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DMA Controller with AXI
Design IP
Overview

SmartDV’s DMA Controller with AXI IP is a silicon-proven solution designed to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency data transfers with minimal processor overhead, ideal for automotive, industrial, and AI/ML applications. Fully compliant with the AMBA AXI3 and AXI4 protocols, it supports high-performance interconnects and enables efficient data movement between memory and high-speed peripherals in complex SoC designs.

Designed for flexibility, the IP core is highly configurable to meet specific design requirements, supporting both ASIC and FPGA implementations while optimizing for area, power, and performance. The controller supports multiple independent DMA channels with configurable priorities, support for scatter-gather and burst transactions, and address generation features for efficient memory management. Its advanced interrupt and error handling mechanisms ensure robust operation in safety-critical environments.

To align with automotive industry requirements, the DMA Controller IP supports ISO 26262 design flows and is suitable for ASIL-compliant systems, making it a reliable choice for applications like ADAS, EV control units, and domain controllers.

DMA Controller with AXI
Benefits
  • Offers up to 16 DMA channels for both Transmit and Receive operations.
  • Configurable Transmit and Receive Engine based on Host Memory Data Width.
  • Supports both endianness options for the host memory in the DMA Transmit and Receive Engine.
  • Generates complete 32-bit addresses on the SOC master interface.
  • Accommodates up to 64 MB transfers per Buffer Descriptor.
  • Enables full-duplex operation, concurrently processing read and write transfers.
  • Triggers interrupts to notify the CPU upon completion of a DMA transfer or in the event of an error
Compliance and Compatibility
  • AMBA AXI 3/4 Specification
  • AMBA AXI-Lite 4 Specification
  • AMBA 4 ACE Specification
  • AMBA 4 ACE-Lite Specification
  • AMBA 4 AXI-Stream specification
  • All major EDA synthesis, simulation, and linting flows