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To enable SD interface in SPI boot on p1024RDB: 1. Perform the following updates in u-boot a) Modify pmuxcr to enable SD bus in case of SPI boot b) Update the corresponding static mux implementation in u-boot 2. Perform the following updates in Linux a) Disable IFC from device tree and kernel defconfig The patch details to enable SD interface are given below. A zip file, AN4336SW.zip, containing the patches for u-boot and Linux accompanies this application note. The file can be downloaded from [1]. U-Boot   Extract the u-boot code from the QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso   Apply the patch, u-boot-p1024rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch   Compile the u-boot using "make" command for SPI Flash    make ARCH=powerpc   CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- p1024RDB_SPIFLASH   Use the boot_format utility to generate the spiimage. For more information, see SDK manual.   Update the SPI Flash with the above built spiimage Linux Extract the Linux source code from QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso Apply the patch, linux-p1024rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch Compile Linux using make command #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnuarch/  powerpc/configs/qoriq_sdk_nonsmp_defconfig  #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- Compile the dts ./sripts/dtc/dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -R 8 -S 0x3000  arc/powerpc/boot/dts/p1024rdb.dts.dts > p1024rdb.dtb.dtb With the updated SPI bootloader, Linux uImage and p1024rdb.dtb, the user must be able to enable SD interface on P1024RDB. NOTE The above-mentioned changes must be done only when the user specifically requires the SD interface using SPI boot. For all other boot methods, these patches must not be used.
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To enable SD interface in SPI boot on p1023RDB: 1. Perform the following updates in u-boot a) Modify pmuxcr to enable SD bus in case of SPI boot b) Update the corresponding static mux implementation in u-boot 2. Perform the following updates in Linux a) Disable IFC from device tree and kernel defconfig The patch details to enable SD interface are given below. A zip file, AN4336SW.zip, containing the patches for u-boot and Linux accompanies this application note. The file can be downloaded from [1]. U-Boot   Extract the u-boot code from the QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso   Apply the patch, u-boot-p1023rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch   Compile the u-boot using "make" command for SPI Flash    make ARCH=powerpc   CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- p1023RDB_SPIFLASH   Use the boot_format utility to generate the spiimage. For more information, see SDK manual.   Update the SPI Flash with the above built spiimage Linux Extract the Linux source code from QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso Apply the patch, linux-p1023rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch Compile Linux using make command #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnuarch/  powerpc/configs/qoriq_sdk_nonsmp_defconfig  #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- Compile the dts ./sripts/dtc/dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -R 8 -S 0x3000  arc/powerpc/boot/dts/p1023rdb.dts.dts > p1023rdb.dtb.dtb With the updated SPI bootloader, Linux uImage and p1023rdb.dtb, the user must be able to enable SD interface on p1023RDB. NOTE The above-mentioned changes must be done only when the user specifically requires the SD interface using SPI boot. For all other boot methods, these patches must not be used.
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To enable SD interface in SPI boot on P1010RDB: 1. Perform the following updates in u-boot a) Modify pmuxcr to enable SD bus in case of SPI boot b) Update the corresponding static mux implementation in u-boot 2. Perform the following updates in Linux a) Disable IFC from device tree and kernel defconfig The patch details to enable SD interface are given below. A zip file, AN4336SW.zip, containing the patches for u-boot and Linux accompanies this application note. The file can be downloaded from [1]. U-Boot   Extract the u-boot code from the QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso   Apply the patch, u-boot-p1010rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch   Compile the u-boot using "make" command for SPI Flash    make ARCH=powerpc   CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- P1010RDB_SPIFLASH   Use the boot_format utility to generate the spiimage. For more information, see SDK manual.   Update the SPI Flash with the above built spiimage Linux Extract the Linux source code from QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso Apply the patch, linux-p1010rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch Compile Linux using make command #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnuarch/  powerpc/configs/qoriq_sdk_nonsmp_defconfig  #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- Compile the dts ./sripts/dtc/dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -R 8 -S 0x3000  arc/powerpc/boot/dts/p1010rdb.dts.dts > p1010rdb.dtb.dtb With the updated SPI bootloader, Linux uImage and p1010rdb.dtb, the user must be able to enable SD interface on P1010RDB. NOTE The above-mentioned changes must be done only when the user specifically requires the SD interface using SPI boot. For all other boot methods, these patches must not be used.
