3.2.5 Core Mode Control Register(1)

Note:
  1. The Core More Control register (CORCON) has bits that control the operation of the DSP multiplier hardware.
Name: CORCON
Offset: 0x010

Bit 3130292827262524 
          
Access  
Reset  
Bit 2322212019181716 
          
Access  
Reset  
Bit 15141312111098 
    US IPLST[2:0] 
Access R/WR/WR/WR/W 
Reset 0000 
Bit 76543210 
 SATASATBSATDWACCSAT  RNDIF 
Access R/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W 
Reset 000000 

Bit 12 – US Unsigned or Signed Multiplier Mode Select bit

ValueDescription
1 Unsigned mode enabled for DSP ops
0 Signed mode enabled for DSP ops

Bits 10:8 – IPLST[2:0] Interrupt Priority Level Supervisor Mode Threshold bits

User Mode: These bits are read-only.

Supervisor Mode: The bits are R/W-0 (CPU will reset into Supervisor mode)

ValueDescription
111 No interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
110 Level 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
101 Level 6 and 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
100 Level 5 through 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
011 Level 4 through 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
010 Level 3 through 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
001 Level 2 through 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.
000 Level 1 through 7 interrupts will execute in Supervisor mode.

Bit 7 – SATA AccA Saturation Enable bit

ValueDescription
1 Accumulator A saturation enabled
0 Accumulator A saturation disabled

Bit 6 – SATB AccB Saturation Enable bit

ValueDescription
1 Accumulator B saturation enabled
0 Accumulator B saturation disabled

Bit 5 – SATDW Data Space Write from DSP Engine Saturation Enable bit

ValueDescription
1 Data Space write saturation enabled
0 Data Space write saturation disabled

Bit 4 – ACCSAT Accumulator Saturation Mode Select bit

ValueDescription
1 9.63 saturation (super saturation)
0 1.63 saturation (normal saturation)

Bit 1 – RND Rounding Mode Select bit

ValueDescription
1 Biased (conventional) rounding enabled
0 Unbiased (convergent) rounding enabled

Bit 0 – IF Integer or Fractional Multiplier Mode Select bit

ValueDescription
1 Integer mode is enabled for DSP multiply.
0 Fractional mode is enabled for DSP multiply.