Configurable bus with selection of transmission links and clock frequency

    公开(公告)号:GB2495931A

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-01

    申请号:GB201118412

    申请日:2011-10-25

    Abstract: A method for transmitting data on a configurable bus, comprising a number of physical links RD[z], comprises receiving input data on an input bus 10 at one or more of a number of data rates; selecting a number of the physical links on which the data is to be transmitted and a clock frequency at which the data is to be transmitted, based on information relating to the data rate of the input data and the number of links used on the input bus; and driving the physical links to transmit the data. The selection of transmission settings is intended to provide an optimal balance between bandwidth and power consumption. A receiver 20 which receives data in packets on a number of the physical links at a clock frequency, reformats the packets into groups 21 and transmits the reformatted data on an output bus 22 at one of a plurality of data rates, is also disclosed.

    Independent blocks to control independent busses or a single combined bus

    公开(公告)号:GB2497314A

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-12

    申请号:GB201120959

    申请日:2011-12-06

    Abstract: An integrated circuit has two blocks, which may be transmitters or may be receivers. The first transmits n bits and the second transmits m bits. The blocks can be configured to operate on two independent busses or can be configured to operate on a single n+m bit bus. The blocks may have the same circuitry, connected by a communication channel. The blocks may be arranged symmetrically about the channel. When operating on a single bus, one block may be a master and the other a slave. In this mode, a clock signal may be supplied by only one of the two blocks. One of the blocks may be put into a low power mode while the second block operates independently. The circuit may be used in video processing, the combined bus being used for three dimensional images and the separate busses being used for two dimensional images.

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