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To enable SD interface in SPI boot on P1025RDB: 1. Perform the following updates in u-boot a) Modify pmuxcr to enable SD bus in case of SPI boot b) Update the corresponding static mux implementation in u-boot 2. Perform the following updates in Linux a) Disable IFC from device tree and kernel defconfig The patch details to enable SD interface are given below. A zip file, AN4336SW.zip, containing the patches for u-boot and Linux accompanies this application note. The file can be downloaded from [1]. U-Boot   Extract the u-boot code from the QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso   Apply the patch, u-boot-p1025rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch   Compile the u-boot using "make" command for SPI Flash    make ARCH=powerpc   CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- p1025RDB_SPIFLASH   Use the boot_format utility to generate the spiimage. For more information, see SDK manual.   Update the SPI Flash with the above built spiimage Linux Extract the Linux source code from QorIQ SDK 1.0.1 iso Apply the patch, linux-p1025rdb-enabling-sd-in-spi-boot.patch Compile Linux using make command #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnuarch/  powerpc/configs/qoriq_sdk_nonsmp_defconfig  #make ARCH=powerpc  CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.5.55-eglibc-2.11.55/powerpc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-linux-gnu- Compile the dts ./sripts/dtc/dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -R 8 -S 0x3000  arc/powerpc/boot/dts/p1025rdb.dts.dts > p1025rdb.dtb.dtb With the updated SPI bootloader, Linux uImage and p1025rdb.dtb, the user must be able to enable SD interface on p1025RDB. NOTE The above-mentioned changes must be done only when the user specifically requires the SD interface using SPI boot. For all other boot methods, these patches must not be used.
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Time division multiplexing(TDM) is a communication term for multiplexing several channels on the same link. QUICC multi-channel controller(QMC) is a firmware package which uses a unified communication controller(UCC) working in slow mode. The QMC is used to emulates up to 64 time-division serial channels through a time-division-multiplexed(TDM) physical interface. Each of QMC channels can be independently programmed to support either HDLC or transparent protocols. This document introduces TDM QMC driver implementation in Linux Kernel for the processors with QE UCC working in slow mode. Data flow over a QMC channel involves a TDM line and a UCC, working in slow mode. For each channel, Tx data flow consists of data transfer from the external memory to the TDM physical connection. Rx data flow consists of data transfer from the TDM physical connection to the external memory. In both data flows, the major stations are: data buffers, UCC, and the TDM line. Please refer to the following figure for the data flow, the driver requires to configure two levels of routing tables. The first level consists of the SI RAM routing tables, Tx and Rx, which are common to other controllers as well. 1. QE TDM QMC Driver Introduction 2. Driver Architecture and Components 2.1 QMC Driver Memory Allocation 2.2 QMC and TDM Devices Initialization 2.2.1 SI RAM entry initialization 2.2.2 UCC Slow Mode QMC Initialization 2.2.3 QMC Channel Initialization 2.2.4 QMC TSA Slot Initialization 2.3 QMC Channel Interrupt Handling 2.4 QMC and TDM Configuration 2.4.1 Enable and Configure QMC Channel 2.4.2 Enable QMC 2.4.3 Enable TDM 3. QMC TDM Driver Calling Sequence 4. QMC TDM DTS Definition 5. Configure QMC TDM Driver and Running the Testing Program
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In a previous document, I went through the basic steps of building SDK 1.3.2 for the first time. Now I'm ready to deploy the images onto my target, a P3041DS system. Fortunately my P3041 already has a U-boot and linux install on it. So I can just try and update the SDK from within U-boot. I boot up my trusty terminal - I use putty, and connect to my local COM port at 115200 baudrate. My Ubuntu server already has a tftp server installed, and I link my images over from the SDK build/deploy/images directory over to the /tftpboot directory. The QorIQ_SDK_Infocenter.pdf document within the install has information on the flash bank usage for the current SDK. Make sure you use the document and flash map from the current SDK, as things change. I ended up with a system that didn't boot when I used the older location for the fman uCode (from SDK 1.x) on the SDK 1.3.2 system. Here is a table from the document that shows the flash map for a couple of the QorIQ DS system. It's important to note here that this covers the NOR flash - which is what I'm currently using. You may want to experiment with using NAND or SPI based flash instead - but for my purposes I'm going to re-image NOR flash. The NOR on these development systems is banked, meaning that the most significant address line is tied to a DIP switch. So I can have multiple images in Flash at one time, and switch between them (especially helpful when I mistakenly corrupt one). I'm currently in bank0 (which is the "current bank" in the table above). From this, I see that the addresses I should be interested in are located at: Name Address rcw 0xe8000000 Linux.uImage 0xe8020000 uBoot 0xeff800000 fman uCode 0xeff40000 device tree 0xe8800000 linux rootfs 0xe9300000 To verify that this is correct, I can dump out my RCW: And I can also dump out my current U-boot (which should always start with an ASCII header identifying it): at this point I can start updating the images directly from my TFTP server. I have my tftp server already defined via the U-boot environment serverip, so I just tftp the U-boot image to a randomly picked address in RAM of 0x100000. The transfer went ok, so I can burn it into flash now. I will first erase the flash starting at 0xeff80000. Since U-boot is 0x80000 size, I'll erase from 0xeff80000 for size 0x80000. Apparently my sectors were protected. So I need to unprotect first, then erase again. And by reading the flash, I verify that it has been erased (erased NOR always reads back all 0xF's) So, now I can burn the flash: I use a binary copy. And then verify that the image was written correctly. Then we go through the same technique with the other images. I'll burn the fman ucode as well: Then for the actual images and dtb, you have an option of burning them, but I'll tftp them instead. For this I created a U-boot environment variable called ramboot, and point the image names to the paths on my server: At this point I can save the environment to flash via a saveenv command in U-boot. I'll re-boot into the new U-boot to make sure it works (if it doesn't for some reason, I can jump back to a different U-boot I had previously burned in the alternate bank, or else I'll have to use a debugger to re-burn the flash). Then, from within U-boot I can run ramboot, and if all goes well it should fetch the images and boot all the way into the new SDK. Eventually it should boot all the way to a linux prompt.
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I recently pulled down SDK 1.3.2 from Freescale's SDK download site and had a chance to try and install it on a P3041DS system I have lying around. There's a lot of info in the ISO, but I thought I'd go through an initial build step by step to document what the flow is. First thing to note is that there is more than one ISO image available. I already have a Ubuntu lucid machine, that I use as a build machine. So I didn't need the virtual images. I'll need the source file - so I downloaded QorIQ_SDK_V1-3-2_SOURCE_ISO, and I am going to try this on a P3041, so I downloaded the e500mc binary. The binary isn't necessary, but it speeds up the builds significantly. When they've finished downloading, the first thing to do is mount the source ISO Within the source ISO there's an install script. I run that and let it do it's thing. Important to note that there's documentation contained within the document's directory. If you go to documents/START_HERE.html you will get html based documentation on the SDK. And, if you keep drilling down and go to documents/sdk_documentation/pdf there are some pdf documents for various features. The document QorIQ_SDK_Infocenter.pdf is a complete collection of the SDK documentation taken from the Freescale infocenter site. Once, the source is install, I do the same for the binary. Make sure you install the binary on top of the source (i.e. in the same directory). We then call the FSL poky script - which sets up the build. In this command the -m tells it what machine you're going to build to. -j indicates the number of jobs for make to spawn, and -t is how many bitbake tasks to be run in parallel. At this point I'm ready to build. I have some options for which image I want to build - I'll go with the core image, which contains some of the more common packages. So, at this point I need to make sure I'm in the build_p3041ds_release directory, and issue the command bitbake fsl-image-core which initiates the build process. When all is said and done, I can find my images in the build_p3041ds_release/tmp/demply/images directory. In my case, I have quite a few images because I've actually built the core and full images. Next, I have to grab these images and deploy them to my target.
