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PCD8 8-bit DMA Interface
The PCD8 8-bit DMA Interface implements a high-speed DMA channel between an external device
and the PCI Bus host computer for the PCI SS/GS or PCI CD/CDa main boards. This document
describes modifications made to the main board firmware to implement this eight-bit bidirectional
parallel interface.
To use this interface, the PCI SS/GS main board requires an RS-422, LVDS, or ECL mezzanine board;
the PCI CD/CDa comes in either LVDS or RS-422 versions and requires no mezzanine board. Both
main boards require you to load the PCI Xilinx with the single-channel FPGA configuration file
appropriate for the board, and the user interface Xilinx with the appropriate PCD8 FPGA configuration
file.
The eight-bit Interface comprises eight input signals and eight output signals, which can transfer one
byte per clock cycle in each direction independently. The interface signals are the same as the
PCI CD/CDa signals, except that the high-order eight signals are changed to output signals and the
low-order eight are input signals.
You can use the PCD8 with the normal PCI CD/CDa cable.
Related Documents
The following related publications may prove useful:
Document URL
EDT DMA & Digital Video Software Library www.edt.com/api (HTML)
EDT DMA & Digital Video Software Library www.edt.com/manuals/misc/api.pdf (PDF)
PCI SS/GS Main Board User’s Guide www.edt.com/manuals/PCD/pciss_gs.pdf
PCI CD/CDa User’s Guide www.edt.com/manuals/PCD/pcicd.pdf
About the DMA Interface
The PCD8 implements the DMA interface using two field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), referred
to as the PCI FPGA and the UI (user interface) FPGA:
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