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System and method for direct memory access from host without processor intervention wherein automatic access to memory during host start up does not occur

  • US 7,149,823 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2003
  • Issued: 12/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing programmed direct access to peripheral memory located on a peripheral device including a microprocessor and controller circuitry by a host device, via a bus interface, comprising:

  • writing an address to a host-configured address register located on the peripheral device, wherein the address is generated and transmitted by host software executed by the host device via the bus interface; and

    accessing the peripheral memory at a location corresponding to the address written in the host address register by the controller circuitry without burdening the microprocessor, wherein said accessing does not occur as part of an automatic access to the peripheral memory during host device start up.

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