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it is a device to transfer the data directly between io device and memory without through the cpu so it performs a high-speed data transfer between memory and io device
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List four system resources that software uses to manage hardware?
IRQ, DMA Channel, I/O Addresses, Memory Addresses
What are the sports facilities in each DMA?
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What is modes of transfer in Computer architecture?
Data transfer between the central computer and input and output devices may be handled in a variety of modes The techniques of data transfer are: Programmed I/O Interrupt driven Direct Memory Access (DMA)
What 8257 chip means?
The 8257 is a three channel DMA controller.
What is the use of Intel 8257 microprocessor?
Its a Programmable Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller.
Is dma controller is processor or controller?
processor
What is burst mode and cycle stealing mode?
The DMA controller can be used to steal memory cycles from the processor. Hence this interweaing technique is called cycle stealing The DMA Controller may be Given exclusive access main memory to transfer the block of data without interruption this is known as block or burst mode
What is difference between 8237 and 8257 DMA controllers?
8237 provides better performance, compared to 8257. The distinctive feature of 8237 chip is that it provides, many programmable control and dynamic reconfigurability features which enhance the data transfer rate of the system remarkably
Microprocessor of 8257 dma controller?
8527 DMA controllerThe 8527 controller has four independent channels each of which contains an address register and a counter. The counter decrements as each byte transfer occurs, and forces termination of the DMA operation after the last transfer. The controller increments the address register after each operation, so that successive data transfers are made at contiguous ascending addresses.The arbiter resolves conflicts among the channels for access to memory. Two methods have been used in this chip to make the chip useful in a variety of different applications. In one mode the channels have a fixed priority and conflicts are resolved according to the priority, for example, Channel 0 has highest priority and Channel 3 lowest. The second mode is a rotating priority scheme in which priority rankings are the four cycle shifts of 0-1-2-3, when a channel is granted access to the bus the priority ranking shifts cyclically to place the channel in the lowest priority position for the next arbitration cycle.Structure of the 8527 DMA controllerThe chip has four signals associated with the READ and WRITE operation. MEM READ L and MEM WRITE L are signals produced by DMA controller to exercise memory. The two signals I/O READ L and I/O WRITE L are bidirectional, they are inputs from the microprocessor when the microprocessor sends commands to the 8257 and reads back the 8257 status. During the I/O operation these signals are output from the 8257 and are functionally opposite to the memory signals. The 8257 takes control of the bus by exercising HALT (HRQ) and receives back the "go-ahead" signal on HALT ACKNOWLEDGE (HLDA).Two signals produced by the DMA controller can be used by the I/O port to assist in controlling the transfer process. One signal TC--terminal count--is asserted during the last cycle of a DMA block. This can be used to describe a DMA mode on an I/O port or to reset the port's internal state to indicate the end of a transfer. The second--MARK--is inserted when the remaining count on a channel became a multiple of 128--providing a convenient timing signal for an external device.Block DiagramPin ConfigurationThree Transaction Methods for Peripheral IOs:• Programmed IOs (like 8255 port used without handshake and Intr signals)• Interrupt Driven IOs (like 8255 port used without handshake and Inter signals)• DMA Transactions using a DMACDirect Memory Access Control (Peripheral Transactions Server) IOs· Controller or server sends hold request for processor to grant on acknowledgement, the access to address and data buses, IORD, IOWR, MEMRD, MEMWR and IO buses.· Once programmed for address of RAM block for transfer and for data counts of IO transactions with RAM, interrupts only at the end of a block transaction or last transaction.8257 Four Channel DMAC Features:· Four channels,· Priority Resolution support,· TC output and Mark output (after 126 bytes transfer) for interrupts to processor for attention,· Auto-load on TC mode support for repeat transactions without reprogramming TC and MAR and mode,· TTL level inputs/outputs compatible with INTEL families.
Is it possible to use a dma controller if the system does not supports the interrupts?
You'd have to use DMA with polling, and thats usually not supported
How does DMA work?
There are signals DACK, DRQ, and TC. When a peripheral wants to move a byte or 2 bytes into memory (is dependent on whether 8 bit or 16 bit DMA channel is in use -- 0,1,2,3 are 8-bit, 5,6,7 are 16-bit), it issues DRQ. DMA controller chats with CPU and after some time DMA controller issues DACK. Seeing DACK, the peripheral puts it's byte on data bus, DMA controller takes it and puts it in memory. If it was the last byte/word to move, DMA controller sets up also TC during the DACK. When peripheral sees TC, it is possible it will not want any more movements,
What is the future type of external memory?
If you mean after external hard drives, probably am 80 GB credit card. MSM9841 and MSM9842 offers two types of memory interface: interface when DMA controller is used (16-bit bus) that memory interface is through DMA controller; interface without DMA controller that memory interface (16-bit bus) is through CPU.
What is busmastering?
bus mastering is a feature supported by many bus architectures that enables a device connected to the bus to initiate transactions. Also called "First-party DMA", to contrast it with Third-party DMA, the situation where the system DMA controller is actually doing the transfer.
3 types of DMA transfer modes?
· Block transfer DMA controller takes the bus control by CPU. CPU has no access to bus until the transfer is complete. During this time CPU can perform internal operations that do not need bus. This is a common and popular method with modern microprocessors. · Cycle stealing This is a word-by-word transfer based on CPU cycle stealing. When DMA steals a cycle, CPU is stopped completely for one cycle. Cycle stealing is not an interrupt. CPU pauses for just one machine cycle. This type of transfer takes a period of time. Some major steps of DMA cycle stealing in order to transfer data to and form memory are: · DMA needs control of the CPU · DMA must use the bus only when the CPU does not need it · CPU is suspended by DMA just before it needs to use the bus · CPU pauses for one bus cycle · DMA transfers one words and then returns the control to CPU · The overall effect is to cause the CPU to execute more slowly · Interleaved DMA. It is similar to block transfer technique, here DMA controller takes the control of system bus only when CPU is not using it. For example, performing an ALU operation or incrementing a counter. The data transfer by this kind of method takes a period of time.
When does dma controller take control of the bus?
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