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• writes to ITR are ignored if InstrCompl_l is set to b0
• following a successful write to DTRRX, DTRRXfull and DTRRXfull_l are set to b1
• following a successful read from DTRTX, DTRTXfull and DTRTXfull_l are cleared to b0
• following a successful write to ITR, InstrCompl and InstrCompl_l are cleared to b0.
Debuggers accessing these registers must first read DSCR. This has the side-effect of copying
DTRRXfull and DTRTXfull to DTRRXfull_l and DTRTXfull_l. The debugger must then:
• write to the DTRRX if the DTRRXfull flag was b0 (DTRRXfull_l is b0)
• read from the DTRTX if the DTRTXfull flag was b1 (DTRTXfull_l is b1)
• write to the ITR if the InstrCompl_l flag was b1.
However, debuggers can issue both actions together and later determine from the read DSCR
value whether the operations were successful.
In Stall mode, the APB accesses to DTRRX, DTRTX, and ITR stall under the following
conditions:
• writes to DTRRX are stalled until DTRRXfull is cleared
• writes to ITR are stalled until InstrCompl is set
• reads from DTRTX are stalled until DTRTXfull is set.
Fast mode is similar to Stall mode except that in Fast mode, the processor fetches an instruction
from the ITR when a DTRRX write or DTRTX read succeeds. In Stall mode and Nonblocking
mode, the processor fetches an instruction from the ITR when an ITR write succeeds.
11.4.6 Data Transfer Register
The DTR consists of two separate physical registers:
• the DTRRX (Read Data Transfer Register)
• the DTRTX (Write Data Transfer Register).
The register accessed is dependent on the instruction used:
•writes,
MCR
and
LDC
instructions, access the DTRTX
• reads,
MRC
and
STC
instructions, access the DTRRX.
Note
Read and write are used with respect to the processor.
For information on the use of these registers with the DTRTXfull flag and DTRRXfull flag, see
Debug communications channel on page 11-55. The Data Transfer Register, bits [31:0] contain
the data to be transferred.