8.2 Embedded Characteristics
RISC Processor Based on ARM v5TEJ Architecture with Jazelle technology for Java acceleration
Two Instruction Sets
̶ ARM High-performance 32-bit Instruction Set
̶ Thumb High Code Density 16-bit Instruction Set
DSP Instruction Extensions
5-Stage Pipeline Architecture:
̶ Instruction Fetch (F)
̶ Instruction Decode (D)
̶ Execute (E)
̶ Data Memory (M)
̶ Register Write (W)
32-Kbyte Data Cache, 32-Kbyte Instruction Cache
̶ Virtually-addressed 4-way Associative Cache
̶ Eight words per line
̶ Write-through and Write-back Operation
̶ Pseudo-random or Round-robin Replacement
Write Buffer
̶ Main Write Buffer with 16-word Data Buffer and 4-address Buffer
̶ DCache Write-back Buffer with 8-word Entries and a Single Address Entry
̶ Software Control Drain
Standard ARM v4 and v5 Memory Management Unit (MMU)
̶ Access Permission for Sections
̶ Access Permission for large pages and small pages can be specified separately for each quarter of
the page
̶ 16 embedded domains
Bus Interface Unit (BIU)
̶ Arbitrates and Schedules AHB Requests
̶ Separate Masters for both instruction and data access providing complete Matrix system flexibility
̶ Separate Address and Data Buses for both the 32-bit instruction interface and the 32-bit data interface
̶ On Address and Data Buses, data can be 8-bit (Bytes), 16-bit (Half-words) or 32-bit (Words)
TCM Interface
SAM9G46 Series [DATASHEET]
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