Serial Communications C ontrollers (SCCs)
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
20-14 Freescale Semiconductor
20.3.1 SCC Base Addresses

The CPM maintains a section of RAM called the parameter RAM, which contains many parameters for

the operation of the FCCs, SCCs, SMCs, SPI, I2C, and IDMA channels. SCC base addresses are described

in Table20-5.

The exact definition of the parameter RAM is contained in each protocol subsection describing a device

that uses a parameter RAM. For example, the Ethernet parameter RAM is defined differently in some

locations from the HDLC-specific parameter RAM.

0x08 RSTATE Word Rx internal state3
0x0C Word Rx internal buffer pointer2. The Rx and Tx internal buffer pointers are updated by the
SDMA channels to show the next address in the buffer to be accessed.
0x10 RBPTR Hword Current RxBD pointer. Points to the current BD being processed or to the next BD the
receiver uses when it is idling. After reset or when the end of the BD table is reached,
the CPM initializes RBPTR to the value in the RBASE. Although most applications do
not need to write RBPTR, it can be modified when the receiver is disabled or when no
Rx buffer is in use.
0x12 Hword Rx internal byte count 2. The Rx internal byte count is a down-count value initialized with
MRBLR and decremented with each byte written by the supporting SDMA channel.
0x14 Word Rx temp3
0x18 TSTATE Word Tx internal state3
0x1C Word Tx internal buffer pointer 2. The Rx and Tx internal buffer pointers are updated by the
SDMA channels to show the next address in the buffer to be accessed.
0x20 TBPTR Hword Current TxBD pointer. Points to the current BD being processed or to the next BD the
transmitter uses when it is idling. After reset or when the end of the BD table is reached,
the CPM initializes TBPTR to the value in the TBASE. Although most applications do not
need to write TBPTR, it can be modified when the transmitter is disabled or when no Tx
buffer is in use (after a STOP TRANSMIT or GRACEFUL STOP TRANSMIT command is issued
and the frame completes its transmission).
0x22 Hword Tx internal byte count 2. A down-count value initialized with TxBD[Data Length] and
decremented with each byte read by the supporting SDMA channel.
0x24 Word Tx temp3
0x28 RCRC Word Temp receive CRC 2
0x2C TCRC Word Temp transmit CRC 2
0x30 Protocol-specific area. (The size of this area depends on the protocol chosen.)
1From SCC base. See Section20.3.1, “SCC Base Addresses.”
2These parameters need not be accessed for normal operation but may be helpful for debugging.
3 For CP use only

Table20 -4. SCC Parameter RAM Map for All Protocols (continued)

Offset 1Name Width Description