22 Data Converter Interface (DCI)

Section 22.
Data Converter Interface (DCI)
HIGHLIGHTS
This section of the manual contains the following topics:
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22.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 22-2
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
22.2 Control Register Descriptions ...................................................................................... 22-2
22.3 Codec Interface Basics and Terminology..................................................................... 22-8
22.4 DCI Operation ............................................................................................................ 22-10
22.5 Using the DCI Module................................................................................................ 22-17
22.6 Operation in Power Saving Modes ............................................................................ 22-28
22.7 Registers Associated with DCI................................................................................... 22-28
22.8 Design Tips ................................................................................................................ 22-30
22.9 Related Application Notes.......................................................................................... 22-31
22.10 Revision History ......................................................................................................... 22-32
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22.1 Introduction
The dsPIC Data Converter Interface (DCI) module allows simple interfacing of devices, such as
audio coder/decoders (codecs), A/D converters, and D/A converters.
The following interfaces are supported:
• Framed Synchronous Serial Transfer (Single or Multi-Channel)
• Inter-IC Sound (I2S) Interface
• AC-Link Compliant mode
Many codecs intended for use in audio applications support sampling rates between 8 kHz and
48 kHz and use one of the interface protocols listed above. The DCI automatically handles the
interface timing associated with these codecs. No overhead from the CPU is required until the
requested amount of data has been transmitted and/or received by the DCI. Up to four data
words may be transferred between CPU interrupts.
The data word length for the DCI is programmable up to 16 bits to match the data size of the
dsPIC30F CPU. However, many codecs have data word sizes greater than 16 bits. Long data
word lengths can be supported by the DCI. The DCI is configured to transmit/receive the long
word in multiple 16-bit time slots. This operation is transparent to the user and the long data word
is stored in consecutive register locations.
The DCI can support up to 16 time slots in a data frame, for a maximum frame size of 256 bits.
There are control bits for each time slot in the data frame that determine whether the DCI will
transmit/receive during the time slot.
22.2 Control Register Descriptions
The DCI has five Control registers and one Status register, which are listed below:
• DCICON1: DCI module enable and mode bits.
• DCICON2: DCI module word length, data frame length, and buffer setup.
• DCICON3: DCI module bit clock generator setup.
• DCISTAT: DCI module status information.
• RSCON: Active frame time slot control for data reception.
• TSCON: Active frame time slot control for data transmit.
In addition to these Control and Status registers, there are four Transmit registers,
TXBUF0....TXBUF3, and four Receive registers, RXBUF0....RXBUF3.
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Section 22. Data Converter Interface (DCI)
Register 22-1: DCICON1

Upper Byte:
R/W-0 U-0 R/W-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
DCIEN — DCISIDL — DLOOP CSCKD CSCKE COFSD
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
UNFM CSDOM DJST — — — COFSM<1:0>
bit 7 bit 0
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bit 15 DCIEN: DCI Module Enable bit
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
1 = Module is enabled
0 = Module is disabled
bit 14 Reserved: Read as ‘0’
bit 13 DCISIDL: DCI Stop in Idle Control bit
1 = Module will halt in CPU Idle mode
0 = Module will continue to operate in CPU Idle mode
bit 11 DLOOP: Digital Loopback Mode Control bit
1 = Digital Loopback mode is enabled. CSDI and CSDO pins internally connected.
0 = Digital Loopback mode is disabled
bit 10 CSCKD: Sample Clock Direction Control bit
1 = CSCK pin is an input when DCI module is enabled
0 = CSCK pin is an output when DCI module is enabled
bit 9 CSCKE: Sample Clock Edge Control bit
1 = Data changes on serial clock falling edge, sampled on serial clock rising edge
0 = Data changes on serial clock rising edge, sampled on serial clock falling edge
bit 8 COFSD: Frame Synchronization Direction Control bit
1 = COFS pin is an input when DCI module is enabled
0 = COFS pin is an output when DCI module is enabled
bit 7 UNFM: Underflow Mode bit
1 = Transmit last value written to the Transmit registers on a transmit underflow
0 = Transmit ‘0’s on a transmit underflow
bit 6 CSDOM: Serial Data Output Mode bit
1 = CSDO pin will be tri-stated during disabled transmit time slots
0 = CSDO pin drives ‘0’s during disabled transmit time slots
bit 5 DJST: DCI Data Justification Control bit
1 = Data transmission/reception is begun during the same serial clock cycle as the frame synchronization
pulse
0 = Data transmission/reception is begun one serial clock cycle after frame synchronization pulse
bit 4-2 Reserved: Read as ‘0’
bit 1-0 COFSM<1:0>: Frame Sync Mode bits
11 = 20-bit AC-Link mode
10 = 16-bit AC-Link mode
01 = I2S Frame Sync mode
00 = Multi-Channel Frame Sync mode
Legend:
R = Readable bit W = Writable bit U = Unimplemented bit, read as ‘0’
-n = Value at POR ‘1’ = Bit is set ‘0’ = Bit is cleared x = Bit is unknown


Upper Byte:
U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 U-0 R/W-0
— — — — BLEN<1:0> — COFSG3
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
COFSG<2:0> — WS<3:0>
bit 7 bit 0

bit 11-10 BLEN<1:0>: Buffer Length control bits
11 = Four data words will be buffered between interrupts
10 = Three data words will be buffered between interrupts
01 = Two data words will be buffered between interrupts
00 = One data word will be buffered between interrupts
bit 8-5 COFSG<3:0>: Frame Sync Generator control bits
1111 = Data frame has 16 words
||
0000 = Data frame has 1 word
bit 3-0 WS<3:0>: DCI Data Word Size bits
1111 = Data word size is 16 bits
||
0010 = Invalid Selection. Do not use. Unexpected results may occur.
Legend:


Upper Byte:
U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
— — — — BCG<11:8>
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0 R/W-0
BCG<7:0>
bit 7 bit 0
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bit 15-12 Reserved: Read as ‘0’.
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
bit 11-0 BCG<11:0>: DCI Bit Clock Generator Control bits
Legend:

Register 22-4: DCISTAT

Upper Byte:
U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R-0 R-0 R-0 R-0
— — — — SLOT<3:0>
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
U-0 U-0 U-0 U-0 R-0 R-0 R-0 R-0
— — — — ROV RFUL TUNF TMPTY
bit 7 bit 0

bit 11-8 SLOT<3:0>: DCI Slot Status bits
1111 = Slot #15 is currently active
||
bit 3 ROV: Receive Overflow Status bit
1 = A receive overflow has occurred for at least one receive register
0 = A receive overflow has not occurred
bit 2 RFUL: Receive Buffer Full Status bit
1 = New data is available in the receive registers
0 = The receive registers have old data
bit 1 TUNF: Transmit Buffer Underflow Status bit
1 = A transmit underflow has occurred for at least one transmit register
0 = A transmit underflow has not occurred
bit 0 TMPTY: Transmit Buffer Empty Status bit
1 = The Transmit registers are empty
0 = The Transmit registers are not empty
Legend:

Register 22-5: RSCON

Upper Byte:
RSE15 RSE14 RSE13 RSE12 RSE11 RSE10 RSE9 RSE8
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
RSE7 RSE6 RSE5 RSE4 RSE3 RSE2 RSE1 RSE0
bit 7 bit 0
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bit 11 RSE<15:0>: Receive Slot Enable bits
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
1 = CSDI data is received during the individual time slot n
0 = CSDI data is ignored during the individual time slot n
Legend:
Register 22-6: TSCON

Upper Byte:
TSE15 TSE14 TSE13 TSE12 TSE11 TSE10 TSE9 TSE8
bit 15 bit 8
Lower Byte:
TSE7 TSE6 TSE5 TSE4 TSE3 TSE2 TSE1 TSE0
bit 7 bit 0
bit 11 TSE<15:0>: Transmit Slot Enable Control bits

1 = Transmit buffer contents are sent during the individual time slot n
0 = CSDO pin is tri-stated or driven to logic ‘0’ during the individual time slot, depending on the state of the
CSDOM bit
Legend:

