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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Eric R. Hansen, McKinney, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A printer controller for processing print data includes a data processor, direct memory access controller, first and second memories with corresponding first and second transfer data busses. A bus switch selectively connects the first and second data transfer busses. When uncoupled, the data processor accessed the said first memory via the first data transfer bus and the direct memory access controller may independently accesses the second memory via the second data transfer bus. When connected, either the data processor or the direct memory access controller may access either memory to the exclusion of the other. This permits better allocation of data transfer bandwidth in the memory controller.