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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2007
Steven Dawson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Willem Smit, Chandler, AZ (US);
Maria Smit, Legal Representative, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brian Boles, Mesa, AZ (US);
Steven Dawson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Willem Smit, Chandler, AZ (US);
Maria Smit, legal representative, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brian Boles, Mesa, AZ (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method of performing a direct memory access has the steps of selecting a peripheral device for performing a direct memory access through a direct memory access controller; providing a partial address by the peripheral device to the direct memory access controller; and forming the source or destination address by combining the partial address with selected bits from a source register within the direct memory access controller.