VIC Control Register Vicctl | Texas Instruments TMS320C64x DSP

VIC Port Registers

6.5.1VIC Control Register (VICCTL)

The VIC control register (VICCTL) is shown in Figure 6–3 and described in Table 6–4.

Figure 6–3. VIC Control Register (VICCTL)

31				16
	Reserved

	R-0
15	4	3	1	0

Reserved		PRECISION		GO

R-0		R/W-0		R/W-0

Legend: R = Read only; R/W = Read/Write; -n= value after reset

Table 6–4. VIC Control Register (VICCTL) Field Descriptions

Bit	field†	symval†	Value	Description
31–4	Reserved	–	0	Reserved. The reserved bit location is always read as 0. A
				value written to this field has no effect.

3–1	PRECISION		0–7h	Precision bits determine the resolution of the interpolation. The
				PRECISION bits can only be written when the GO bit is cleared
				to 0. If the GO bit is set to 1, a write to the PRECISION bits
				does not change the bits.
		16BITS	0	16 bits
		15BITS	1	15 bits
		14BITS	2h	14 bits
		13BITS	3h	13 bits
		12BITS	4h	12 bits
		11BITS	5h	11 bits
		10BITS	6h	10 bits
		9BITS	7h	9 bits

† For CSL implementation, use the notation VIC_VICCTL_field_symval

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VCXO Interpolated Control Port

SPRU629

TMS320C64x DSP specifications

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Texas Instruments TMS320C64x DSP manual VIC Control Register Vicctl

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6.5.1VIC Control Register (VICCTL)

Figure 6–3. VIC Control Register (VICCTL)

Table 6–4. VIC Control Register (VICCTL) Field Descriptions

Bit

field†

Value

TMS320C64x DSP specifications