List of Registers

Table 113. Mode Setting Configuration Register (Sheet 2 of 2)

This register reflects the various mode settings selected by strapping the pr_ad pins, as well as whether the 64-bit extension is enabled.

Primary byte offset: D6h

Secondary byte offset: D6h

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates whether s_clk_o is enabled, determined by sampling pr_ad[5]

 

 

 

during reset.

3

s_clk_o

R

• When 0, signal pr_ad[5] was sampled low, causing s_clk_o to be

Enable

disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

• When 1, signal pr_ad[5] was sampled high, causing s_clk_o to be

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates whether secondary bus central functions are enabled, determined

 

Secondary

 

by sampling pr_ad[6] during reset.

 

 

• When 0, signal pr_ad[6] was sampled low, causing secondary central

4

Central

R

Function

functions to be enabled.

 

 

 

Enable

 

• When 1, signal pr_ad[6] was sampled high, causing secondary central

 

 

 

 

 

 

functions to be disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates whether the secondary bus arbiter is enabled, determined by

 

 

 

sampling pr_ad[7] during reset.

5

Arbiter

R

• When 0, signal pr_ad[7] was sampled low, causing the secondary bus

Enable

arbiter to be disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

• When 1, signal pr_ad[7] was sampled high, causing the secondary bus

 

 

 

arbiter to be enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Primary

 

Indicates whether the primary bus 64-bit extension is enabled.

6

64-Bit

R

• When 0, the primary bus 64-bit extension is disabled.

 

Extension

 

• When 1, the primary bus 64-bit extension is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary

 

Indicates whether the secondary bus 64-bit extension is enabled.

7

64-Bit

R

• When 0, the secondary bus 64-bit extension is disabled.

 

Extension

 

• When 1, the secondary bus 64-bit extension is enabled.

 

 

 

 

Table 114. Serial Preload Sequence (Sheet 1 of 3)

Not all of the bits in the sequence are used. Bits that are not used must be 0 (zero)

 

 

Byte

Description

offset

 

 

 

 

Register preload control

00h

• Bits [7:6] must read as 10b to enable the register preload; otherwise, the serial ROM read

is terminated and registers remain at their reset values.

 

 

• Bits [5:0] are reserved and must be 0.

 

 

01h

00000000b (Reserved)

 

 

02h

00000000b (Reserved)

 

 

03h

00000000b (Reserved)

 

 

04h

Primary Programming Interface

 

 

05h

Primary Sub-Class Code

 

 

06h

Primary Base Class Code

 

 

07h

Subsystem Vendor ID [7:0]

 

 

08h

Subsystem Vendor ID [15:8]

 

 

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