ETC RM5231-200Q

RM5231™ Microprocessor
with 32-Bit System Bus
Document Rev. 1.3
Date: 01/2000
FEATURES
• Dual Issue superscalar microprocessor
— 150, 200, & 250 MHz operating frequencies
— 300 Dhrystone2.1 MIPS
• System interface optimized for embedded applications
— 32-bit system interface lowers total system cost
— High-performance write protocols maximize uncached write
bandwidth
— Processor clock multipliers: 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
— 2.5V core with 3.3V IO’s
— IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary scan
• Integrated on-chip caches
— 32KB instruction and 32KB data - 2 way set associative
— Per set locking
— Virtually indexed, physically tagged
— Write-back and write-through on a per page basis
— Pipeline restart on first doubleword for data cache misses
• Integrated memory management unit
— Fully associative joint TLB (shared by I and D translations)
— 48 dual entries map 96 pages
— Variable page size (4KB to 16MB in 4x increments)
• High-performance floating-point unit - up to 500 MFLOPS
— Single cycle repeat rate for common single-precision operations and some double precision operations
— Two cycle repeat rate for double-precision multiply and double precision combined multiply-add operations
— Single cycle repeat rate for single-precision combined multiply-add operation
• MIPS IV instruction set
— Floating point multiply-add instruction increases performance in signal processing and graphics applications
— Conditional moves to reduce branch frequency
— Index address modes (register + register)
• Embedded application enhancements
— Specialized DSP integer Multiply-Accumulate instructions
and 3-operand multiply instruction
— I and D cache locking by set
— Optional dedicated exception vector for interrupts
• Fully static 0.25 micron CMOS design with power down logic
— Standby reduced power mode with WAIT instruction
— 2.5V core with 3.3V I/O
• 128-pin Power-Quad 4 (QFP) package
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Primary Data Cache
2-way Set Associative
DTag
ITag
DTLB
ITLB
Primary Instruction Cache
2-way Set Associative
A/D Bus
Pad Bus
Store Buffer
Pad Buffer
Write Buffer
Instruction Dispatch Unit
Address Buffer
FP
Instruction
Register
Read Buffer
Integer
Instruction
Register
FP Bus
Integer Bus
D Bus
Packer/Unpacker
Floating-Point
MultAdd, Add, Sub,
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Integer Register File
Integer Address/Adder
System/Memory
Control
Shifter/Store Aligner
IVA
Logic Unit
PC Incrementer
FA Bus
Branch PC Adder
ITLB Virtual
Program Counter
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DVA
Coprocessor 0
Integer Control
Floating-Point
Register File
Joint TLB
Floating-Point Control
Floating-Point
Load/Align
DTLB Virtual
PLL/Clocks
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HARDWARE OVERVIEW
Pipeline
The RM5231 offers a high-level of integration targeted at
high-performance embedded applications. The key elements of the RM5231 are briefly described below.
For integer operations, loads, stores, and other non-floating-point operations, the RM5231 uses the 5-stage pipeline. In addition to the integer pipeline, the RM5231 uses an
extended 7-stage pipeline for floating-point operations.
Superscalar Dispatch
The RM5231 has an asymmetric superscalar dispatch unit
which allows it to issue an integer instruction and a floatingpoint computation instruction simultaneously. Integer
instructions include alu, branch, load/store, and floatingpoint load/store, while floating-point computation instructions include floating-point add, subtract, combined multiply-add, converts, etc. In combination with its highthroughput fully pipelined floating-point execution unit, the
superscalar capability of the RM5231 provides unparalleled
price/performance in computationally intensive embedded
applications.
CPU Registers
The RM5231 CPU has a user-visible state consisting of 32
general purpose registers, two special purpose registers for
integer multiplication and division, a program counter, and
no condition code bits. Figure 1 shows the user visible
state.
Figure 2 shows the RM5231 integer pipeline. As illustrated
in the figure, up to five integer instructions can be executing
simultaneously.
