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10.4.2
DMA Transfer Requests
DMA transfer requests are usually generated in either the data transfer source or destination, but
they can also be generated by devices and on-chip peripheral modules that are neither the source
nor the destination. Transfers can be requested in three modes: auto-request, external request, and
on-chip peripheral module request. The request mode is selected in the RS3 to RS0 bits of the
DMA channel control registers 0 to 3 (CHCR0 to CHCR3).
Auto-Request Mode:
When there is no transfer request signal from an external source, as in a
memory-to-memory transfer or a transfer between memory and an on-chip peripheral module
unable to request a transfer, the auto-request mode allows the DMAC to automatically generate a
transfer request signal internally. When the DE bits of CHCR0 to CHCR3 and the DME bit of the
DMAOR are set to 1, the transfer begins (so long as the TE bits of CHCR0 to CHCR3 and the
NMIF and AE bits of DMAOR are all 0).
External Request Mode:
In this mode a transfer is performed at the request signal (
DREQ
) of an
external device. Choose one of the modes shown in table 10.2 according to the application system.
When this mode is selected, if the DMA transfer is enabled (DE = 1, DME = 1, TE = 0, NMIF = 0,
AE = 0), a transfer is performed upon a request at the
DREQ
input. Choose to detect
DREQ
by
either the falling edge or low level of the signal input with the DS bit of CHCR0 to CHCR3 (DS =
0 is level detection, DS = 1 is edge detection). The source of the transfer request does not have to
be the data transfer source or destination.
Table 10.2 Selecting External Request Modes with the RS Bits
RS3
RS2
RS1
RS0
Address Mode
Source
Destination
0
0
0
0
Dual address
mode
Any
*
Any
*
0
0
1
0
Single address
mode
External memory or
memory-mapped
external device
External device with
DACK
0
0
1
1
Single address
mode
External device with
DACK
External memory or
memory-mapped
external device
Note:
*
External memory, memory-mapped external device, on-chip memory, on-chip peripheral
module (excluding DMAC, DTC, BSC, UBC).
On-Chip Peripheral
Module Request Mode:
In this mode a transfer is performed at the transfer
request signal (interrupt request signal) of an on-chip peripheral module. As indicated in table
10.3, there are ten transfer request signals: five from the multifunction timer pulse unit (MTU),
which are compare match or input capture interrupts; the receive data full interrupts (RXI) and
transmit data empty interrupts (TXI) of the two serial communication interfaces (SCI); and the
A/D conversion end interrupt (ADI1) of the A/D converter. When DMA transfers are enabled (DE