22.3 Codec Interface Basics and Terminology

The interface protocols supported by the DCI require the use of a Frame Synchronization (FS)
signal to initiate a data transfer between two devices. In most cases, the rising edge of FS starts
a new data transfer. In any codec application there is, at a minimum, a controller and a codec
device. Either device may produce FS. The device that generates FS is the master device.
Conceptually, the master device does not have to be the transmitting or receiving device. Various
connection examples are shown in Figure 22-1. The frequency of the FS signal is usually the
system sampling rate, fs.
Note: The details given in this section are not specific to the DCI module. This discussion
is intended to provide the user some background and terminology related to the
digital serial interface protocols found in most codec devices.
Figure 22-1: Codec CONNECTION EXAMPLES
CSCK SCK CSCK SCK

dsPIC® COFS FS dsPIC ® COFS FS
(Controller) Codec Codec
CSDO SDI (Controller) CSDO SDI
CSDI SDO CSDI SDO
Codec is Master Controller is Master
CSCK SCK
dsPIC® COFS FS
(See Note)
Codec
(Controller) CSDO SDI
CSDI SDO
Codec Generates SCK
CSCK SCK
dsPIC®
FS
(Controller) COFS A/D #1
CSDI SDO
FSO
SCK
FS
Daisy-Chained Configuration A/D #2
SDO
to Other Devices FSO
Controller
CSCK SCK
® COFS FS
dsPIC
Codec
(Controller) CSDO SDI
CSDI SDO
External Controller is Master
Note: Codec oscillator circuit generates SCK signal.

All interfaces have a serial transfer clock, SCK. The SCK signal may be generated by any of the
connected devices or can be provided externally. In some systems, SCK is also referred to as
the bit clock. For codecs that offer high signal fidelity, it is common for the SCK signal to be
derived from the crystal oscillator on the codec device. The protocol defines the edge of SCK on
which data is sampled. The master device generates the FS signal with respect to SCK.
The period of the FS signal delineates one data frame. This period is the same as the data
sample period. The number of SCK cycles that occur during the data frame will depend on the
type of codec that is selected. The ratio of the SCK frequency to the system sample rate is
expressed as a ratio of n, where n is the number of SCK periods per data frame.
One advantage of using a framed interface protocol is that multiple data words can be transferred
during each sample period, or data frame. Each division of the data frame is referred to as a time
slot. The time slots can be used for multiple codec data channels and/or control information. 22
Furthermore, multiple devices can be multiplexed on the same serial data pins. Each slave
device is programmed to place its data on the serial data connection during the proper time slot.
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
The output of each slave device is tri-stated at all other times to permit other devices to use the
serial bus.
Some devices allow the FS signal to be daisy-chained via Frame Synchronization Output (FSO)
pins. A typical daisy-chained configuration is shown in Figure 22-1. When the transfer from the
first slave device has completed, a FS pulse is sent to the second device in the chain via its FSO
pin. This process continues until the last device in the chain has sent its data. The controller
(master) device should be programmed for a data frame size that accommodates all of the data
words that will be transferred.
The timing for a typical data transfer is shown in Figure 22-2. Most protocols begin the data
transfer one SCK cycle after the FS signal is detected. This example uses a 16 fs clock and
transfers four 4-bit data words per frame.
Figure 22-2: FRAMED DATA TRANSFER EXAMPLE

Data Frame Period (1/fs)
SCK
FS
SDI or SDO Time Slot 0 Time Slot 1 Time Slot 2 Time Slot 3
The timing for a typical data transfer with daisy-chained devices is shown in Figure 22-3. This
example uses a 16 fs SCK frequency and transfers two 8-bit data words per frame. After the FS
pulse is detected, the first device in the chain transfers the first 8-bit data word and generates the
FSO signal at the end of the transfer. The FSO signal begins the transfer of the second data word
from the second device in the chain.
Figure 22-3: DAISY-CHAINED DATA TRANSFER EXAMPLE
Data Frame Period (1/fs)
SCK
FS
FSO
SDI or SDO Time Slot 0 Time Slot 1

The FS pulse has a minimum active time of one SCK period so the slave device can detect the
start of the data frame. The duty cycle of the FS pulse may vary depending on the specific pro-
tocol that is used to mark certain boundaries in the data frame. For example, the I2S protocol
uses a FS signal that has a 50% duty cycle. The I2S protocol is optimized for the transfer of two
data channels (left and right channel audio information). The edges of the FS signal mark the
boundaries of the left and right channel data words. The AC-Link protocol uses a FS signal that
is high for 16 SCK periods and low for 240 SCK periods. The edges of the AC-Link FS signal
mark the boundaries of control information and data in the frame.
Note: Refer to Section 26. “Appendix” of this manual for additional information on codec
communication protocols.
22.4 DCI Operation

A simplified block diagram of the module is shown in Figure 22-4. The module consists of a
Transmit/Receive Shift register that is connected to a small range of memory buffers via a buffer
control unit. This arrangement allows the DCI to support various codec serial protocols. The DCI
Shift register is 16-bits wide. Data is transmitted and received by the DCI MSbit first.
Figure 22-4: DCI Module Block Diagram
BCG<11:0>
CSCKD
TCY Clock Generator CSCK
COFSD
WS<3:0> Frame
COFSG<3:0> Synchronization COFS
COFSM<1:0> Generator
16-bit Data Bus
Receive Registers w/
Buffer
Buffer Control
15 0
Transmit Registers w/
Buffer DCI Shift Register CSDI
CSDO

22.4.1 DCI Pins

There are four I/O pins associated with the DCI. The DCI, when enabled, controls the data
direction of each of the four pins.
22.4.1.1 CSCK Pin
The CSCK pin provides the serial clock connection for the DCI. The CSCK pin may be configured
as an input or output using the CSCKD control bit, DCICON1<10>. When the CSCK pin is
configured as an output (CSCKD = 0), the serial clock is derived from the dsPIC30F system clock
source and supplied to external devices by the DCI. When the CSCK pin is configured as an input
(CSCKD = 1), the serial clock must be provided by an external device.
22.4.1.2 CSDO Pin

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The Serial Data Output (CSDO) pin is configured as an output only pin when the module is
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
enabled. The CSDO pin drives the serial bus whenever data is to be transmitted. The CSDO pin
can be tri-stated or driven to ‘0’ during serial clock periods when data is not transmitted, depend-
ing on the state of the CSDOM control bit (DCICON1<6>). The tri-state option allows other
devices to be multiplexed onto the CSDO connection.
22.4.1.3 CSDI Pin
The serial data input (CSDI) pin is configured as an input only pin when the module is enabled.
22.4.1.4 COFS Pin
The frame synchronization (COFS) pin is used to synchronize data transfers that occur on the
CSDO and CSDI pins. The COFS pin may be configured as an input or an output. The data direc-
tion for the COFS pin is determined by the COFSD control bit (DCICON1<8>). When the COFSD
bit is cleared, the COFS pin is an output. The DCI module will generate frame synchronization
pulses to initiate a data transfer. The DCI is the master device for this configuration. When the
COFSD bit is set, the COFS pin becomes an input. Incoming synchronization signals to the
module will initiate data transfers. The DCI is a slave device when the COFSD control bit is set.
22.4.2 Module Enable

The DCI module is enabled or disabled by setting/clearing the DCIEN control bit
(DCICON1<15>). Clearing the DCIEN control bit has the effect of resetting the module. In
particular, all counters associated with serial clock generation, frame sync, and the buffer control
logic are reset (see Section 22.5.1.1 “DCI Start-up and Data Buffering” and Section
22.5.1.2 “DCI Disable” for additional information).
When enabled, the DCI controls the data direction for the CSCK, CSDI, CSDO and COFS I/O
pins associated with the module. The PORT, LAT, and TRIS register values for these I/O pins are
overridden by the DCI module when the DCIEN bit is set.
It is also possible to override the CSCK pin separately when the bit clock generator is enabled.
This permits the bit clock generator to be operated without enabling the rest of the DCI module.

