32-Bit PCI “MatchMaker”
Pass-Thru Operation
Pass-Thru operation executes PCI bus cycles in real
time with the Add-On bus. This allows the PCI bus
to directly read or write to Add-On resources. The
S5933 allows the designer to declare up to four indi-
vidual Pass-Thru Regions. Each region may be
defined as 8-, 16-, or 32-bits wide, mapped into host
memory or I/O space and may be up to 512MB bytes
in size. Figure 4 right shows a block diagram of the
S5933 Pass-Thru architecture.
S5933
Address Latch
PCI Local Bus
S5933
Add-On Pass-Thru Write Data
Add-On Pass-Thru Read Data
Pass-Thru operations are performed in PCI target
only mode, making this data channel useful for con-
verting existing ISA or EISA designs over to the fast
Figure 4
PCI architecture. The Pass-Thru data channel uti-
lizes separate Add-On bus signal pins to reflect a
PCI bus read or write request. Add-On logic decodes these signals to determine if it must read or write data to the
S5933 to satisfy the request. Information decoded includes PCI request occurring, the byte lanes involved, the spe-
cific Pass-Thru region accessed and if the request is a burst or single-cycle access. All requested Pass-Thru address
and data information is passed via Add-On Operation Registers.
Pass-Thru operation supports single PCI data cycles and PCI data bursts. During PCI burst operations, the S5933 is
capable of transferring data at the full PCI bandwidth. Should slower Add-On logic be implemented, the S5933 auto-
matically issues PCI bus waits or a Host retry indication until the requested transfer is satisfied.
FIFO PCI Bus Mastering Operation
FIFO PCI Bus Master data transfers are processed by one of two 8-DWORD FIFOs. The FIFO block diagram is
shown in Figure 5. The particular FIFO selected for a data transfer is dependent only on the direction of data flow and
is completely transparent to the user. Internal S5933 decode logic selects the FIFO that is dedicated to transferring
data to the other bus.
The way data is transferred by a FIFO, is determined by Operation and Configuration Registers contained within the
S5933. A FIFO may be configured for either PCI or Add-On initiated Bus Mastering with programmable byte
advance conditions, read vs. write priorities and Add-On bus widths. Advance conditions allow the FIFO to imple-
ment 8-, 16- or 32-bit bus widths. Configuring the S5933 for Bus Master operation enables separate address and data
count registers, which are loaded with the PCI memory address location and number of bytes to be read or written.
This is accomplished by either the Host CPU or Add-On logic. Data can be transferred between the two buses trans-
parent to the PCI Host processor, however, the Add-On logic is required to service the S5933 Add-On Local bus. An
indication of transfer completion can be seen by polling a status register done bit or S5933 signal pin or enabling a
'transfer count = 0' interrupt to either bus.
Further FIFO configuration bits select 16, 32, or 64 bit Endian conversion options for incoming and outgoing data.
Endian conversion allows an Add-On processor and the host to transfer data in their native Endian format. Other con-
figuration bits determine if the Add-On Local bus width is 8, 16 or 32 bits. 16-bit bus configurations internally steer
FIFO data from the upper 16 bits of the DWORD and then to the lower 16-bits on alternate accesses. FIFO pointers
are then updated when appropriate bytes are accessed. Other methods are available for 8-bit or 16-bit Add-Ons.
Efficient FIFO management configuration schemes unique to the AMCC S5933 specify how full or empty a FIFO
must be before it requests the PCI Local bus. These criteria include bus requests when any of the 8 DWORDs are
empty, or when four or more DWORDs are empty. This allows the designer to control how often the S5933 requests
the bus. The S5933 always attempts to perform burst operations to empty or fill the FIFOs. Further FIFO capabilities
over the standard register access methods allow for direct hardware FIFO access. This is provided through separate
access pins on the S5933. Other status output pins allow for easily cascading external FIFOs to the Add-On design.
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