Data transmission system
View Patent ↗A data transmission system includes a first bus; a first bus master coupled to the first bus; a second bus master coupled to the first bus; a bus arbiter coupled to the first and second bus masters to provide an authorization of bus master operation to the first and second bus masters selectively; and a bus request holding circuit, which is coupled between the second bus master and the bus arbiter. The bus request holding circuit holds a bus request signal supplied from the second bus master for an appropriate period of time in response to a signal from the first bus master.
1. A data transmission system, comprising:
a first bus;
a first bus master coupled to the first bus;
a second bus master coupled to the first bus;
a bus arbiter coupled to the first and second bus masters to provide an authorization of bus master operation to the first and second bus masters selectively; and
a bus request holding circuit, which is coupled between the second bus master and the bus arbiter, wherein
the bus request holding circuit holds a bus request signal supplied from the second bus master for an appropriate period of time in response to a signal from the first bus master.
2. A data transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein
the bus request holding circuit performs a holding operation after a process of the second bus master is completed, if the second bus master is in operation when the holding operation is requested.
3. A data transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein
the bus request holding circuit comprises a first register coupled to the first bus and the first bus master; and a logic circuit, which decides holding/non-holding of the bus request signal in accordance with an output signal of the first register.
4. A data transmission system according to claim 3 , wherein
the bus request holding circuit further comprises a second register coupled to the first bus and the first bus master; and an interrupt detector coupled to the first and second registers to detect an interruption request, wherein
the first register is operable in accordance with the holding request signal from the first bus master or with an output signal of the interrupt detector.
5. A data transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first bus master is a CPU and the second bus master is a high performance peripheral device.
6. A data transmission system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second bus;
a bus bride circuit coupled to the first bus and second bus;
a peripheral device coupled to the second bus, wherein
the first bus is a higher performance main bus to be connected to a memory device, and the second bus is a lower performance bus.