22.4.3 Bit Clock Generator

The DCI module has a dedicated 12-bit time base that produces the bit clock. The bit clock rate
(period) is set by writing a non-zero 12-bit value to the BCG<11:0> control bits
(DCICON3<11:0>). When the BCG<11:0> bits are set to zero, the bit clock will be disabled.
Note: The CSCK I/O pin will be controlled by the DCI module if the DCIEN bit is set OR
the bit clock generator is enabled by writing a non-zero value to BCG<11:0>. This
allows the bit clock generator to be operated independently of the DCI module.
When the CSCK pin is controlled by the DCI module, the corresponding PORT, LAT and TRIS
Control register values for the CSCK pin will be overridden and the data direction for the CSCK
pin will be controlled by the CSCKD control bit (DCICON1<10>).
If the serial clock for the DCI is to be provided by an external device, the BCG<11:0> bits should
be set to ‘0’ and the CSCKD bit set to ‘1’.
If the serial clock is to be generated by the DCI module, the BCG<11:0> control bits should be
set to a non-zero value (see Equation 22-1) and the CSCKD control bit should be set to zero.
The formula for the bit clock frequency is given in Equation 22-1.
Equation 22-1: DCI Bit Clock Generator Value
fCY
BCG<11:0> = –1
2 fCSCK
The required bit clock frequency will be determined by the system sampling rate and frame size.
Typical bit clock frequencies range from 16x to 512x the converter sample rate, depending on
the data converter and the communication protocol that is used.
Note: The BCG<11:0> bits have no effect on the operation of the DCI module when the
CSCK signal is provided externally (CSCKD = 1).
22.4.4 Sample Clock Edge Selection

The CSCKE control bit (DCICON1<9>) determines the sampling edge for the serial clock signal.
If the CSCKE bit is cleared (default), data will be sampled on the falling edge of the CSCK signal.
The AC-Link protocols and most multi-channel formats require that data be sampled on the
falling edge of the CSCK signal. If the CSCKE bit is set, data will be sampled on the rising edge
of CSCK. The I2S protocol requires that data be sampled on the rising edge of the serial clock
signal.
22.4.5 Frame Sync Mode Control Bits

The type of interface protocol supported by the DCI is selected using the COFSM<1:0> control
bits (DCICON1<1:0>). The following Operating modes can be selected:
• Multi-channel Mode
• I2S Mode
• AC-Link Mode (16-bit)
• AC-Link Mode (20-bit)
Specific information for each of the protocols is provided in subsequent sections.
22.4.6 Word-Size Selection Bits

The WS<3:0> word-size selection bits (DCICON2<3:0>) determine the number of bits in each
DCI data word. Any data length from 4 to 16 bits may be selected.
Note: The WS control bits are used only in the multi-channel and I2S modes. These bits
have no effect in AC-Link mode since the data slot sizes are fixed by the protocol.

22.4.7 Frame Synchronization Generator

The Frame Sync Generator (FSG) is a 4-bit counter that sets the frame length in data words. The
period for the FSG is set by writing the COFSG<3:0> control bits (DCICON2<8:5>). The FSG
period (in serial clock cycles) is determined by the following formula:
Equation 22-2: Frame Length, In CSCK Cycles
FrameLength = (WS<3:0> + 1) • (COFSG<3:0> + 1)
Frame lengths up to 16 data words may be selected. The frame length in serial clock periods will
vary up to a maximum of 256 depending on the word size that is selected.
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Data Converter
Note: The COFSG control bits will have no effect in AC-Link mode, since the frame length
Interface (DCI)
is set to 256 serial clock periods by the protocol.
22.4.8 Transmit and Receive Registers

The DCI has four Transmit registers, TXBUF0...TXBUF3, and four Receive registers,
RXBUF0..RXBUF3. All of the Transmit and Receive registers are memory mapped.
22.4.8.1 Buffer Data Alignment
Data values are always stored left-justified in the DCI registers, since audio PCM data is
represented as a signed 2’s complement fractional number. If the programmed DCI word size is
less than 16 bits, the unused LSbs in the Receive registers are set to ‘0’ by the module. Also, the
unused LSbs in the Transmit register are ignored by the module.
22.4.8.2 Transmit and Receive Buffers
The Transmit and Receive registers each have a set of buffers that are not accessible by the
user. Effectively, each transmit and receive buffer location is double-buffered. The DCI transmits
data from the transmit buffers and writes received data to the receive buffers. The buffers allow
the user to read and write the RXBUF and TXBUF registers, while the DCI uses data from the
buffers.
22.4.9 DCI Buffer Control Unit

The DCI module contains a buffer control unit that transfers data between the buffer memory and
the Serial Shift register. The buffer control unit also transfers data between the buffer memory
and the TXBUF and RXBUF registers. The buffer control unit allows the DCI to queue the
transmission and reception of multiple data words without CPU overhead.
The DCI generates an interrupt each time a transfer between the buffer memory and the TXBUF
and RXBUF registers takes place. The number of data words buffered between interrupts is
determined by the BLEN<1:0> control bits (DCICON2<11:10>). The size of the transmit and
receive buffering may be varied from 1 to 4 data words using the BLEN<1:0> bits.
Each time a data transfer takes place between the DCI Shift register and the buffer memory, the
DCI buffer control unit is incremented to point to the next buffer location. If the number of
transmitted or received data words is equal to the BLEN value + 1, the following will occur:
• The buffer control unit is reset to point to the first buffer location
• The received data held in the buffer is transferred to the RXBUF registers
• The data in the TXBUF registers is transferred to the buffer
• A CPU interrupt is generated
The DCI buffer control unit will also reset the buffer pointer to the first buffer location each time a
frame boundary is reached. This action ensures alignment between the buffer locations and the
enabled time slots in the data frame.
The DCI buffer control unit always accesses the same relative location in the Transmit and
Receive buffers. If the DCI is transmitting data from TXBUF3, for example, then any data
received during that time slot will be written to RXBUF3.

Figure 22-5: DCI Buffer Control Unit
Transmit Registers Transmit Buffer

TXBUF0
TXBUF1 4 4 Transmit
Buffer
Select
TXBUF2
TXBUF3
BLEN
Buffer Transfer Signal

2
DCI
Buffer Control Shift Register
Receive Registers Receive Buffer

RXBUF0
RXBUF1 4 4 Receive
Buffer
RXBUF2 Select
RXBUF3
22.4.10 Transmit Slot Enable Bits

The TSCON SFR has control bits that are used to enable up to 16 time slots for transmission.
These control bits are the TSE<15:0> bits. The size of each time slot is determined by the
WS<3:0> word size selection bits and can vary up to 16 bits.
If a transmit time slot is enabled via one of the TSE bits (TSEx = 1), the contents of the current
transmit buffer location will be loaded into the CSDO Shift register and the DCI buffer control unit
will increment to point to the next buffer location.
Not all TSE control bits will have an effect on the module operation if the selected frame size has
less than 16 data slots. The Most Significant TSE control bits are not used. For example, if
COFSG<3:0> = 0111 (8 data slots per frame), TSE8 through TSE15 will have no effect on the
DCI operation.
22.4.10.1 CSDO Mode Control
During disabled transmit time slots, the CSDO pin can drive ‘0’s or can be tri-stated, depending
on the state of the CSDOM bit (DCICON1<6>). A given transmit time slot is disabled if its
corresponding TSEx bit is cleared in the TSCON register.
If the CSDOM bit is cleared (default), the CSDO pin will drive ‘0’s onto the CSDO pin during
disabled time slot periods. This mode is used when there are only two devices (1 master and 1
slave) attached to the serial bus.
If the CSDOM bit is set, the CSDO pin will be tri-stated during unused time slot periods. This
mode allows multiple dsPIC30F devices to share the same CSDO line in a multiplexed
application. Each device on the CSDO line is configured so that it will only transmit data during
specific time slots. No two devices should transmit data during the same time slot.

