
Communication Processor Module
MOTOROLA
MPC823 USER’S MANUAL
16-333
SCC2
COMMUNICATION
16
PROCESSOR
MODULE
E—Empty
0 = The data buffer associated with this RX buffer descriptor has been filled with data
or has stopped receiving data because an error occurred. The core is free to
examine or write to any fields of this RX buffer descriptor. The communication
processor module does not use this buffer descriptor as long as the E bit is zero.
1 = The data buffer associated with this RX buffer descriptor is empty or is currently
receiving data. This RX buffer descriptor and its associated receive buffer are
owned by the communication processor module. Once the E bit is set, the core
should not write any fields of this RX buffer descriptor.
Bits 1, 6, and 8–9—Reserved
These bits are reserved and should be set to 0.
W—Wrap (Final Buffer Descriptor in Table)
0 = This is not the last buffer descriptor in the RX buffer descriptor table.
1 = This is the last buffer descriptor in the RX buffer descriptor table. After this buffer
is used, the communication processor module receives incoming data into the first
buffer descriptor that RBASE points to in the table. The number of RX buffer
descriptors in this table is programmable and determined only by the W bit and
overall space constraints of the dual-port RAM.
I—Interrupt
0 = No interrupt is generated after this buffer is used.
1 = The RXB or RXF bit of the SCCE–Ethernet register is set when this buffer is used
by the SCC2 Ethernet controller. These two bits can cause interrupts if they are
enabled.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
OFFSET + 0
E
RES
WI
L
F
RES
M
RES
LG
NO
SH
CR
OV
CL
OFFSET + 2
DATA LENGTH
OFFSET + 4
RX DATA BUFFER POINTER
OFFSET + 6
NOTE:
You are only responsible for initializing the items in bold.
Note:
The communication processor module sets all the status bits in this buffer
descriptor. You should clear all the status bits before submitting the buffer
descriptor to the communication processor module. For example, the parity error
bit is only set when a parity error occurs.