Question: Is there any minimum number of clock cycles or accesses (# of CASs) before this can occur if a XPT starts and a SRT or REFRESH becomes pending simultaneously? For example, I would assume that the XPT would at least execute one RAS and CAS cycle before being interrupted by a SRT or REFRESH. Will it execute at least two memory accesses, three, or ? before it gets interrupted and a new row access begins?

Answer: Yes, there is a minimum- it is PTMIN. In this respect, XPTs are no different from any other PT. A minimum of PTMIN cycles must be spent servicing an XPT before it can get interrupted by a higher priority cycle.


Device: TMS320C8x
Category: Related Devices
Detail: Memory Interfaces
Title: SRT or REFRESH Becomes Pending Simultaneously
Source: Case from the TMS320 Hotline
Date: 8/1/97
GenId: 0008002

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