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3: Configuration
ARM720T CORE CPU MANUAL EPSON 3-1
3 Configuration
This chapter describes the configuration of the ARM720T processor. It contains the following
sections.
3.1 About configuration.................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Internal coprocessor instructions .............................................................. 3-2
3.3 Registers ..................................................................................................... 3-3
3.1 About configuration
The operation and configuration of ARM720T is controlled:
• directly using coprocessor instructions to CP15, the system control coprocessor
• indirectly using the MMU page tables.
The coprocessor instructions manipulate a number of on-chip registers that control the
configuration of the following:
•cache
• write buffer
•MMU
• other configuration options.
3.1.1 Compatibility
To ensure backwards compatibility of future CPUs:
• all reserved or unused bits in registers and coprocessor instructions must be
programmed to 0
• invalid registers must not be read or written
• the following bits must be programmed to 0:
– Register 1, bits[31:14] and bits [12:10]
– Register 2, bits[13:0]
– Register 5, bits[31:9]
– Register 7, bits[31:0]
– Register 13 FCSE PID, bits[24:0].
3.1.2 Notation
Throughout this section, the following terms and abbreviations are used:
Unpredictable (UNP)
If specified for reads, the data returned when reading from this
location is unpredictable. It can have any value. If specified for
writes, writing to this location causes unpredictable behavior or
change in device configuration.
Should Be Zero (SBZ)
When writing to this location, all bits of this field should be zero.