LSI 53C875A Register: 0x38

4-66 Registers
Register: 0x38
DMA Mode (DMODE)
Read/Write
BL[1:0] Burst Length [7:6]
These bits control the maximum number of Dwords
transferred per bus ownership, regardless of whether the
transfers are back-to-back, burst, or a combination of
both. The LSI53C875A asserts the Bus Request (REQ/)
output when the DMA FIFO can accommodate a transfer
of at least one burst threshold of data. Bus Request
(REQ/) is also asserted during start-of-transfer and
end-of-transfer cleanup and alignment, even if less than
a full burst of transfersis performed. The LSI53C875A
inserts a “fairness delay”of four CLKs between burst
transfers(as set in BL[2:0]) during normal operation. The
fairness delay is not inserted during PCI retry cycles. This
gives the CPU and other bus master devices the
opportunity to access the PCI bus between bursts.
The LSI53C875A will only support burst thresholds of up
to 16 Dwords in the small FIFO mode. Setting the burst
threshold to higher than 16 Dwords in the small FIFO
mode will yield unexpected results in burst lengths. The
big FIFO mode is activated by setting bit 5 of the Chip
TestFive (CTEST5) register. In the big FIFO mode, the
LSI53C875A will support burst thresholds of up to
128 Dwords.
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BL[1:0] SIOM DIOM ERL ERMP BOF MAN
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