Re: XTALMULT = 2 slows down Ethernet transfer rate ?

Bryan Armstrong <bryan.armstrong-6tN4nzCoH/[email protected]> Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:28:22 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.hardware.microcontrollers.tini
Message-ID <[email protected]>
HERZOG Raoul wrote:
> we use DSTiniM400 & DSTiniS400 and the most recent KEIL C programming environment. 
> 
> We changed from XTALMULT = 1 to XTALMULT = 2 in the startup400.a51 file and expected higher Ethernet transfer rate.
> But the reverse happens:
> 
> XTALMULT = 1 ==>  0.53 Mbit/s raw data
> XTALMULT = 2 ==>  0.37 Mbit/s raw data
> 
> The data direction was TINI ==> PC, with 700 byte packets averaged over 1'000 packets.
> Both tests were done under the same conditions.
> 
> Any idea what's wrong here?
> All comments are welcome.

I'm guessing that either the clock frequency did not change, or some 
timer interrupts are not set to the correct reload.  These problems will 
cause affect packet transmission speed.

I have not seen this issue while developing TINIOS.

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Bryan Armstrong
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