GPIO Registers

Table 5–12. Video Port Pin Interrupt Status Register (PISTAT) Field Descriptions

Bit

field†

symval†

Value

Description

31–23

Reserved

–

0

Reserved. The reserved bit location is always read as 0. A

 

 

 

 

value written to this field has no effect.

 

 

 

 

 

22

PISTAT22

 

 

PISTAT22 bit indicates if there is a pending interrupt on the

 

 

 

 

VCTL3 pin.

 

 

NONE

0

No pending interrupt on the VCTL3 pin.

 

 

VCTL3INT

1

Pending interrupt on the VCTL3 pin.

 

 

 

 

 

21

PISTAT21

 

 

PISTAT21 bit indicates if there is a pending interrupt on the

 

 

 

 

VCTL2 pin.

 

 

NONE

0

No pending interrupt on the VCTL2 pin.

 

 

VCTL2INT

1

Pending interrupt on the VCTL2 pin.

 

 

 

 

 

20

PISTAT20

 

 

PISTAT20 bit indicates if there is a pending interrupt on the

 

 

 

 

VCTL1 pin.

 

 

NONE

0

No pending interrupt on the VCTL1 pin.

 

 

VCTL1INT

1

Pending interrupt on the VCTL1 pin.

 

 

 

 

 

19–0

PISTAT[19–0]

 

 

PISTAT[19–0] bit indicates if there is a pending interrupt on

 

 

 

 

the corresponding VDATA[n] pin.

 

 

NONE

0

No pending interrupt on the VDATA[n] pin.

 

 

VDATAnINT

1

Pending interrupt on the VDATA[n] pin.

†For CSL implementation, use the notation VP_PISTAT_PISTATn_symval

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TMS320C64x DSP specifications

The TMS320C64x DSP family from Texas Instruments represents a significant milestone in the realm of digital signal processing. Launched as part of the C6000 series, the C64x DSPs are designed for high-performance applications requiring intensive computational capabilities, such as telecommunications, audio processing, video processing, and industrial control systems.

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