Integer Unit
The RM5231 integer unit includes thirty-two general purpose 64-bit registers, a load/store architecture with single
cycle ALU operations (add, sub, logical, shift) and an
autonomous multiply/divide unit. Additional register
resources include: the HI/LO result registers for the twooperand integer multiply/divide operations, and the program counter (PC).
The RM5231 implements the MIPS IV Instruction Set
Architecture, and is therefore fully upward compatible with
applications that run on processors implementing the earlier generation MIPS I-III instruction sets.
General Purpose Registers
63
Multiply/Divide Registers
0
0
63
0
r1
r2
HI
63
0
•
LO
•
Program Counter
•
•
63
r29
0
PC
r30
r31
Figure 1 CPU Registers
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I0
1I
2I
1R
2R
1A
2A
1D
2D
1W
2W
1I
2I
1R
2R
1A
2A
1D
2D
1W
2W
1I
2I
1R
2R
1A
2A
1D
2D
1W
2W
1I
2I
1R
2R
1A
2A
1D
2D
1W
2W
1I
2I
1R
2R
1A
2A
1D
2D
I1
I2
I3
I4
1W
2W
one cycle
1I-1R: Instruction cache access
2I: Instruction virtual to physical address translation
2R: Register file read, Bypass calculation, Instruction decode, Branch address calculation
1A: Issue or slip decision, Branch decision
1A: Data virtual address calculation
1A-2A: Integer add, logical, shift
2A: Store Align
2A-2D: Data cache access and load align
1D: Data virtual to physical address translation
2W: Register file write
Figure 2 Pipeline
Register File
Table 1:
The RM5231 has thirty-two general purpose registers with
register location 0 (r0) hard wired to a zero value. These
registers are used for scalar integer operations and
address calculation. The register file has two read ports
and one write port and is fully bypassed to minimize operation latency in the pipeline.
Opcode
MULT/U,
MAD/U
MUL
Integer Multiply/Divide Operations
Operand
Size
Latency
Repeat
Rate
Stall
Cycles
16 bit
3
2
0
32 bit
4
3
0
16 bit
3
2
1
32 bit
4
3
2
any
7
6
0
ALU
DMULT,
DMULTU
The RM5231 ALU consists of an integer adder/subtractor, a
logic unit, and a shifter. The adder performs address calculations in addition to arithmetic operations. The logic unit
performs all logical and zero shift data moves. The shifter
performs shifts and store alignment operations. Each of
these units is optimized to perform all operations in a single
processor cycle.
DIV, DIVD
any
36
36
0
DDIV,
DDIVU
any
68
68
0
Integer Multiply/Divide
The RM5231 has a dedicated integer multiply/divide unit
optimized for high-speed multiply and multiply-accumulate
operations. Table 1 shows the performance of the multiply/
divide unit on each operation.
The baseline MIPS IV ISA specifies that the results of a
multiply or divide operation be placed in the Hi and Lo registers. These values can then be transferred to the general
purpose register file using the Move-from-Hi and Movefrom-Lo (MFHI/MFLO) instructions.
In addition to the baseline MIPS IV integer multiply instructions, the RM5231 also implements the 3 operand multiply
instruction, MUL. This instruction specifies that the multiply
result go directly to the integer register file rather than the
Lo register. The portion of the multiply that would have normally gone into the Hi register is discarded. For applications where it is known that the upper half of the multiply
result is not required, using the MUL instruction eliminates
the necessity of executing an explicit MFLO instruction.
Also included in the RM5231 are the multiply-add instructions, MADU/MAD. This instruction multiplies two operands
and adds the resulting product to the current contents of
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the Hi and Lo registers. The multiply-accumulate operation
is the core primitive of almost all signal processing algorithms allowing the RM5231 to eliminate the need for a separate DSP engine in many embedded applications.
Floating-Point Co-Processor
The RM5231 incorporates a high-performance fully pipelined floating-point co-processor which includes a floatingpoint register file and autonomous execution units for multiply/add/convert and divide/square root. The floating-point
coprocessor is a tightly coupled execution unit, decoding
and executing instructions in parallel with, and in the case
of floating-point loads and stores, in cooperation with the
integer unit. The superscalar capabilities of the RM5231
allow floating-point computation instructions to issue concurrently with integer instructions.
