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US08136002B2 Communication between controller and addressed target devices over data signal 有权
通过数据信号在控制器和寻址的目标器件之间进行通信

  • Patent Title: Communication between controller and addressed target devices over data signal
  • Patent Title (中): 通过数据信号在控制器和寻址的目标器件之间进行通信
  • Application No.: US12970148
    Application Date: 2010-12-16
  • Publication No.: US08136002B2
    Publication Date: 2012-03-13
  • Inventor: Lee D. Whetsel
  • Applicant: Lee D. Whetsel
  • Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
  • Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
  • Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
  • Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
  • Agent Lawrence J. Bassuk; W. James Brady; Frederick J. Telecky, Jr.
  • Main IPC: G01R31/28
  • IPC: G01R31/28 G06F7/02
Communication between controller and addressed target devices over data signal
Abstract:
An addressable interface selectively enables JTAG TAP domain operations or Trace domain operations within an IC. After being enabled, the TAP receives TMS and TDI input from a single data pin. After being enabled, the Trace domain acquires data from a functioning circuit within the IC in response to a first clock and outputs the acquired data from the IC in response to a second clock. An addressable two pin interface loads and updates instructions and data to a TAP domain within the IC. The instruction or data update operations in multiple ICs occur simultaneously. A process transmits data from an addressed target device to a controller using data frames, each data frame comprising a header bit and data bits. The logic level of the header bit is used to start, continue, and stop the data transmission to the controller. A data and clock signal interface between a controller and multiple target devices provides for each target device to be individually addressed and commanded to perform a JTAG or Trace operation. Trace circuitry within an IC can operate autonomously to store and output functional data occurring in the IC. The store and output operations of the trace circuitry are transparent to the functional operation of the IC. An auto-addressing RAM memory stores input data at an input address generated in response to an input clock, and outputs stored data from an output address generated in response to an output clock.
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