22.4.11 Receive Slot Enable Bits

The RSCON SFR contains control bits (RSE<15:0>) that are used to enable up to 16 time slots
for reception. The size of each receive time slot is determined by the WS<3:0> control bits and
can vary from 4 to 16 bits.
If a receive time slot is enabled via one of the RSE bits (RSEx = 1), the Shift register contents
will be written to the current DCI receive buffer location and the buffer control logic will advance
to the next available buffer location.
Data is not packed in the receive memory buffer locations if the selected word size is less than
16 bits. Each received slot data word is stored in a seperate 16-bit buffer location. Data is always
stored in a left-justified format in the receive memory buffer.
22.4.12 TSCON and RSCON Operation with Buffer Control Unit

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Interface (DCI)
The slot enable bits in the TSCON and RSCON registers function independently, with the
exception of the buffer control logic. For each time slot in a data frame, the buffer location is
advanced if either the TSEx or the RSEx bit is set for the current time slot. That is, the buffer con-
trol unit synchronizes the Transmit and Receive buffering so that the Transmit and Receive buffer
location will always be the same for each time slot in the data frame.
If the TSEx bit and the RSEx bit are both set for every time slot that is used in the data frame,
the DCI will Transmit and Receive equal amounts of data .
In some applications, the number of data words transmitted during a frame may not equal the
number of words received. As an example, assume that the DCI is configured for a 2-word data
frame, TSCON = 0x0001 and RSCON = 0x0003. This configuration would allow the DCI to
transmit one data word per frame and receive two data words per frame. Since two data words
are received for each data word that is transmitted, the user would write every other transmit
buffer location. Specifically, only TXBUF0 and TXBUF2 would be used to transmit data.
Figure 22-6: DCI Buffer Operation: TSCON = 0x0001, RSCON = 0x0003, BLEN<1:0> = 11b
Transmit Registers Receive Registers
TXBUF0 Data Word #1 RXBUF0 Data Word #1
TXBUF1 RXBUF1
Data Word #2
TXBUF2 Data Word #2 RXBUF2 Data Word #3
TXBUF3 RXBUF3 Data Word #4
Note: User writes to TXBUF0 and TXBUF2. TXBUF1 and TXBUF3 not used by transmit logic.
22.4.13 Receive Status Bits

There are two receive status bits, RFUL and ROV.
The receive status bits only indicate status for register locations that are enabled for use by the
module. This is a function of the BLEN<1:0> control bits. If the buffer length is set to less than
four words, the unused buffer locations will not affect the receive status bits.
The RFUL status bit (DCISTAT<2>) is read only and indicates that new data is available in the
Receive registers. The RFUL bit is cleared automatically when all RXBUF registers in use have
been read by the user software.
The ROV status bit (DCISTAT<3>) is read only and indicates that a receive overflow has
occurred for at least one of the Receive register locations. A receive overflow occurs when the
RXBUF register location is not read by the user software before new data is transferred from the
buffer memory. When a receive overflow occurs, the old contents of the register are overwritten.
The ROV status bit is cleared automatically when the register that caused the overflow is read.

22.4.14 Transmit Status Bits

There are two transmit status bits, TMPTY and TUNF.
The transmit status bits only indicate status for register locations that are used by the module. If
the buffer length is set to less than four words, for example, the unused register locations will not
affect the transmit status bits.
The TMPTY bit (DCISTAT<0>) is read only and is set when the contents of the active TXBUF
registers are transferred to the Transmit Buffer registers. The TMPTY bit may be polled in
software to determine when the Transmit registers may be written. The TMPTY bit is cleared
automatically by the hardware when a write to any of the TXBUF registers in use occurs.
The TUNF bit (DCISTAT<1>) is read only and indicates that a transmit underflow has occurred
for at least one of the Transmit registers that is in use. The TUNF bit is set when the TXBUF
register contents are transferred to the transmit buffer memory and the user did not write all of
the TXBUF registers in use since the last buffer transfer. The TUNF status bit is cleared
automatically when the TXBUF register that underflowed is written by the user software.
22.4.15 SLOT Status Bits

The SLOT<3:0> status bits (DCISTAT<11:7>) indicate the current active time slot in the data
frame and are useful when more than four words per data frame need to be transferred. The user
may poll these status bits in software when a DCI interrupt occurs to determine what time slot
data was last received and which time slot data should be loaded into the TXBUF registers.
22.4.16 Digital Loopback Mode

Digital Loopback mode is enabled by setting the DLOOP control bit (DCICON1<11>). When the
DLOOP bit is set, the module internally connects the CSDO signal to CSDI. The actual data input
on the CSDI pin will be ignored in Digital Loopback mode.
22.4.17 Underflow Mode Control Bit

When a transmit underflow occurs, one of two actions may occur depending on the state of the
UNFM control bit (DCICON1<7>). If the UNFM bit is cleared (default), the module will transmit
‘0’s on the CSDO pin during the active time slot for the buffer location. In this Operating mode,
the codec device attached to the DCI module will simply be fed digital ‘silence’. If the UNFM
control bit is set, the module will transmit the last data written to the buffer location. This
Operating mode permits the user to send a continuous data value to the codec device without
consuming software overhead.
22.4.18 Data Justification Control

In most applications, the data transfer begins one serial clock cycle after the FS signal is sampled
active. This is the DCI module default. An alternate data alignment can be selected by setting the
DJST control bit (DCICON2<5>). When DJST = 1, data transfers will begin during the same
serial clock cycle as the FS signal.
22.4.19 DCI Module Interrupts

The frequency of DCI module interrupts is dependent on the number of active time slots (TSCON
and RSCON registers), length of the data frame (WS and COFSG control bits), and the BLEN
control bits. An interrupt is generated at the following times:
• When the buffer length has been reached
• When a frame boundary is reached
A buffer memory transfer takes place each time the above events occur. A buffer memory
transfer is defined as the time when the previously written TXBUF values are transferred to the
transmit buffer memory and new received values in the receive buffer memory are transferred
into the RXBUF registers.

22.5 Using the DCI Module

This section explains how to configure and use the DCI with specific kinds of data converters.
22.5.1 How to Transmit and Receive Data Using the DCI Buffers, Status Bits and Interrupts
The DCI can buffer up to four data words between CPU interrupts depending on the setting of
the BLEN control bits. The buffered data can be transmitted and received in a single data frame,
or across multiple data frames, depending on the TSCON and RSCON register settings. For
example, assume BLEN<1:0> = 00b ( buffer one data word per interrupt) and TSCON = RSCON
= 0x0001. This particular configuration represents the most basic setup and would cause the
DCI to transmit/receive one data word at the beginning of every data frame. The CPU would be
interrupted after every data word transmitted/received since BLEN<1:0> = 00b.
For a second configuration example, assume BLEN<1:0> = 11b (buffer four data words per
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interrupt) and TSCON = RSCON = 0x0001. This configuration would cause the DCI to
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
transmit/receive one data word at the beginning of every data frame, but a CPU interrupt would
be generated after four data words were transmitted/received. This configuration would be useful
for block processing, where multiple data samples are processed at once.
For a third configuration example, assume BLEN<1:0> = 11b (buffer four data words per
interrupt) and TSCON = RSCON = 0x000F. This configuration would cause the DCI to
transmit/receive four data words at the beginning of every data frame. A CPU interrupt would be
generated every data frame in this case because the DCI was setup to buffer four data words in
a data frame. This configuration represents a typical multi-channel buffering setup.
The DCI can also be configured to buffer more than four data words per frame. For example,
assume BLEN<1:0> = 11b (buffer four data words per interrupt) and TSCON = RSCON =
0x00FF. In this configuration, the DCI will transmit/receive 8 data words per data frame. An
interrupt will be generated twice per data frame. To determine which portion of the data is in the
Transmit/Receive registers at each interrupt, the user will need to check the SLOT status bits
(DCISTAT <11:7>) in the Interrupt Service Routine to determine the current data frame position.
The Transmit and Receive registers are double-buffered, so the DCI module can work on one set
of Transmit and Receive data while the user software is manipulating the other set of data.
Because of the double-buffers, it will take three interrupt periods to receive the data, process that
data, and transmit the processed data. For each DCI interrupt, the CPU will process a data word
that was received during a prior interrupt period and generate a data word that will be transmitted
during the next interrupt period. The buffering and data processing time of the dsPIC device will
insert a two-interrupt period delay into the processed data. This data delay is negligible, in most
cases.
The DCI status flags and CPU interrupt indicate that a buffer transfer has taken place and that it
is time for the CPU to process more data. In a typical application, the following steps will occur
each time the DCI data is processed:
1. The RXBUF registers are read by the user software. The RFUL status bit (DCISTAT<2>)
will have been set by the module to indicate the Receive registers contain new data. The
RFUL bit is cleared automatically after all the active Receive registers have been read.
2. The user software will process the received data.
3. The processed data is written to the TXBUF registers. The TMPTY status bit
(DCISTAT<0>) will have been previously set to indicate that the Transmit registers are
ready for more data to be written.
For applications that are configured to Transmit and Receive data (TSCON and RSCON are
non-zero), the RFUL and TMPTY status bits can be polled in user software to determine when a
DCI buffer transfer takes place. If the DCI is only used to transmit data (RSCON = 0), then the
TMPTY bit can be polled to indicate a buffer transfer. If the DCI is configured to only receive data
(TSCON = 0), then the RFUL bit can be polled to indicate a buffer transfer.
The DCIIF status bit (IFS2<9>) is set each time a DCI buffer transfer takes place and generates
a CPU interrupt, if enabled. The DCIIF status bit is generated by the logical ORing of the RFUL
and TMPTY status bits.

