Atmel Corporation

Stein Danielsen

Laurentiu Birsan

Frode Milch Pedersen

Sebastien Jouin

Thierry Delalande

Ivar Holand

Francois Fosse

James Hallman

Nicolas Graffet

Ingar Hanssen

Karl Jean-Paul Courtel

Mona Opsahl

Programmable logic units are described. A described unit includes one or more input interfaces to receive one or more input signals; logic elements that are individually programmable; one or more output interfaces to provide one or more output signals; and a programmable interconnect array that is configured to selectively form one or more interconnections within the unit based on one or more programming settings. The programmable interconnect array can be programmable to route the one or more input signals from the one or more input interfaces to at least a portion of the logic elements, programmable to route one or more intermediate signals among at least a portion of the logic elements, and programmable to route one or more signals from at least a portion of the logic elements to produce the one or more output signals via the output interface.

Programmable logic unit

Implementations are disclosed for a centralized peripheral access controller (PAC) that is configured to protect one or more peripheral components in a system. In some implementations, the PAC stores data that can be set or cleared by software. The data corresponds to an output signal of the PAC that is routed to a corresponding peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral is 'unlocked' the PAC will allow write transfers to registers in the peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral component is 'locked' the PAC will refuse write transfers to registers in the peripheral component and terminate with an error.

Centralized peripheral access protection

Systems, methods, circuits and computer-readable mediums for peripheral sequencing using an access sequence are disclosed. In some implementations, a control register and status register in a peripheral are initialized with control data for selecting peripheral registers of the peripheral to be refreshed during an access sequence. For each peripheral register to be refreshed during the access sequence: a data register of the peripheral register is accessed; the peripheral register is refreshed; and the status register is updated with a current status of the access sequence. The access sequence is determined to be completed based on contents of the status register.

Peripheral register parameter refreshing

Systems, methods, circuits and computer-readable mediums for system internal latency measurements in realtime applications are disclosed. In some implementations, a trigger signal is selected from a plurality of trigger signals for interrupting a processor of an integrated circuit system. The trigger signal includes a pulse having width. The system detects a rising edge of the pulse and starts a counter. The system detects a falling edge of the pulse and stops the counter. The system then compares a count of the counter with first and second values stored in first and second registers, respectively. The first value represents a minimum pulse width and the second value represents a maximum pulse width. The count is stored in the first or second register based on a result of the comparing.

System internal latency measurements in realtime applications

A flexible-width peripheral register mapping is disclosed for accessing peripheral registers on a peripheral bus.

Peripheral registers with flexible data width

Systems and methods for direct memory access are described. One example system includes a memory module that includes a first memory portion that maintains transfer descriptors of direct memory access (DMA) channels, and a second memory portion that maintains transfer descriptors of enabled DMA channels. The system includes a controller coupled to the memory module, the controller includes one or more DMA channels coupled to a system bus, a channel arbiter that selects one of the enabled DMA channels as an active DMA channel for data transfer including re-arbitrating after each burst or beat in a given transfer, and an active channel buffer that receives a transfer descriptor of the active DMA channel from the second memory portion. The controller is configured to write back the transfer descriptor of the active DMA channel into the second memory portion when the active DMA channel loses arbitration.

Direct memory access controller

Programmable logic units are described. A described unit includes one or more first logic elements that are individually programmable to be one of a plurality of first functions; one or more second logic elements that are a decoder; one or more third logic elements that are individually programmable to be one of a plurality of second functions; and a programmable interconnect array that selectively forms one or more interconnections within a group including the logic elements, one or more input interfaces, and one or more output interfaces. The array is programmable in routing one or more input signals to at least a portion of the logic elements, routing one or more intermediate signals among at least a portion of the logic elements, and routing one or signals from at least a portion of the logic elements to produce one or more output signals via the output interface.

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Flatasen, Norway

Stein Danielsen