Floating-Point Unit
The RM5231 floating-point execution unit supports single
and double precision arithmetic, as specified in the IEEE
Standard 754. The execution unit is broken into a separate
divide/square root unit and a pipelined multiply/add unit.
Overlap of the divide/square root and multiply/add operations is supported.
The RM5231 maintains fully precise floating-point exceptions while allowing both overlapped and pipelined operations. Precise exceptions are extremely important in objectoriented programming environments and highly desirable
for debugging in any environment.
Floating-point operations includes:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
add
subtract
multiply
divide
square root
reciprocal
reciprocal square root
conditional moves
conversion between fixed-point and floating-point format
conversion between floating-point formats, and floating-point compare.
Table 2 gives the latencies of the floating-point instructions
in internal processor cycles.
and issue a floating-point co-processor load or store doubleword instruction in every cycle.
The floating-point control register space contains two registers; one for determining configuration and revision information for the coprocessor and one for control and status
information. These are primarily used for diagnostic software, exception handling, state saving and restoring, and
control of rounding modes. To support superscalar operation, the FGR has four read ports and two write ports, and
is fully bypassed to minimize operation latency in the pipeline. Three of the read ports and one write port are used to
support the combined multiply-add instruction while the
fourth read and second write port allows a concurrent floating-point load or store.
Table 2:
Floating-Point Instruction Cycles
Operation
Latency
Repeat Rate
fadd
4
1
fsub
4
1
fmult
4/5
1/2
fmadd
4/5
1/2
fmsub
4/5
1/2
fdiv
21/36
19/34
fsqrt
21/36
19/34
frecip
21/36
19/34
frsqrt
38/68
36/66
fcvt.s.d
4
1
fcvt.s.w
6
3
fcvt.s.l
6
3
fcvt.d.s
4
1
fcvt.d.w
4
1
fcvt.d.l
4
1
fcvt.w.s
4
1
fcvt.w.d
4
1
fcvt.l.s
4
1
fcvt.l.d
4
1
fcmp
1
1
fmov
1
1
fmovc
1
1
fabs
1
1
fneg
1
1
Note: Numbers are represented as single/double precision format.
Floating-Point General Register File
System Control Co-processor (CP0)
The floating-point general register file (FGR) is made up of
thirty-two 64-bit registers. With the floating-point load and
store double instructions (LDC1 and SDC1), the floatingpoint unit can take advantage of the 64-bit wide data cache
The system control co-processor, also called coprocessor 0
or CP0 in the MIPS architecture, is responsible for the virtual memory sub-system, the exception control system,
and the diagnostics capability of the processor. In the MIPS
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architecture, the system control co-processor (and thus the
kernel software) is implementation dependent.
The memory management unit controls the virtual memory
system page mapping. It consists of an instruction address
translation buffer, ITLB, a data address translation buffer,
DTLB, a Joint instruction and data address translation
buffer, JTLB, and co-processor registers used by the virtual
memory mapping sub-system.
System Control Co-Processor Registers
The RM5231 incorporates all system control co-processor
(CP0) registers on-chip. These registers provide the path
through which the virtual memory system’s page mapping
is examined and modified, exceptions are handled, and
operating modes are controlled (kernel vs. user mode,
interrupts enabled or disabled, cache features). In addition,
the RM5231 includes registers to implement a real-time
cycle counting facility to aid in cache diagnostic testing and
to assist in data error detection.
Figure 3 shows the CP0 registers.
kernel mode
supervisor mode
This mechanism is available to system software to provide
a secure environment for user processes. Bits in the CP0
Status register determine which virtual addressing mode is
used. In the user mode, the RM5231 provides a single, uniform virtual address space of 1TB (2GB in 32-bit mode).
When operating in the kernel mode, four distinct virtual
address spaces, totalling over 2.5TB (4GB in 32-bit mode),
are simultaneously available and are differentiated by the
high-order bits of the virtual address.
