIFO and RAM
Eight general purpose registers (GPRs)
Special registers, CRC machine, HDLC framer
The CP also gives SDMA commands to the SDMA. The CP inte rfaces with the dual-port RAM for loading
and storing data and for fetching instructions while running microcode from dual-port RAM.
Figure 14-2 shows the CP block diagram.