External Bus Interface (EBI)
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When no match is found on any of the chip select banks, the default transfer attributes shown in 
Table 12-12 are used.
12.4.1.6 Burst Support (Wrapped Only)
The EBI supports burst read accesses of external burstable memory. To enable bursts to a particular 
memory region, clear the BI (Burst Inhibit) bit in the appropriate base register. External burst lengths of 4 
and 8 words are supported. Burst length is configured for each chip select by using the BL bit in the 
appropriate base register. See Section 12.4.2.5, “Burst Transfer” for more details.
In 16-bit data bus mode (EBI_MCR[DBM] = 1), a special 2-beat burst case is supported for reads and 
writes for 32-bit non-chip select accesses only. This is to allow 32-bit coherent accesses to another MCU. 
See Section 12.4.2.11, “Non-Chip-Select Burst in 16-bit Data Bus Mode.”
Bursting of accesses that are not controlled by the chip selects is not supported for any other case besides 
the special case of 32-bit accesses in 16-bit data bus mode. 
Burst writes are not supported for any other case besides the special case of 32-bit non-chip select writes 
in 16-bit data bus mode. Internal requests to write more than 32 bits (such as a cache line) externally are 
broken up into separate 32-bit or 16-bit external transactions according to the port size. See 
Section 12.4.2.6, “Small Accesses (Small Port Size and Short Burst Length)” for more detail on these 
cases.
12.4.1.7 Bus Monitor
When enabled (via the BME bit in the EBI_BMCR), the bus monitor detects when no TA assertion is 
received within a maximum timeout period for non-chip select accesses (that is, accesses that use external 
TA). The timeout for the bus monitor is specified by the BMT field in the EBI_BMCR. Each time a timeout 
error occurs, the BMTF bit is set in the EBI_TESR. The timeout period is measured in external bus 
(CLKOUT) cycles. Thus the effective real-time period is multiplied (by two or four) when a configurable 
bus speed mode is used, even though the BMT field itself is unchanged.
Table 12-12. Default Attributes for Transfers Other than Chip Select
CS Attribute Default Value Comment
PS 0 32-bit port size
BL 0 Burst is disabled – length is variable
WEBS 0 Write enables
TBDIP 0 Burst is disabled – length variable
BI 1 Burst inhibited
SCY 0 Transfer acknowledge (TA) used – length variable
BSCY 0 Transfer acknowledge (TA) used – length variable