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Bank 1: SrcStatAddr[3:0]= 0001, for channels 31 to 16

Bank 2: SrcStatAddr[3:0]= 0010, for channels 47 to 32

Bank 3: SrcStatAddr[3:0]= 0011, for channels 63 to 48

...

Bank 15: SrcStatAddr[3:0]= 1111, for channels 255 to 240

The status read in the example shown in Figure 4-31is summarized in Table 4-10.

Table 4-10:Status Read Summary

Read Cycle

Status Address

Starving Status

Satisfied Status

 

 

 

 

0

Bank 15

CH 240–255

None

 

 

 

 

1

Bank 15

CH 240–255

None

 

 

 

 

2

Bank 15

CH 240–255

None

 

 

 

 

3

Bank 0

CH 0–15

None

 

 

 

 

4

Bank 0

CH 0–15

None

 

 

 

 

5

Bank 0

CH 1–15

CH 0

 

 

 

 

6

Bank 15

CH 242–255

CH 240–241

 

 

 

 

7

Bank 15

CH 243–255

CH 240–242

 

 

 

 

8

Bank 15

CH 241–254

CH 255

 

 

 

 

9

Bank 0

CH 0–13

CH 14–15

 

 

 

 

10

Bank 0

CH 0–12

CH 13–15

 

 

 

 

TSClk

SrcStatValid

SrcStatCh[7:0]

CH240

CH241

CH242

CH15

CH14

CH13

CH240

CH241

CH242

CH15

CH14

CH13

 

 

Read 0 Read 1

Read 2 Read 3 Read 4 Read 5

Read 6

Read 7

Read 8

Read 9 Read 10

SrcStatClk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SrcEn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SrcStatAddr[3:0]

 

 

1111

 

 

 

0000

 

 

 

1111

 

 

 

 

 

0000

SrcStat[31:0]

 

 

 

 

0x00000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x0000000A

 

0x80000000

 

0xA8000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x00000002

 

0x0000002A

 

0xA0000000

Independent

Clock

Domains

Figure 4-31:Addressable Status FIFO Interface: 256-channel configuration

Addressable Status FIFO Interface: Example 3

This example illustrates status received on the SPI-4.2 bus and written to the user interface (Figure 4-32). The calendar length is seventeen (SrcCalendar_Len=16) and calendar repetition value is one (SrcCalendar_M=0). This illustrates a system in which the

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