The RM5231 processors also support a supervisor mode in
which the virtual address space over 2TB (2.5GB in 32-bit
mode), divided into three regions based on the high-order
bits of the virtual address.
When the RM5231 is configured as a 64-bit microprocessor, the virtual address space layout is an upward compatible extension of the 32-bit virtual address space layout.
Figure 4 shows the address space layout for 32-bit operation.
Virtual to Physical Address Mapping
The RM5231 provides three modes of virtual addressing:
•
user mode
PageMask
5*
EntryLo0
2*
EntryHi
10*
EntryLo1
3*
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Index
0*
Context
4*
BadVAddr
8*
Count
9*
Compare
11*
Status
12*
Cause
13*
EPC
14*
TLB
Random
1*
Wired
6*
(entries protected
from TLBWR)
0
LLAddr
17*
TagLo
28*
TagHi
29*
XContext
20*
ECC
26*
PRId
15*
CacheErr
27*
ErrorEPC
30*
Config
16*
Used for memory
management
Used for exception
processing
* Register number
Figure 3 CP0 Registers
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0xFFFFFFFF
0xE0000000
0xDFFFFFFF
0xC0000000
0xBFFFFFFF
0xA0000000
0x9FFFFFFF
0x80000000
0x7FFFFFFF
Kernel virtual address space
(kseg3)
Mapped, 0.5GB
Supervisor virtual address space
(ksseg)
Mapped, 0.5GB
Uncached kernel physical address space
(kseg1)
Unmapped, 0.5GB
Cached kernel physical address space
(kseg0)
Unmapped, 0.5GB
User virtual address space
(kuseg)
Mapped, 2.0GB
replacement. This mechanism allows the operating system
to guarantee that certain pages are always mapped for performance reasons and for deadlock avoidance. This mechanism also facilitates the design of real-time systems by
allowing deterministic access to critical software.
The JTLB also contains information that controls the cache
coherency protocol for each page. Specifically, each page
has attribute bits to determine the following coherency
algorithms:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
uncached
non-coherent write-back
non-coherent write-through with write-allocate
non-coherent write-through without write-allocate
sharable
exclusive
update
Note that both of the write-through protocols bypass the
secondary cache since it does not support writes of less
than a complete cache line.
0x00000000
Figure 4 Kernel Mode Virtual Addressing (32-bit)
Joint TLB
For fast virtual-to-physical address translation, the RM5231
uses a large, fully associative TLB that maps 96 virtual
pages to their corresponding physical addresses. As indicated by its name, the joint TLB (JTLB) is used for both
instruction and data translations. The JTLB is organized as
48 pairs of even-odd entries, and maps a virtual address
and address space identifier into the large, 64GB physical
address space.
Two mechanisms are provided to assist in controlling the
amount of mapped space and the replacement characteristics of various memory regions. First, the page size can be
configured, on a per-entry basis, to use page sizes in the
range of 4KB to 16MB (in multiples of 4). The CP0 Page
Mask register is loaded with the desired page size of a
mapping, and that size is stored into the TLB along with the
virtual address when a new entry is written. Thus, operating systems can create special purpose maps; for example,
an entire frame buffer can be memory mapped using only
one TLB entry.
The second mechanism controls the replacement algorithm
when a TLB miss occurs. The RM5231 provides a random
replacement algorithm to select a TLB entry to be written
with a new mapping. However, the processor also provides
a mechanism whereby a system specific number of mappings can be locked into the TLB, thereby avoiding random
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The non-coherent protocols are used for both code and
data on the RM5231, with data using write-back or writethrough depending on the application. The coherency
attributes generate coherent transaction types on the system interface. However, in the RM5231 cache coherency is
not supported, hence the coherency attributes should
never be used.
Instruction TLB
The RM5231 implements a 2-entry instruction TLB (ITLB)
to minimize contention for the JTLB, eliminate the timing
critical path of translating through a large associative array,
and save power. Each ITLB entry maps a 4KB page. The
ITLB improves performance by allowing instruction address
translation to occur in parallel with data address translation.