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Product Information on Freescale.com P1010 Product Summary Page P1010 Documentation P1010 Software and Tools P1010 Parametrics P1010 Training Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) P1010/P1014 USB Specific FAQs   P1010/P1014 Ethernet (eTSEC) Specific FAQs   P1010/P1014 DDR Specific FAQs   Tips and Tricks Enabling SD Interface on P1010 Reference Design Board   Hardware and Design Layout/Guidelines for P1010 DDR3 SRAM Interfaces   Other Resources CodeWarrior for Power Architecture Processors Optimizing CodeWarrior on Power Architecture Tips for your brand new CodeWarrior TAP! (Power Architecture)
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Table of Contents Product Information on Freescale.com P1020 Product Summary Page P1020 Documentation P1020 Software and Tools P1020 Parametrics P1020 Training Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) P1020/P1011 Clocking Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 COP/JTAG Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 Ethernet (eTSEC) Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 Hardware Specifications/Reference Manual Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 IBIS Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 Local Bus Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 Memory Controller Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 Reset Configuration Specific FAQs P1020/P1011 SPI Specific FAQs Tips & Tricks Booting P1020/P1011 from On-Chip ROM (eSDHC or eSPI) Booting to Linux from an SD Card/MMC for P1020/P1011 Getting Started Getting Started Guide for P1020/P1011 Discussions P1020 Processor QorIQ P1 Devices Other Resources CodeWarrior for Power Architecture Processors Optimizing CodeWarrior on Power Architecture Tips for your brand new CodeWarrior TAP! (Power Architecture)
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P1016 spec says that the QUICC engine periodically polls its Rx/Tx rings and if a BD is not empty, checks the ownership flag and moves to the next step. How does the user application trigger/control the QE to start polling? For TX BD ring, (after configured) QE will periodically poll the ring and process the BD that is not empty and then move to next BD. When a BD is actually transmitted, a "transmission complete" event (and interrupt if enabled) will be generated, so the BD/Buffer can be released. For RX BD ring, (after configured) QE will pre-fetch a BD and then process the BD when data is received. When a packet (frame) is received, a "received" event (and interrupt if enabled) will be generated, so the BD/Buffer can be released/processed. If no empty BD is available during the pre-fetch, an "out-of-BD" error will be reported. Is there any suggested approach to determining the tx/rx ring buffer sizes on the peripherals that interface to the UCC? How can I decide on the ring size? The bandwidth would be 45 Mbps. The MTU on the serial interface can range up to 16k Bytes. Even if MTU could be 16K bytes, the average frame could be much smaller. Find out the average frame size and pick up a buffer size that is bit larger than the average frame size. This usually creates a good balance of efficiency between processing time and memory usage. It is much more efficient in terms of processing time to process a frame of 16K in one BD/Buffer of 16K size than in 16 BDs/Buffers of 1K size. However, if all buffers are 16K size while 90% of the frames are 1K, most memory is wasted. Generally, the ring size should be equal to the number of BD’s required to accommodate the largest possible frame size + 4 extra BDs. However, over here the bandwidth is relatively high (45M) and could be quite bursty. Hence we would suggest starting with "TWO largest possible frame size + 4 extra BDs"
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Does P1025 support 16 bits DDR3? I found DDR_SDRAM_CFG{DBW] can be set to 16bits. But no 16bits DDR3 feature is claimed? Theoretically the DDR controller supports 16 bit mode. But the mode has not been tested/verified/validated in P1025. We recommend you to not use 16 mode of P1025. “In asynchronous mode, the memory bus clock speed must be less than or equal to the CCB clock rate which in turn must be less than the DDR PLL rate." Is this statement correct for P1025? No it is not correct. The correct statement is " In asynchronous mode, if the ratio of the DDR data rate to the CCB clock rate is greater than 3 :1 ( i.e. DDR=3:CCB=1 ), than the DDR performance monitor statistic accuracy cannot be guaranteed."
