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Processor Initialization, Resets, and Clocking
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3.4 Clocking
The processor has two functional clock inputs. Externally to the processor, you must connect
together CLKIN and FREECLKIN.
In addition, there is the PCLKDBG clock for the debug APB bus. This is asynchronous to the
main clock.
All clocks can be stopped indefinitely without loss of state.
Three additional clock inputs, CLKIN2, DUALCLKIN, and DUALCLKIN2, are related to
the dual-redundant core functionality, if included. If you are integrating a Cortex-R4 macrocell
with dual-redundant core, contact the implementer of that macrocell for information about how
to connect the clock inputs.
The following is described in this section:
• AXI interface clocking
• Clock gating.
3.4.1 AXI interface clocking
The AXI master and AXI slave interfaces must be connected to AXI systems that are
synchronous to the processor clock, CLKIN, even if this might be at a lower frequency. This
means that every rising edge on the AXI system clock must be synchronous to a rising edge on
CLKIN.
The AXI master interface clock enable signal ACLKENM and the AXI slave interface clock
enable signal ACLKENS must be asserted on every CLKIN rising edge for which there is a
simultaneous rising edge on the AXI system clock.
Figure 3-2 shows an example in which the processor is clocked at 400MHz (CLKIN), while the
AXI system connected to the AXI master interface is clocked at 200MHz (ACLKM). The
ACLKENM clock indicates the relationship between the two clocks.
Figure 3-2 AXI interface clocking
If the AXI system connected to an interface is clocked at the same frequency as the processor,
then the corresponding clock enable signal must be tied HIGH.
3.4.2 Clock gating
You can use the STANDBYWFI output to gate the clock to the TCMs when the processor is in
Standby mode. If you do, you must design the logic so that the TCM clock starts running within
four cycles of STANDBYWFI going LOW.
ACLKM
ACLKENM
CLKIN