SPRUJ17 User guide

SPRUJ17H March 2022 – October 2024 AM2631 , AM2631-Q1 , AM2632 , AM2632-Q1 , AM2634 , AM2634-Q1

7.2.10.2.3.6 RX MII Port → RX L1 FIFO → PRU

The RX L1 FIFO to PRU interface is depicted in Figure 7-69. In this mode, the data received from the MII interface is fed into the 32-byte RX L1 FIFO. The first data byte into the FIFO is automatically available in R31 of the PRU. Therefore, the PRU firmware can directly operate on this data without having to read it in a separate instruction. This allows the PRU to access receive data with low latency.

Figure 7-69 RX L1 to PRU Interface

When the new data is received, the PRU is provided with up to two bytes at a time in the R31 register, as shown in Figure 7-70. Once the PRU processes the incoming data, it instructs the MII_RT by writing to the R31 command interface bits to pop one or two bytes of data from the 32-byte RX FIFO. The pop operation causes current contents of R31 to be refreshed with new data from the incoming packet. Each time the data is popped, the status bits change to indicate so. If the pop is completed and there is no new data, the status bits immediately change to indicate no new data.

Note: The current R31 content, including data, will be lost after issuing the pop operation. If this information needs to be accessed later, the PRU should store the existing R31 content before popping new data.

AM263x MII RX Data to PRU R31 (R) and RX FIFO

Figure 7-70 MII RX Data to PRU R31 (R) and RX FIFO

Table 7-72 describes the receive interface data and status contents provided by the R31 register. These contents are available when R31 is read. To configure this register, the PRU GPI mode should be set for MII_RT mode in the CFG register space. Note the following:

If the data from receive path is not read in time, it could cause an overflow event because the data is still continuously provided to the 32-byte receive FIFO. Due to the receive FIFO overflow, the data gets automatically discarded to avoid lack of space in the FIFO. At the same time, an interrupt is raised to the INTC through a system event (PRU<n>_RX_OVERFLOW). To detect an overflow condition, the PRU should poll for this system event condition and a RX RESET command through the R31 command interface is required to clear out from this condition. Note that the received Ethernet frame is corrupted and should not be used for further processing as bytes have been dropped due to the overflow condition. A FIFO reset is recommended.
The receive data in the R31 register is available following synchronization to the PRU clock domain. So, there is a finite delay (120 ns) when data is available from MII interface and it is accessible to the PRU.
The receive FIFO also has the capability to be reset through software. When reset, all contents of receive FIFO are purged and it may result in the current frame not being received as expected. When a frame is being received and the PRU resets the RX FIFO, the remaining frame is not placed into the RX FIFO. However, any new frame arriving on the receive MII port will be stored in the FIFO.

Table 7-72 PRU R31: Receive Interface Data and Status (Read Mode)