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Does P1016/P1025 come with SerDes clocks enabled? Will P1016/P1025 remain in reset if the SERDES is enabled and no SerDes reference clock is available? Yes, P1016/P1025 comes with SerDes clocks enabled. However, P1016/P1025 doesn't wait for SERDES PLL lock for it to come out of reset. For P1016/P1025, which jitter spec (tCLK_DJ, tCLK_TJ or tCLK_DJ+tCLK_TJ) should the buffer and oscillator require to meet? The input jitter at the SD_REF CLK input is specified, Buffer vendor will have to provide jitter at the output in pk-to-pk terms so that it can be compared with the Tj at SD_REF CLK input What is the relationship between RMS jitter and peak-to-peak jitter in P1016/P1025? How can I calculate the RMS jitter value from our peak-to-peak jitter value (42 ps and 86 ps)? RMS jitter is only valid for Random (Gaussian distribution) jitter. This rms value is then converted to pk-to-pk value and added to Deterministic jitter (pk-to-pk) for finding the total jitter (in pk-to-pk). For SD_REF CLK, the HW specs state the value for Total jitter (in peak to peak ps) and Deterministic jitter (in peak to peak ps). rms value for Rj can be referred from PCI Express™ Jitter and BER Revision 1.0. Converting the rms to pk-to-pk is not going to help here because the buffer datasheet states the additive phase jitter. This is measured by integrating the phase noise over the frequency band of interest. DDR. “In asynchronous mode, the memory bus clock speed must be less than or equal to the CCB clock rate which in turn must be less than the DDR PLL rate." Is this statement correct for P1025? No it is not correct. The correct statement is " In asynchronous mode, if the ratio of the DDR data rate to the CCB clock rate is greater than 3 :1 ( i.e. DDR=3:CCB=1 ), than the DDR performance monitor statistic accuracy cannot be guaranteed."
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As P1025RM.pdf shows, one can multiplex some pins such as, LAD8/GE_PA0 multiplexing. My design uses LOCAL BUS (nor flash) and UTOPIA at the same time. Can I design my product like this in view of pin multiplexing? LAD8 must be used as local bus pin. For UTOPIA, this pin serves as PA0, which is UTOPIA TX address 4. Usually this UTOPIA signal can be not-used. P1025 Reference Manual chapter 12.5.1.2 states that LAD [0:15] can carry both A [0:15] and A [16:31] via ABSWAP setting switching. How can I use it to skip LAD8 to address local bus device? ABSWAP is not used dynamically. It should be set either 0 or 1 but not be switched from time to time. In this case only A [16:31] (from LAD) is available when ABSWAP is used (set to 1). In this case this can only be used if customer requires 16 bit or fewer address lines. In P1025/P1016, for UTOPIA pins UPC1_RxADDR [2:4]/UPC1_TxADDR [2:4], each signal has two pins described in p1025RM. Based on this, can I use any one of the pins LAD08 or MDVAL for UPC1_TxADDR [4]? For LAD08, I'll assign this pin for LOCAL BUS. Yes, you can use any one of the 2 pins for these signals using PMUXCR register. UPC1_TxADDR [4] can be either the one multiplexed with LAD08 or MDVAL. You can assign LAD08 pin for LOCAL BUS. Also remind you that, UPC1_TxADDR 4] is MSB, if only 4-bit UTOPIA address is needed, just use UPC1_TxADDR [0:3] and this LAD08/UPC1_TxADDR[4] pin can be configured as LAD08 by clearing PMUXCR[QE1] bit to 0. In P1025/P1016, I saw that LOE/ LGPL2/ LFRE in the same line, but in P1016EC.pdf, only LGPL2 is present in B14-pin description and I cannot find LOE/LFRE. Can LOE/LFRE (GPCM read enable) signal use B14-pin? LOE/LFRE (GPCM read enable) signal can use B14-pin. For LGPLx pins, we only put the LPGLx in our hardware spec. You can find all other multiplexed function from P1025/P1016 reference manual.
