Video Port Control Registers

2.7.2Video Port Status Register (VPSTAT)

The video port status register (VPSTAT) indicates the current condition of the video port. The VPSTAT is shown in Figure 2–4 and described in Table 2–7.

Figure 2–4. Video Port Status Register (VPSTAT)

31

 

 

 

 

16

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-0

 

 

 

 

15

4

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

DCDIS

HIDATA

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-0

 

R-x

R-x

 

R-0

Legend: R = Read only; -n= value after reset; -x = value is determined by chip-level configuration

Table 2–7. Video Port Status Register (VPSTAT) 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

DCDIS

 

 

Dual-channel disable bit. The default value is determined by the

 

 

 

 

chip-level configuration.

 

 

ENABLE

0

Dual-channel operation is enabled.

 

 

DISABLE

1

Port muxing selections prevent dual-channel operation.

 

 

 

 

 

2

HIDATA

 

 

High data bus half. HIDATA does not affect video port operation

 

 

 

 

but is provided to inform you which VDATA pins may be controlled

 

 

 

 

by the video port GPIO registers. HIDATA is never set unless

 

 

 

 

DCDIS is also set. The default value is determined by the

 

 

 

 

chip-level configuration.

 

 

NONE

0

 

 

 

USE

1

Indicates that another peripheral is using VDATA[9–0] and the

 

 

 

 

video port channel A (VDIN[9–0] or VDOUT[9–0]) is muxed onto

 

 

 

 

VDATA[19–10].

 

 

 

 

 

1–0

Reserved

0

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

 

 

 

 

written to this field has no effect.

 

 

 

 

 

For CSL implementation, use the notation VP_VPSTAT_field_symval

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Texas Instruments TMS320C64x DSP manual Video Port Status Register Vpstat Field Descriptions

TMS320C64x DSP specifications

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