BUS PROTOCOL COMPATIBLE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20150324318A1
• Filed: 07/17/2015
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tresidder, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,569,395 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/04 Generating or distributing clock signals or signals derived directly therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3228 Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3253 Power saving in bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/287 Multiplexed DMA G06F13/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/42 Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4221 being an input/output bus, e.g. ISA bus, EISA bus, PCI bus, SCSI bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4295 using an embedded synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0026 PCI express
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A bus protocol compatible device includes an encoder having an input for receiving a local clock signal, and an output, a multiplexer having a first input for receiving a reference clock signal, a second input coupled to said output of said encoder, a control input for receiving a select signal, and an output, and a driver having an input coupled to said output of said multiplexer, and an output for coupling to a bus protocol link.

Claims

1. A bus protocol compatible device, comprising:

an encoder having an input for receiving a local clock signal, and an output;

a multiplexer having a first input for receiving a reference clock signal, a second input coupled to said output of said encoder, a control input for receiving a select signal, and an output; and

a driver having an input coupled to said output of said multiplexer, and an output for coupling to a bus protocol link.

2. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 1, further comprising:

a phase locked loop (PLL) having an input for receiving said reference clock signal, a control input for receiving a PLL enable signal, and an output for providing said local clock signal, wherein said PLL assumes an inactive state in response to an inactivation of said PLL enable signal, and resumes an active state a delay after an activation of said PLL enable signal.

3. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 2, further comprising:

a power state controller having a first output for providing said PLL enable signal according to a link state.

4. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 3, wherein:

said power state controller further has a second output for providing said select signal according to said link state.

5. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 4, wherein:

said PLL further has a second output for providing a PLL lock signal; and

said power state controller, in response to a wake condition, activates said PLL enable signal, provides said select signal to select said first input of said multiplexer, and subsequently provides said select signal to select said second input of said multiplexer in response to said PLL lock signal.

6. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 5, further comprising:

a receiver for providing an end of idle signal,

wherein said power state controller recognizes said wake condition in response to said end of idle signal.

7. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 6, wherein said receiver provides data to a data link layer.

8. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 7, wherein said power state controller operates substantially according to the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express specification and deactivates said PLL enable signal when said link is in a PCI Express L1 Link state.

9. The bus protocol compatible device of claim 3, wherein:

said encoder is responsive to a training signal to provide a training sequence to said output; and

said power state controller has a third output for providing said training signal, wherein said power state controller activates said training signal after said delay.

10. A bus protocol compatible system, comprising:

a bus protocol link;

a first bus protocol compatible device comprising;

an encoder having an input for receiving a local clock signal, and an output;

a multiplexer having a first input for receiving a reference clock signal, a second input coupled to said output of said encoder, a control input for receiving a select signal, and an output; and

a driver having an input coupled to said output of said multiplexer, and an output coupled to said bus protocol link, and

a second bus protocol compatible device coupled to said bus protocol link.

11. The bus protocol compatible system of claim 10, wherein said first bus protocol compatible device further comprises:

a phase locked loop (PLL) having an input for receiving said reference clock signal, a control input for receiving a PLL enable signal, and an output for providing said local clock signal, wherein said PLL assumes an inactive state in response to an inactivation of said PLL enable signal, and resumes an active state a delay after an activation of said PLL enable signal.

12. The bus protocol compatible system of claim 11, wherein said first bus protocol compatible device further comprises:

a power state controller having a first output for providing said PLL enable signal according to a link state, and second output for providing said select signal according to said link state.

13. The bus protocol compatible system of claim 12, wherein:

said PLL further has a second output for providing a PLL lock signal;

said power state controller, in response to a wake condition, activates said PLL enable signal, provides said select signal to select said first input of said multiplexer, and subsequently provides said select signal to select said second input of said multiplexer in response to said PLL lock signal; and

wherein said first bus protocol compatible device further comprises;

a receiver for providing an end of idle signal,

wherein said power state controller recognizes said wake condition in response to said end of idle signal.

14. The bus protocol compatible system of claim 13, wherein said power state controller operates substantially according to the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express specification and deactivates said PLL enable signal when said link is in a PCI Express L1 Link state.

15. The bus protocol compatible system of claim 12, wherein:

said encoder is responsive to a training signal to provide a training sequence to said output; and

said power state controller has a third output for providing said training signal, wherein said power state controller activates said training signal after said delay.

16. A method of operating a bus protocol compatible device comprising:

encoding a data signal according to a local clock signal to provide an encoded data signal;

multiplexing a reference clock signal and said encoded data signal to provide a multiplexed signal in response to a select signal; and

driving said multiplexed signal onto a bus protocol link.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

generating said local clock signal from said reference clock signal in a phase locked loop (PLL);

inactivating said PLL in response to an inactivation of a PLL enable signal;

activating said PLL a delay after an activation of said PLL enable signal; and

providing said PLL enable signal and said select signal according to a link state.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

in response to a wake condition;

activating said PLL enable signal according to said link state;

providing said select signal to select said reference clock signal;

locking said PLL;

providing said select signal to select said encoded data signal subsequently to said locking;

activating a training signal after said locking; and

providing a training sequence as said encoded data signal in response to said training signal.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

receiving an end of idle signal in response to a condition of said bus protocol link; and

recognizing said wake condition in response to said end of idle signal.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

deactivating said PLL enable signal when said link is in a PCI Express L1 Link state.