ATA HDD interface for personal media player with increased data transfer throughput
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1. A digital device comprising:
- a digital media player having a programmable external memory interface, said programmable external memory interface including;
an address valid output line,five address bit output lines,a chip enable output line,a write/read output line,an output enable output line,a wait request input line,an interrupt input line, anda plurality of data lines;
a first OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to write/read output line and an output;
a second OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to said output enable output line and an output;
an Advanced Technology Attachment/Integrated Drive Electronics (ATA/IDE) hard drive including;
an address valid input line connected to said address valid output line,three address input lines connected to corresponding ones of three least significant bits of said address output lines,a first chip select input line connected to a next most significant one of said address output lines,a second chip select input line connected to a most significant one of said address output lines,a write duration input signal line connected to said output of said first OR gate,a read duration input signal line connected to said output of said second OR gate,a wait request output line connected to said wait request input line,an interrupt output line connected to said interrupt input line, anda plurality of data lines, each data line connected to a corresponding data line of said external memory interface.
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Abstract
This invention is a method allowing for interfacing high speed hard disk drives (ATA-HDD) in high throughput PIO modes to currently available digital media processors (DMP). The prescribed interface programs signals available in the DMP external memory interface (EMIF) functions to match the requirements of ATA-HDD PIO functions. Selected signal redefinition and minimal glue logic is employed to form a seamless link between the EMIF I/O of the digital media processor DMP and the ATA-HDD hard drive.
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1. A digital device comprising:
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a digital media player having a programmable external memory interface, said programmable external memory interface including; an address valid output line, five address bit output lines, a chip enable output line, a write/read output line, an output enable output line, a wait request input line, an interrupt input line, and a plurality of data lines; a first OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to write/read output line and an output; a second OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to said output enable output line and an output; an Advanced Technology Attachment/Integrated Drive Electronics (ATA/IDE) hard drive including; an address valid input line connected to said address valid output line, three address input lines connected to corresponding ones of three least significant bits of said address output lines, a first chip select input line connected to a next most significant one of said address output lines, a second chip select input line connected to a most significant one of said address output lines, a write duration input signal line connected to said output of said first OR gate, a read duration input signal line connected to said output of said second OR gate, a wait request output line connected to said wait request input line, an interrupt output line connected to said interrupt input line, and a plurality of data lines, each data line connected to a corresponding data line of said external memory interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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