22.5.1.1 DCI Start-up and Data Buffering
Data transfers are begun by setting the DCIEN control bit (DCICON1<15>). Prior to this, the DCI
Control registers should have been initialized for the desired operating mode. (See Section
22.5.4 “Multi-Channel Operation”, Section 22.5.5 “I2S Operation”, and Section
22.5.6 “AC-Link Operation”)
A timing diagram for DCI startup is shown in Figure 22-7. In this example, the DCI is configured
for an 8-bit data word (WS<3:0> = 0111b) and an 8-bit data frame (COFSG<3:0> = 0000b). The
Multi-Channel mode (COFSM<1:0> = 00b) is used. The steps required to transmit and receive
data are described below.
1. The TXBUF registers should be pre-loaded with the first data to be transmitted before the
module is enabled. If the transmit data will be based on data received from the codec, then
the user can simply clear the TXBUF registers. This will transmit digital ‘silence’ until data
is first received into the RXBUF registers from the codec.
2. Enable the DCI module by setting the DCIEN bit (DCICON1<15>). If the DCI is the master
device, the data in the TXBUF registers will be transferred to the transmit buffers and
transmission of the first data frame will commence. Otherwise, the TXBUF data will be
held in the transmit buffers until a frame sync signal is received from the master device.
3. The TMPTY bit will be set immediately after the module is enabled and a DCI interrupt will
be generated, if enabled. At this time, the module is ready for the TXBUF registers to be
reloaded with data to be transferred on the second data frame. No data has been received
by the module at this time, so the TXBUF registers should be cleared again if the
transmitted data is calculated from the received data. The DCIIF status bit should be
cleared by the user in software if interrupts are enabled.
4. After the first data frame is transferred, the TMPTY bit will set, the RFUL status bit will be
set, and a DCI interrupt will occur, if enabled. This is the first data word received from the
device connected to the DCI.
5. The user reads the Receive register(s), automatically clearing the RFUL status bit. The
user software processes the received data at this time.
6. The Transmit register(s) is written with data to be transmitted during the next data frame.
The TMPTY status bit is cleared automatically when the write occurs. The write data may
be calculated from data that was received at the prior interrupt.
7. The next DCI interrupt occurs and the cycle repeats.
Figure 22-7: DCI Start-up and Data Buffering Example
CSCK
Data 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6
Word 1 Word 2
COFS
DCIEN
TMPTY
TXBUF TX Word 1 TX Word 2 TX Word 3
RFUL
RXBUF RX Word 1
DCIIF Cleared by User
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

22.5.1.2 DCI Disable
The DCI module is disabled by clearing the DCIEN control bit (DCICON1<15>). When the DCIEN
bit is cleared, the module will finish the current data frame transfer that is in progress. An interrupt
will be generated if the transmit/receive buffers need to be written/read before the end of the
frame.
The DCIEN bit must be cleared at least 3 CSCK cycles before the end of the frame disables the
module at that frame. If not, the module will disable on the next frame.
The DCI will not generate any further frame sync pulses after the DCIEN bit is cleared, nor will it
respond to an incoming frame sync pulse.
When the frame sync generator has reached the final time slot in the data frame, all state
machines associated with the DCI will be reset to their Idle state and control of the I/O pins asso- 22
ciated with the module will be released. The user may poll the SLOT<3:0> status bits
Data Converter
(DCISTAT<11:7>) after the DCIEN bit is cleared to determine when the module is Idle. The DCI
Interface (DCI)
is Idle when SLOT<3:0> = 0000b and DCIEN = 0.
When the module enters the Idle state, any data in the Receive Shadow registers will be
transferred to the RXBUF registers, and the RFUL and ROV status bits will be affected
accordingly.
Figure 22-8: DCI Timing, Module Disable
FS pulse not
WS = 0011b COFSG = 0011b generated.
CSCK
Data 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0
COFS
DCIEN
SLOT 0011 0000 0001 0010 0011 0000
RFUL
Receive buffer contents

transferred to RXBUF.

22.5.2 Master vs. Slave Operation

The DCI can be configured for master or slave operation. The master device generates the frame
sync signal to initiate a data transfer. The Operating mode (master or slave) is selected by the
COFSD control bit (DCICON1<8>).
When the DCI module is operating as a master device (COFSD = 0), the COFSM mode bits
determine the type of frame sync pulse that is generated by the frame sync generator logic. A
new frame synchronization signal is generated when the frame sync generator resets and is
output on the COFS pin.
When the DCI module is operating as a frame sync slave (COFSD = 1), data transfers are
controlled by the device attached to the DCI module. The COFSM control bits control how the
DCI module responds to incoming FS signals.
In the Multi-Channel mode, a new data frame transfer will begin one serial clock cycle after the
COFS pin is sampled high. The pulse on the COFS pin resets the frame sync generator logic.
In the I2S mode, a new data word will be transferred one serial clock cycle after a low-to-high or
a high-to-low transition is sampled on the COFS pin. A rising or falling edge on the COFS pin
resets the frame sync generator logic.
In the AC-Link mode, the tag slot and subsequent data slots for the next frame will be transferred
one serial clock cycle after the COFS pin is sampled high.
The COFSG and WS bits must be configured to provide the expected frame length when the
module is operating in the Slave mode. Once a valid frame sync pulse has been sampled by the
module on the COFS pin, an entire data frame transfer will take place. The module will not
respond to further frame sync pulses until the current data frame transfer has fully completed.
22.5.3 Data Packing for Long Data Word Support

Many codecs have data word lengths in excess of 16 bits. The DCI natively supports word
lengths up to 16 bits, but longer word lengths can be supported by enabling multiple Transmit
and Receive slots and packing data into multiple transmit and receive buffer locations. For
example, assume that a particular codec transmits/receives 24-bit data words. This data could
be transmitted and received by setting BLEN<1:0> = 01b (two data words per interrupt) and
setting TSCON = RSCON = 0x0003. This will enable transmission and reception during the first
two time slots of the data frame. The 16 MSbs of the transmit data are written to TXBUF0. The
8 LSbs of the transmit data are written left-justified to TXBUF1 as shown in Figure 22-9. The 8
LSbs of TXBUF1 can be written to ‘0’. The 24-bit data received from the codec will be loaded into
RXBUF0 and RXBUF1 with the same format as the transmit data.
Any combination of word size and enabled time slots may be used to transmit and receive long
data words in multiple Transmit and Receive registers. For example, the 24 bit data word
example shown in Figure 22-9 could be transmitted/received in three consecutive registers by
setting WS<3:0> = 0111 (word size = 8 bits), BLEN<1:0> = 10 (buffer three words between
interrupts), and TSCON = RSCON = 0x0007 (transmit/receive during the first three time slots of
the data frame). Each Transmit and Receive register would contain 8 bits of the data word.
Figure 22-9: Data Packing Example for Long Data Words
Transmit Registers
TXBUF0 Data Word bits 24:8
TXBUF1 bits 7:0 0 00 0 0 000
TXBUF2
TXBUF3 TSCON = RSCON = 0x0003

