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6482 DMAs take longer when accessing external memory... SCR priorities?

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Brad Clarkson
Posted by Brad Clarkson
on May 02 2012 08:10 AM
Intellectual280 points

I'm using a 6482.  I have an FPGA connected via EMIFA (synchronous).  I have external RAM connected via DDR2 Memory Controller.

I have a high priority thread that processes an interrupt from the FPGA and starts a DMA transfer from the FPGA to internal memory.
I have a low priority thread that chugs on the data and uses external RAM.

It appears that the DMAs from EMIF take longer to complete when the low priority thread is running.
I assumed I needed to adjust the priorities on the SCR.
But in sprs246k section 4.4, it says the default priority has the EDMA3 as the highest priority.

Other ideas?  Something I am missing?

thanks,
Brad

6482 SCR EMDA3 priority
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  • Brad Clarkson
    Posted by Brad Clarkson
    on May 02 2012 15:10 PM
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    I think I have tracked down the problem.

    I added the compiler option "-mi 1000" and the problem seeems to go away.

    I assume my low priority thread was getting in a tight loop and holding off interrupts...

    thanks,

    Brad

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