Bits	Field Name	Description
31-30	RESERVED	In case of register interface, these bits are provided to PRU by other modules in PRU-ICSS. From the MII_RT module point of view, these bits are always zero.
29	RX_MIN_FRM_CNT_ERR	RX_MIN_FRM_CNT_ERR is set to 1 when the count of total bytes of incoming frame is less than the value defined by RX_MIN_FRM_CNT. RX_MIN_FRM_CNT_ERR is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR. Cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR or RX_L2_DONE. Note, during backpressure the status will not get updated by a new paket in L1 FIFO. The flag is valid for the current paket in L2 FIFO.
28	RX_MAX_FRM_CNT_ERR	RX_MAX_FRM_CNT_ERR is set to 1 when the count of total bytes of incoming frame is more than the value defined by RX_MAX_FRM_CNT_ERR. RX_MAX_FRM_CNT_ERR is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR. Cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR or RX_L2_DONE. Note, during backpressure the status will not get updated by a new paket in L1 FIFO. The flag is valid for the current paket in L2 FIFO.
27	RX_EOF_ERROR	RX_EOF_ERROR is set to 1 when an RX_EOF event or RX_ERROR event occurs. RX_EOF_ERROR is cleared by RX_ EOF_CLR and/or RX_ ERROR_CLR.
26	RX_MAX_PRE_CNT_ERR	RX_MAX_PRE_CNT_ERR is set to 1 when the number of nibbles equaling 0x5 before SFD event (0xD5) is more than the value defined by PRUSS_MII_RT_RX_PCNT0/1 [RX_MAX_PCNT]. RX_MAX_PRE_CNT_ERR is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR.
25	RX_ERR	RX_ERR is set to 1 when pr1_mii0/1_rxer is asserted while pr1_mii0/1_rxdv bit is set. RX_ERR is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR.
24	ERROR_CRC	ERROR_CRC indicates that the frame has a CRC mismatch. This bit is valid when the RX_EOF bit is set. It should be noted that ERROR_CRC bit is ready in early status, which means it is calculated before data is available in RXL1 FIFO. ERROR_CRC is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR. Cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR or RX_L2_DONE. Note, during backpressure the status will not get updated by a new paket in L1 FIFO. The flag is valid for the current paket in L2 FIFO.
23	ERROR_NIBBLE	ERROR_NIBBLE indicates that the frame ended in odd nibble. It should be considered valid only when the RX_EOF bit and pr1_mii0/1_rxdv are set. Nibble counter is enabled post SFD event. It should be noted that ERROR_NIBBLE bit is ready in early status, which means it is calculated before data is available in RXL1 FIFO. ERROR_NIBBLE is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR.
22	RX_SOF	RX_SOF transitions from low to high when the frame data starts to arrive and pr1_mii0/1_rxdv is asserted. Note: There will be a small sync delay of 0ns – 5ns. The recommended time to clear this bit via RX_SOF_CLR is at the end of frame (EOF). It should be noted that RX_SOF bit is ready in early status, which means it is calculated before data is available in RXL1 FIFO.
21	RX_SFD	RX_SFD transitions from low to high when the SFD sequence (0xD5) post RX_SOF is observed on the receive MII data. The recommended time to clear this bit via RX_SFD_CLR is at the end of frame (EOF). It should be noted that RX_SFD bit is ready in early status, which means it is calculated before data is available in RXL1 FIFO.
20	RX_EOF	RX_EOF indicates that the frame has ended and pr1_mii0/1_rxdv is de-asserted. It also validates the CRC match bit. Note: There will be a small sync delay of 0ns – 5ns. It should be noted that RX_EOF bit is ready in early status, which means it is calculated before data is available in RXL1 FIFO. Note: Also if RX_L2_EOF_SCLR_DIS is set, then this flag will remain asserted when RX_L2 is enabled until RX_EOF_CLR. Cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR or RX_L2_DONE. Note, during backpressure the status will not get updated by a new paket in L1 FIFO. The flag is valid for the current paket in L2 FIFO.
19	RX_ERROR	RX_ERROR indicates one or more of the following errors occurred: RX_MAX/MIN_FRM_CNT_ERR RX_MAX/MIN_PRE_CNT_ERR RX_ERR RX_ERROR is cleared by RX_ERROR_CLR.
18	WORD_RDY	WORD_RDY indicates that all four nibbles in R31 have valid data. There is a 2 clock cycle latency from the command RX_POP16 to WORD_RDY update. Therefore, firmware needs to insure it does not read WORD_RDY until 2 clock cycles after RX_POP16.
17	BYTE_RDY	BYTE_RDY indicates that the lower two nibbles in R31 have valid data. There is a 2 clock cycle latency from the command RX_POP8 to BYTE_RDY update. Therefore, PRU firmware needs to insure it does not read BYTE_RDY until 2 clock cycles after RX_POP8.
16	DATA_RDY/ TX_EOF	When RX_DATA_RDY_MODE_DIS = 0: DATA_RDY indicates there is valid data in R31 ready to be read. This bit goes to zero when the PRU does a POP8/16 and there is no new data left in the receive MII port. This bit is high if there is more receive data for PRU to read. There is a 2 clock cycle latency from the command RX_POP16/8 to WORD_RDY/BYTE_RDY update. Therefore, PRU firmware needs to insure it does not read BYTE_RDY/WORD_RDY until 2 clock cycles after RX_POP16/8. When RX_DATA_RDY_MODE_DIS = 1: TX_EOF indicates an TX EOF event (i.e. a 1 --> 0 transition on TX_EN) has occurred. This bit will clear when TX_RESET is set or when new data is first loaded. PRU firmware can wait until TX_EOF = 1, then start a new TX Frame by immediately loading new data.
15-8	BYTE1	Data Byte 1. This data is available such that it is safe to read by the PRU when the DATA_RDY/BYTE_RDY/WORD_RDY bits are asserted.
7-0	BYTE0	Data Byte 0. This data is available such that it is safe to read by the PRU when the DATA_RDY/BYTE_RDY/WORD_RDY bits are asserted.