BLEN<1:0> = 01b

22.5.4 Multi-Channel Operation

The Multi-Channel mode (COFSM<1:0> = 00) is used for codecs that require a frame sync pulse
that is driven high for one serial clock period to initiate a data transfer. One or more data words
can be transferred in the data frame. The number of clock cycles between successive frame sync
pulses will depend on the device connected to the DCI module. A timing diagram for the frame
sync signal in Multi-Channel mode is shown in Figure 22-10. A timing example, indicating a
four-word data transfer is also shown in Figure 22-2.
Figure 22-10: Frame Sync Timing, Multi-Channel Mode
Frame Synch Sampled Here

First Data Bit Sampled Here 22
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
CSCK
COFS
Data MSB LSB
22.5.4.1 Multi-Channel Setup Details
The steps required to configure the DCI for a codec using the Multi-Channel mode are provided
in this section. This Operating mode can be used for codecs with one or more data channels.
The setup is similar regardless of the number of channels.
For this setup example, a hypothetical codec will be considered. The single channel codec used
for this setup example will use a 256 fs serial clock frequency with a 16-bit data word transmitted
at the beginning of each frame.
The steps required for setup and operation are described below.
1. Determine the sample rate and data word size required by the codec. An 8 kHz sampling
rate is assumed for this example.
2. Determine the serial transfer clock frequency required by the codec. Most codecs require
a serial clock signal that is some multiple of the sampling frequency. The example codec
requires a frequency that is 256 fs, or 1.024 MHz. Therefore, a frame sync pulse must be
generated every 256 serial clock cycles to start a data transfer.
3. The DCI must be configured for the serial transfer clock. If the CSCK signal will be
generated by the DCI, clear the CSCKD control bit (DCICON1<10>) and write a value to
DCICON3 that will produce the correct clock frequency (See Section 22.4.3 “Bit Clock
Generator”). If the CSCK signal is generated by the codec or other external source, set
the CSCKD control bit and clear the DCICON3 register.
4. Clear the COFSM<1:0> control bits (DCICON1<1:0>) to set the frame synchronization
signal to Multi-Channel mode.
5. If the DCI will generate the frame sync signal (master), then clear the COFSD control bit
(DCICON1<8>). If the DCI will receive the frame sync signal (slave), then set the COFSD
control bit.
6. Clear the CSCKE control bit (DCICON1<9>) to sample incoming data on the falling edge
of CSCK. This is the typical configuration for most codecs. Refer to the codec data sheet
to ensure the correct sampling edge is used.
7. Write the WS<3:0> control bits (DCICON2<3:0>) for the desired data word size. The
example codec requires WS<3:0> = 1111b for a 16-bit data word size.

8. Write the COFSG<3:0> control bits (DCICON2<8:5>) for the desired number of data
words per frame. The WS and COFSG control bits will determine the length of the data
frame in CSCK cycles (see Section 22.4.7 “Frame Synchronization Generator”)
COFSG<3:0> = 1111b is used for this codec to provide the 256-bit data frame required
by the example codec.
9. Set the Output mode for the CSDO pin using the CSDOM control bit (DCICON1<6>). If a
single device is attached to the DCI, CSDOM can be cleared. This will force the CSDO pin
to ‘0’ during unused data time slots. You may need to set CSDOM if multiple devices are
attached to the CSDO pin.
10. Write the TSCON and RSCON registers to determine which data time slots in the frame
are to be transmitted and received, respectively. For this single channel codec, use
TSCON = RSCON = 0x0001 to enable transmission and reception during the first 16-bit
time slot of the data frame.
11. Set the BLEN control bits (DCICON2<11:10>) to buffer the desired amount of data words.
For the single channel codec, BLEN = 00 will provide an interrupt at each data frame. A
higher value of BLEN could be used for this codec to buffer multiple samples between
interrupts.
12. If interrupts are to be used, clear the DCIIF status bit (IFS2<9>) and set the DCIIE control
bit (IEC2<9>).
13. Begin operation as described in Section 22.5.1.1 “DCI Start-up and Data Buffering”.
22.5.5 I2S Operation

The I2S Operating mode is used for codecs that require a frame sync signal that has a 50% duty
cycle. The period of the I2S frame sync signal in serial clock cycles is determined by the word
size of the codec that is connected to the DCI module. The start of a new word boundary is
marked by a high-to-low or a low-to-high transition edge on the COFS pin as shown in
Figure 22-11. I2S codecs are generally stereo or two-channel devices, with one data word
transferred during the low time of the frame sync signal and the other data word transmitted
during the high time.
Figure 22-11: I2S Interface Frame Sync Timing
Frame Synch Edge Sampled

First Data Bit Sampled
CSCK
Data MSB LSB MSB LSB
COFS
Note: A 5-bit transfer is shown here for illustration purposes. The I2S protocol does not specify
word length, this will be system dependent.
The DCI module is configured for I2S mode by writing a value of 01h to the COFSM<1:0> control
bits in the DCICON1 SFR. When operating in the I2S mode, the DCI module will generate frame
synchronization signals with a 50% duty cycle. Each edge of the frame synchronization signal
marks the boundary of a new data word transfer. Refer to the Appendix of this manual for more
information about the I2S protocol. The user must also select the frame length and data word size
using the COFSG and WS control bits in the DCICON2 SFR.

22.5.5.1 I2S Setup Details

The steps required to configure the DCI for an I2S codec are provided in this section. For this
setup example, a hypothetical I2S codec will be considered.
The I2S codec in this setup example will use a 64 fs serial clock frequency, with two 16 bit data
words during the data frame. Therefore, the frame length will be 64 CSCK cycles, with the COFS
signal high for 32 cycles and low for 32 cycles. The first data word will be transmitted one CSCK
cycle after the falling edge of COFS, and the second data word will be transmitted one CSCK
cycle after the rising edge of COFS as shown in Figure 22-11.
1. Determine the sample rate used by the codec to determine the CSCK frequency. It is
assumed in this example that fs is 48 kHz.
2. Determine the serial transfer clock frequency required by the codec. The example codec 22
requires a frequency that is 64 fs, or 3.072 MHz.
Data Converter
3. The DCI must be configured for the serial transfer clock. If the CSCK signal will be gener-
Interface (DCI)
ated by the DCI, clear the CSCKD control bit (DCICON1<10>) and write a value to
DCICON3 that will produce the correct clock frequency (see Section 22.4.3 “Bit Clock
Generator”). If the CSCK signal is generated by the codec or other external source, set
4. Next, set COFSM<1:0> = 01b to set the frame synchronization signal to I2S mode.
5. If the DCI will generate the frame sync signal (master), then clear the COFSD control bit
(DCICON1<8>). If the DCI will receive the frame sync signal (slave), then set the COFSD
control bit.
6. Set the CSCKE control bit (DCICON1<9>) to sample incoming data on the rising edge of
CSCK. This is the typical configuration for most I2S codecs.
7. Write the WS<3:0> control bits (DCICON2<3:0>) for the desired data word size. For the
example codec, use WS<3:0> = 1111b for a 16-bit data word size.
8. Write the COFSG<3:0> control bits (DCICON2<8:5) for the desired number of data words
per frame. The WS and COFSG control bits will determine the length of the data frame in
CSCK cycles (see Section 22.4.7 “Frame Synchronization Generator”). For this exam-
ple codec, set COFSG<3:0> = 0001b.
Note: In the I2S mode, the COFSG bits are set to the length of 1/2 of the data frame. For
this example codec, set COFSG<3:0> = 0001b (two data words per frame) to
produce a 32-bit frame. This will produce an I2S data frame that is 64 bits in length.
9. Set the Output mode for the CSDO pin using the CSDOM control bit (DCICON1<6>). If a
single device is attached to the DCI, CSDOM can be cleared. You may need to set
CSDOM if multiple devices are attached to the CSDO pin.
are to be transmitted and received, respectively. For this codec, set TSCON = 0x0001
and RSCON = 0x0001 to enable transmission and reception during the first 16-bit time
slot of the 32-bit data frame. Adjacent time slots can be enabled to buffer data words
longer than 16 bits.
11. Set the BLEN<1:0> control bits (DCICON2<11:10>) to buffer the desired amount of data
words. For a two-channel I2S codec, BLEN<1:0> = 01b will generate an interrupt after
transferring two data words.
bit (IEC2<9>).
13. Begin operation as described in Section 22.5.1.1 “DCI Start-up and Data Buffering”. In
the I2S Master mode, the COFS pin will be driven high after the module is enabled and
begin transmitting the data loaded in TXBUF0.