When a miss occurs on an instruction address translation
by the ITLB, the least-recently used ITLB entry is filled from
the JTLB. The operation of the ITLB is completely transparent to the user.
Data TLB
The RM5231 implements a 4-entry data TLB (DTLB) for the
same reasons cited above for the ITLB. Each DTLB entry
maps a 4KB page. The DTLB improves performance by
allowing data address translation to occur in parallel with
instruction address translation. When a miss occurs on a
data address translation by the DTLB, the DTLB is filled
from the JTLB. The DTLB refill is pseudo-LRU: the least
recently used entry of the least recently used pair of entries
is filled. The operation of the DTLB is completely transparent to the user.
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Cache Memory
physically tagged to allow simultaneous address translation
and data cache access.
In order to keep the RM5231’s high-performance pipeline
full and operating efficiently, the RM5231 incorporates onchip instruction and data caches that can be accessed in a
single processor cycle. Each cache has its own 64-bit data
path and both caches can be accessed simultaneously.
The cache subsystem provides the integer and floatingpoint units with an aggregate bandwidth of over 3GB per
second at an internal clock frequency of 200 MHz.
Cache protocols supported for the data cache are:
1.
2.
Instruction Cache
The RM5231 incorporates a two-way set associative onchip instruction cache. This virtually indexed, physically
tagged cache is 32KB in size and is protected with word
parity.
Since the cache is virtually indexed, the virtual-to-physical
address translation occurs in parallel with the cache
access, further increasing performance by allowing these
two operations to occur simultaneously. The cache tag contains a 24-bit physical address, a valid bit, and has a single
parity bit.
The instruction cache is 64-bits wide and can be accessed
each processor cycle. Accessing 64 bits per cycle allows
the instruction cache to supply two instructions per cycle to
the superscalar dispatch unit. For typical code sequences
where a floating-point load or store and a floating-point
computation instruction are being issued together in a loop,
the entire bandwidth available from the instruction cache
will be consumed.
Cache miss refill writes 64 bits per cycle to minimize the
cache miss penalty. The line size is eight instructions (32
bytes) to maximize the performance of communication
between the processor and the memory system.
The RM5231 supports instruction cache locking. The contents of one set of the cache, set A, can be locked by setting a bit in the coprocessor 0 Status register. Locking the
set prevents its contents from being overwritten by a subsequent cache miss. Refill will occur only into set B. This
mechanism allows the programmer to lock critical code into
the cache thereby guaranteeing deterministic behavior for
the locked code sequence.
Data Cache
For fast, single cycle data access, the RM5231 includes a
32KB on-chip data cache that is two-way set associative
with a fixed 32-byte (eight words) line size.
The data cache is protected with byte parity and its tag is
protected with a single parity bit. It is virtually indexed and
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4.
Uncached. Reads to addresses in a memory area
identified as uncached do not access the cache. Writes
to such addresses are written directly to main memory
without updating the cache.
Write-back. Loads and instruction fetches first search
the cache, reading main memory only if the desired
data is not cache resident. On data store operations,
the cache is first searched to determine if the target
address is cache resident. If it is resident, the cache
contents are updated, and the cache line is marked for
later write-back. If the cache lookup misses, the target
line is first brought into the cache and then the write is
performed as above.
Write-through with write allocate. Loads and instruction fetches first search the cache, reading main memory only if the desired data is not cache resident. On
data store operations, the cache is first searched to
determine if the target address is cache resident. If it is
resident, the cache contents are updated and main
memory is written, leaving the write-back bit of the
cache line unchanged. If the cache lookup misses, the
target line is first brought into the cache and then the
write is performed as above.
Write-through without write allocate. Loads and
instruction fetches first search the cache, reading main
memory only if the desired data is not cache resident.
On data store operations, the cache is first searched to
determine if the target address is cache resident. If it is
resident, the cache contents are updated and main
memory is written, leaving the write-back bit of the
cache line unchanged. If the cache lookup misses,
then only main memory is written.