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Usually, when I turn on the option of "reset target on launch" CW resets CPU again while connecting to CPU. With P1015, CodeWarrior (CW) does not connect to CPU when the option is on, only when I disable the option, CW can connect to CPU. What could be the problem? . "Reset target on launch" asserts HRESET to the target, thereby resetting the hardware. In most cases this is a required step, but where you don't want to assert HRESET or where your Target Initialization (.cfg) file does this for you with the "reset 1" command, you can do without this option enabled. "P10xx-P20xxRDB_P1011_jtag.txt" JTAG Configuration file is required by 8.8 CW PA for all single-core P10xx processors. Please load the “P20xxRDB_P1011_jtag.txt" JTAG Configuration file in your USB TAP configuration panel you mentioned about. 1) Set MACCFG1[Rx_Flow] && MACCFG1[Tx_Flow] to 1 2) Set RCTRL[LFC] to 1.
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How can I ensure that Ethernet flow control is turned on through the register setting in P1015? Please try the below steps to enable Ethernet flow control: 1) Set MACCFG1[Rx_Flow] && MACCFG1[Tx_Flow] to 1 2) Set RCTRL[LFC] to 1. Setting the flow control bits Rx_Flow and Tx_Flow means that the MAC can detect and act on PAUSE flow control frames, receive and transmit respectively. There are two ways you can confirm or see them in action: 1) Software sending a PAUSE frame through TCTRL[TFC_PAUSE] 2) Changing some hidden FIFO threshold registers, such that the FIFO is about to overflow and that triggers eTSEC logic to send a PAUSE.
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Can the P1015 eSPI controller address 4-byte (32-bit) addressable EEPROMs in any situation? Yes, eSPI controller addresses 4-byte addressable EEPROMs in any situation. For P1015, is it possible to boot from a 4-byte EEPROM using the on-chip ROM? No. The software in the on-chip ROM only supports 16-bit addressable or 24-bit addressable EEPROMs.
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Do we have an internal pull up on LA20 pin in P1015E? According to hardware spec for P1015/P1024, LA20 pin is a reset configuration pin. It has a weak internal pull-up P-FET which is enabled only when the processor is in the reset state. This pull-up is designed such that it can be overpowered by an external 4.7-kΩ pull-down resistor. Assuming that I did not include a pull up or pull down and assuming no device was asserting LA20--what state do we sample at POR? If LA20 is left floating at POR, would one read the SVR for P1015E (80ED0211) OR P1011E (80ED0011)? According to hardware spec for P1015/P1024, LA20 pin "must be pulled down with a 4.7K resistor". So the default in case that a design doesn't include an external pull (as required by the spec) is for it to sample as a '1'. Leaving the pin NC (floating) at POR is effectively an out of spec configuration.
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For P1015, does DDRCLK and PCIe (SerDes) ref clock support a spread spectrum reference? DDRCLK and PCIe (SerDes) ref clock support spread spectrum. Please note that since SGMII doesn't support spread spectrum, if SGMII is used on any SERDES lane, spread spectrum should not be applied to SERDES REF clock. What are the DDRCLK and PCIe (SerDes) reference clock spread spectrum parameters for P1015?  DDRCLK and PCIe (SerDes) reference clock are designed to work with a spread spectrum clock (+0 to –0.5% spreading at 30–33 KHz rate is allowed), assuming both ends have same reference clock. For better results, a source without significant unintended modulation should be used.
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Can a spread spectrum clock be used for the 66.66 Mhz DDR clock of the P1023? If so what percentage spread is allowed and what modulation frequency? Yes, a spread spectrum clock can be used for 66.66 Mhz DDR clock. Please refer to below table for details: Spread Spectrum Clock Source Recommendations Parameter Min Max Unit Frequency modulation — 60 kHz Frequency spread — 1.0  % For P1023 package, which is the GTX clock pin for TSEC1 and TSEC2? According to the P1023 ballmap, V21 is the GTX clock pin of TSEC1 and T19 is the GTX clock pin of TSEC2.
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Please specify the DDR read only and write only counters for P1023. Event 19 counts DDR reads only while event 27 counts DDR writes only in P1023. How are DDR errors cleared in the ESUMR reg (bit 8)? Do they need to re-init the DDR? You need to clear the ERR_DEFECT [MBE] bit (write 1 to clear). After that the ESUMR bit 8 will be cleared.
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