22.5.5.2 How to Determine the I2S Channel Alignment
Most I2S codecs support two channels of data and the level of the frame sync signal indicates
the channel that is transferred during that half of the data frame. The COFS pin can be polled in
software using its associated Port register to determine the present level on the pin in the DCI
Interrupt Service Routine. This will indicate which data is in the Receive register and which data
should be written to the Transmit registers for transfer on the next frame.
22.5.5.3 I2S Data Justification
As per the I2S specification, a data word transfer will by default begin one serial clock cycle
following a transition of the frame sync signal. An ‘MSb left-justified’ option can be selected using
the DJST control bit (DCICON1<5>).
If DJST = 1, the I2S data transfers will be MSb left justified. The MSb of the data word will be
presented on the CSDO pin during the same serial clock cycle as the rising or falling edge of the
FS signal. After the data word has been transmitted, the state of the CSDO pin is dictated by the
CSDOM (DCICON1<6>) bit.
The left-justified data option allows two stereo codecs to be connected to the same serial bus.
Many I2S compatible devices have configuration options for left-justified or right-justified data.
The word size selection bits are set to twice the codec word length and data is read/written to the
DCI memory in a packed format. The connection details for a dual I2S codec system are shown
in Figure 22-12.
Timing diagrams for I2S mode are shown in Figure 22-13. For reference, these diagrams assume
an 8-bit word size (WS<3:0> = 0111b). Two data words per frame would be required to achieve
a 16-bit sub-frame (COFSG<3:0> = 0001b). The 3rd timing diagram in Figure 22-13 uses packed
data to read/write from two codecs. For this example, the DCI module is configured for a 16-bit
data word (WS<3:0> = 1111b). Two packed 8-bit words are written to each 16-bit location in the
DCI memory buffer.
Figure 22-12: Dual I2S Codec Interface
Codec #1
®
SCK SCK
dsPIC
Device FS WS
SDO SDI
I2C™/SPI™
Codec #2
SCK
WS
SDI
I2C™/SPI™

Figure 22-13: I2S Data Justification Options
1. Standard I2S Data Alignment
CSCK
COFS Channel #1 Transfer Channel #2 Transfer
Data 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
2. Left-Justified Data Alignment

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Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
CSCK
COFS Channel #1 Transfer Channel #2 Transfer
Data 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
3. Left-Justified Data Alignment with Packed Data
CSCK
COFS Channel #1 Transfer, Word 1 Channel #1 Transfer, Word 2 Channel #2 Transfer, Word 1 Channel #2 Transfer, Word 2
Data 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
22.5.6 AC-Link Operation

This section describes how to use the DCI in the AC-Link modes. The AC-Link modes are used
to communicate with AC-’97 compliant codec devices.
22.5.6.1 AC-Link Data Frame
The AC-Link data frame is 256 bits subdivided into one 16-bit control slot, followed by twelve
20-bit data slots. The AC-’97 codec usually provides the serial transfer clock signal which is
derived from a crystal oscillator as shown in Figure 22-14. The controller receives the serial clock
and generates the frame sync signal. The default data frame rate is 48 kHz. The frame sync
signal used for AC-Link systems is high for 16 CSCK periods at the beginning of the data frame
and low for 240 CSCK periods. The data transfer begins one CSCK period after the rising edge
of the frame sync signal as shown in Figure 22-16. Data is sampled by the receiving device on
the falling edge of CSCK. The control and data time slots in the AC-Link have defined uses in the
protocol as shown in Figure 22-15. Refer to the Appendix of this manual or the Intel® AC ‘97
Codec Specification, Rev 2.2 for a complete definition of the AC-Link protocol.

Figure 22-14: AC-Link Signal Connections
BIT_CLK
CSCK
24.576
SYNC MHz
COFS
dsPIC® SDATA_OUT
(AC ‘97 CSDO AC ‘97
Controller) Codec
SDATA_IN
CSDI
/RESET
I/O
Figure 22-15: AC-Link Data Frame
256
16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
SYNC
Tag Command Command Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 10 Slot 11 Slot 12

SDATA_OUT Frame Address Data Left PCM Right PCM Line 2 Handset Codec I/O
Data Data DAC DAC Control
Tag Status Status Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 10 Slot 11 Slot 12

SDATA_IN Frame Address Data Left PCM Right PCM Line 2 Handset Codec I/O
Data Data ADC ADC Status
Figure 22-16: Frame Sync Timing, AC-Link Start of Frame
Frame Synch Edge Sampled

First bit of Data Frame Sampled
CSCK
Data S12 S12 S12 Tag Tag Tag

bit 2 bit 1 LSb MSb bit 14 bit 13
COFS
The DCI module has two Operating modes for the AC-Link protocol to accommodate the 20-bit
data time slots. These Operating modes are selected by the COFSM<1:0> control bits
(DCICON1<1:0>). The first AC-Link mode is called ‘16-bit AC-Link mode’ and is selected by
setting COFSM<1:0> = 10b. The second AC-Link mode is called ‘20-bit AC-Link mode’ and is
selected by setting COFSM<1:0> = 11b.

22.5.6.2 16-bit AC-Link Mode
In the 16-bit AC-Link mode, transmit and receive data word lengths are restricted to 16 bits to fit
the DCI Transmit and Receive registers. Note that this restriction only affects the 20-bit data time
slots of the AC-Link protocol. For received time slots, the incoming data will be truncated to 16
bits. For outgoing time slots, the 4 LSbs of the data word are set to ‘0’ by the module. This
Operating mode simplifies the AC-Link data frame by treating every time slot as a 16-bit time slot.
The frame sync generator maintains alignment to the time slot boundaries.
22.5.6.3 20-bit AC-Link Mode
The 20-bit AC-Link mode allows all bits in the data time slots to be transmitted and received, but
does not maintain data alignment to the specific time slot boundaries defined in the AC-Link
protocol.
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The 20-bit AC-Link mode functions similarly to the Multi-Channel mode of the DCI module,
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)
except for the duty cycle of the frame synchronization signal that is produced. The AC-Link frame
synchronization signal should remain high for 16 clock cycles and should be low for the following
240 cycles.
The 20-bit mode treats each 256-bit AC-Link frame as sixteen 16-bit time slots. In the 20-bit
AC-Link mode, the module operates as if COFSG<3:0> = 1111b and WS<3:0> = 1111b. The
data alignment for 20-bit data slots is not maintained in this Operating mode. For example, an
entire 256-bit AC-Link data frame can be transmitted and received in a packed fashion by setting
all bits in the TSCON and RSCON registers. Since the total available buffer length is 64 bits, it
would take 4 consecutive interrupts to transfer the AC-Link frame. The application software must
keep track of the current AC-Link frame segment by monitoring the SLOT<3:0> status bits
(DCISTAT<11:7>).
22.5.6.4 AC-Link Setup Details
The module is enabled for AC-Link mode by writing 10h or 11h to the COFSM<1:0> control bits
in the DCICON1 SFR. The word size selection bits (WS<3:0>) and the frame synchronization
generator bits (COFSG<3:0>) have no effect for the 16 and 20-bit AC-Link modes since the
frame and word sizes are set by the protocol.
Most AC ‘97 codecs generate the clock signal that controls data transfers. Therefore, the CSCKD
control bit is set in software. The COFSD control bit is cleared because the DCI will generate the
FS signal from the incoming clock signal. The CSCKE bit is cleared so that data is sampled on
the rising edge.
The user must decide which time slots in the AC-Link data frame are to be buffered and set the
TSE and RSE control bits accordingly. At a minimum, it will be necessary to buffer the transmit
and receive TAG slots, so the TSCON<0> and RSCON<1> control bits should be set in software.
Note: Only the TSCON<12:0> control bits and the RSCON<12:0> control bits will have an
effect in the 16-bit AC-Link mode, since an AC-Link frame has 13 time slots.
1. The DCI must be configured to accept the serial transfer clock from the AC ’97 codec. Set
2. Next, set the COFSM<1:0> control bits (DCICON1<1:0>) to 10b or 11b to set the desired
AC-Link Frame Synchronization mode.
3. Clear the COFSD control bit (DCICON1<8>), so the DCI will output the frame sync signal.
4. Clear the CSCKE control bit (DCICON1<9>) to sample incoming data on the falling edge
of CSCK.
Note: The word size selection bits (WS<3:0>) and the frame synchronization generator
bits (COFSG<3:0>) have no effect for the 16- and 20-bit AC-Link modes, since the
frame and word sizes are set by the protocol.

