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1.1 About the processor
The processor is a mid-range CPU for use in deeply-embedded systems.
The features of the processor include:
• An integer unit with integral EmbeddedICE-RT logic.
• High-speed Advanced Microprocessor Bus Architecture (AMBA) Advanced eXtensible
Interfaces (AXI) for Level two (L2) master and slave interfaces.
• Dynamic branch prediction with a global history buffer, and a 4-entry return stack.
• Low interrupt latency.
• Non-maskable interrupt.
• Optional Floating Point Unit (FPU). The Cortex-R4F processor is a Cortex-R4 processor
that includes the FPU.
• A Harvard Level one (L1) memory system with:
— optional Tightly-Coupled Memory (TCM) interfaces with support for error
correction or parity checking memories
— optional caches with support for optional error correction schemes
— optional ARMv7-R architecture Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
— optional parity and Error Checking and Correction (ECC) on all RAM blocks.
• The ability to implement and use redundant core logic, for example, in fault detection.
• An L2 memory interface:
— single 64-bit master AXI interface
— 64-bit slave AXI interface to TCM RAM blocks and cache RAM blocks.
• A debug interface to a CoreSight Debug Access Port (DAP).
• A trace interface to a CoreSight ETM-R4.
•A Performance Monitoring Unit (PMU).
•A Vectored Interrupt Controller (VIC) port.