Display Register Configuration Using a Hardware Control Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of display processing units and frequent software-hardware interactions make it impractical for traditional CPU control methods to efficiently handle register configuration, failing to meet performance requirements.
Innovation Solution
A register configuration system utilizing a hardware automatic control unit to manage register configuration, reducing CPU burden and enhancing efficiency by directly configuring registers within the display processing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional CPU control method is used to configure registers, then software can control hardware, but the configuration bandwidth burden on CPU increases and performance requirements cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a hardware automatic control unit as an intermediary between the CPU and display processing unit registers. This mediator automatically retrieves configuration instructions from memory and configures registers without requiring continuous CPU intervention, thereby reducing CPU burden while maintaining configuration capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hardware automatic control unit enables the display processing unit to configure its own registers autonomously. The system retrieves configuration instructions from memory and performs register configuration automatically without external CPU control,实现ing self-service functionality that improves efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of registers increases to handle complex display processing, then display processing capability improves, but the difficulty and time of register configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
Configuration instructions for multiple registers are pre-stored in memory in an organized manner. When configuration is needed, the hardware automatic control unit simply retrieves these pre-prepared instructions sequentially, avoiding the time-consuming process of manually configuring each register individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The hardware automatic control unit continuously retrieves and executes configuration instructions from memory without interruption. This continuous automatic configuration process ensures that even as the number of registers increases, the configuration time does not proportionally increase, maintaining efficient system operation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a register configuration system, method, and electronic device. The register configuration system includes a display processing unit, memory, and a hardware automatic control unit. The display processing unit includes multiple registers. The memory includes at least one pre-stored configuration instruction, wherein the configuration instruction is configured to indicate target registers that need to be configured in the display processing unit. The hardware automatic control unit is connected to a register configuration interface of the display processing unit. The hardware automatic control unit is configured to receive a startup command and, based on the startup command, retrieve and parse the configuration instructions from the memory. After parsing the configuration instructions, the hardware automatic control unit configures the target registers in the display processing unit. The startup command includes the storage address of the configuration instructions.