5. Clear the CSDOM control bit (DCICON1<6>).

are to be transmitted and received, respectively. This will depend on which data time slots
in the AC-Link protocol will be used. At a minimum, communication on slot #0 (Tag Slot)
is required. Refer to the discussion in Section 22.5.6.2 “16-bit AC-Link Mode”, Section
22.5.6.3 “20-bit AC-Link Mode” and Section 26. “Appendix” of this manual for
additional information.
7. Set the BLEN control bits (DCICON2<11:10>) to buffer the desired amount of data words.
For the single channel codec, BLEN = 00 will provide an interrupt at each data frame. A
higher value of BLEN could be used for this codec to buffer multiple samples between
interrupts.
bit (IEC2<9>).
9. Begin operation as described in Section 22.5.1.1 “DCI Start-up and Data Buffering”.
22.6 Operation in Power Saving Modes
22.6.1 CPU Idle Mode

The DCI module may optionally continue to operate while the CPU is in Idle mode. The DCISIDL
control bit (DCICON1<13>) determines whether the DCI module will operate when the CPU is in
Idle mode. If the DCISIDL control bit is cleared (default), the module will continue to operate
normally in Idle mode. If the DCISIDL bit is set, the module will halt when the CPU enters Idle
mode.
22.6.2 Sleep Mode

The DCI will not operate while the device is in Sleep mode if the CSCK signal is derived from the
device instruction clock, TCY.
However, the DCI module has the ability to operate while in Sleep mode and wake the CPU when
the CSCK signal is supplied by an external device (CSCKD = 1). The DCI interrupt enable bit,
DCIIE, must be set to allow a wake-up event from Sleep mode. When the DCI interrupt flag,
DCIIF is set, the device will wake from Sleep mode. If the DCI interrupt priority level is greater
than the current CPU priority, program execution will resume from the DCI ISR. Otherwise,
execution will resume with the instruction following the PWRSAV instruction that previously
entered Sleep mode.
22.7 Registers Associated with DCI
Table 22-1 lists the registers associated with the DCI module.

Table 22-1: DCI Register Map
Name Address Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Value on all Resets
IFS2 0088 — — — FLTBIF FLTAIF LVDIF DCIIF QEIIF PWMIF C2IF INT4IF INT3IF OC8IF OC7IF OC6IF OC5IF 0000 0000 0000 0000
IEC2 0090 — — — FLTBIE FLTAIE LVDIE DCIIE QEIIE PWMIE C2IE INT4IE INT3IE OC8IE OC7IE OC6IE OC5IE 0000 0000 0000 0000
IPC10 00A8 — FLTAIP<2:0> — LVDIP<2:0> — DCIIP<2:0> — QEIIP<2:0> 0100 0100 0100 0100
DCICON1 240 DCIEN — DCISIDL — DLOOP CSCKD CSCKE COFSD UNFM SDOM DJST — — — COFSM<1:0> 000- -000 000- --00
DCICON2 242 — — — — BLEN<1:0> — COFSG<3:0> — WS<3:0> ---- 00-0 000- 0000
DCICON3 244 — — — — BCG<11:0> ---- 0000 0000 0000
DCISTAT 246 — — — — SLOT<3:0> — — — — ROV RFUL TUNF TMPTY ---- 0000 ---0 0000
TSCON 248 TSE15 TSE14 TSE13 TSE12 TSE11 TSE10 TSE9 TSE8 TSE7 TSE6 TSE5 TSE4 TSE3 TSE2 TSE1 TSE0 0000 0000 0000 0000
© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

RSCON 24C RSE15 RSE14 RSE13 RSE12 RSE11 RSE10 RSE9 RSE8 RSE7 RSE6 RSE5 RSE4 RSE3 RSE2 RSE1 RSE0 0000 0000 0000 0000
RXBUF0 250 Receive #0 Data Register uuuu uuuu uuuu uuuu
TXBUF0 258 Transmit #0 Data Register 0000 0000 0000 0000
TXBUF1 25A Transmit #1 Data Register 0000 0000 0000 0000
TXBUF2 25C Transmit #2 Data Register 0000 0000 0000 0000
TXBUF3 25E Transmit #3 Data Register 0000 0000 0000 0000
Legend: r = Reserved, x = Unknown, u = Unchanged.
Note: Grayed locations indicate reserved space in SFR map for future module expansion. Read reserved locations as ‘0’s.
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Data Converter
22.8 Design Tips
Question 1: Can the DCI support data word lengths greater than 16-bits?
Answer: Yes. A long data word can be transmitted and received using multiple Transmit and
Receive registers. See Section 22.5.3 “Data Packing for Long Data Word Support” for
details.

22.9 Related Application Notes

This section lists application notes that are related to this section of the manual. These
application notes may not be written specifically for the dsPIC30F Product Family, but the
concepts are pertinent and could be used with modification and possible limitations. The current
application notes related to the Data Converter Interface (DCI) module are:
Title Application Note #

No related application notes at this time.
Note: Please visit the Microchip web site (www.microchip.com) for additional Application 22
Notes and code examples for the dsPIC30F Family of devices.
Data Converter
Interface (DCI)

22.10 Revision History

Revision A
This is the initial released revision of this document.
Revision B
This revision incorporates additional technical content and changes for the dsPIC30F Data
Converter Interface (DCI) module.
Revision C
This revision incorporates all known errata at the time of this document update.

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Section 22.

Data Converter Interface (DCI)

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-1

DS70069C-page 22-2 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

Register 22-1: DCICON1

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-3

Register 22-2: DCICON2

bit 15-12 Reserved: Read as ‘0’

DS70069C-page 22-4 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

Register 22-3: DCICON3

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-5

Register 22-4: DCISTAT

bit 15-12 Reserved: Read as ‘0’

DS70069C-page 22-6 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

Register 22-5: RSCON

Register 22-6: TSCON

bit 11 TSE<15:0>: Transmit Slot Enable Control bits

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-7

22.3 Codec Interface Basics and Terminology

Figure 22-1: Codec CONNECTION EXAMPLES

CSCK SCK CSCK SCK

Codec is Master Controller is Master

Codec Generates SCK

External Controller is Master

Note: Codec oscillator circuit generates SCK signal.

DS70069C-page 22-8 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

Figure 22-2: FRAMED DATA TRANSFER EXAMPLE

Figure 22-3: DAISY-CHAINED DATA TRANSFER EXAMPLE

Data Frame Period (1/fs)

SDI or SDO Time Slot 0 Time Slot 1

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-9

22.4 DCI Operation

Figure 22-4: DCI Module Block Diagram

TCY Clock Generator CSCK

DS70069C-page 22-10 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

22.4.1 DCI Pins

22.4.1.1 CSCK Pin

22.4.1.2 CSDO Pin

22.4.1.3 CSDI Pin

22.4.1.4 COFS Pin

22.4.2 Module Enable

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-11

22.4.3 Bit Clock Generator

22.4.4 Sample Clock Edge Selection

22.4.5 Frame Sync Mode Control Bits

22.4.6 Word-Size Selection Bits

DS70069C-page 22-12 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.

22.4.7 Frame Synchronization Generator

FrameLength = (WS<3:0> + 1) • (COFSG<3:0> + 1)

22.4.8 Transmit and Receive Registers

22.4.8.1 Buffer Data Alignment

22.4.8.2 Transmit and Receive Buffers

22.4.9 DCI Buffer Control Unit

© 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70069C-page 22-13

Figure 22-5: DCI Buffer Control Unit

Transmit Registers Transmit Buffer

Buffer Transfer Signal

Receive Registers Receive Buffer

22.4.10 Transmit Slot Enable Bits

22.4.10.1 CSDO Mode Control