The most commonly used write policy is write-back, where
a store to a cache line does not immediately cause memory
to be updated. This increases system performance by
reducing bus traffic and eliminating the bottleneck of waiting for each store operation to finish before issuing a subsequent memory operation. Software can, however, select
write-through on a per-page basis when appropriate, such
as for frame buffers.
Associated with the data cache is the store buffer. When
the RM5231 executes a STORE instruction, this singleentry buffer gets written with the store data while the tag
comparison is performed. If the tag matches, then the data
is written into the data cache in the next cycle that the data
cache is not accessed (the next non-load cycle). The store
buffer allows the RM5231 to execute a store every processor cycle and to perform back-to-back stores without penalty. In the event of a store immediately followed by a load
to the same address, a combined merge and cache write
occurs such that no penalty is incurred.
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The RM5231 cache attributes for both the instruction and
data caches are summarized in Table 3.
Table 3:
Cache Attributes
Characteristics
Instruction
Data
Size
32KB
32KB
Organization
2-way set associative
2-way set associative
Line size
32B
32B
Index
vAddr11..0
vAddr11..0
Tag
pAddr31..12
pAddr31..12
Write policy
n.a.
write-back/writethrough
Read order
sub-block
sub-block
write order
sequential
sequential
miss restart after
transfer of
entire line
first double
Parity
per-word
per-byte
Cache locking
set A
set A
Write Buffer
Writes to external memory, whether cache miss writebacks or stores to uncached or write-through addresses,
use the on-chip write buffer. The write buffer holds up to
four 64-bit address and data pairs. The entire buffer is used
for a data cache write-back and allows the processor to
proceed in parallel with the memory update. For uncached
and write-through stores, the write buffer significantly
increases performance by decoupling the SysAD bus
transfers from the instruction execution stream.
System Interface
The system interface consists of a 32-bit Address/Data bus
with 4 parity check bits and a 9-bit command bus. In addition, there are 6 handshake signals and 6 interrupt inputs.
The interface is capable of transferring data between the
processor and memory at a peak rate of 400MB/sec with a
100 MHz SysClock.
Figure 5 shows a typical embedded system using the
RM5231. In this example, a bank of DRAMs and a memory
controller ASIC share the processor’s SysAD bus while the
memory controller provides separate ports to a boot ROM
and an I/O system.
System Address/Data Bus
The 32-bit System Address Data (SysAD) bus is used to
transfer addresses and data between the RM5231 and the
rest of the system. It is protected with a 4-bit parity check
bus (SysADC).
The system interface is configurable to allow easy interfacing to memory and I/O systems of varying frequencies. The
data rate and the bus frequency at which the RM5231
transmits data to the system interface are programmable at
boot time via mode control bits. The rate at which the processor receives data is fully controlled by the external
device.
Address
Flash/
Boot
Rom
DRAM
36
Control
x
8
x
Latch
RM5231
36
Memory I/O
Controller
PCI Bus
23
Figure 5 Typical Embedded System Block Diagram
System Command Bus
8
The RM5231 interface has a 9-bit System Command
(SysCmd) bus. The command bus indicates whether the
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SysAD bus carries address or data information on a perclock basis. If the SysAD carries address, then the
SysCmd bus also indicates what type of transaction is to
take place (for example, a read or write). If the SysAD carries data, then the SysCmd bus also gives information
about the data (for example, this is the last data word transmitted, or the data contains an error). The SysCmd bus is
bidirectional to support both processor requests and external requests to the RM5231. Processor requests are initiated by the RM5231 and responded to by an external
device. External requests are issued by an external device
and require the RM5231 to respond.
The RM5231 supports one- to four-byte transfers as well as
block transfers on the SysAD bus. In the case of a subword transfer, the two low-order address bits give the byte
address of the transfer, and the SysCmd bus indicates the
number of bytes being transferred.
Handshake Signals
There are six handshake signals on the system interface.
Two of these, RdRdy* and WrRdy*, are used by an external device to indicate to the RM5231 whether it can accept
a new read or write transaction. The RM5231 samples
these signals before deasserting the address on read and
write requests.
ExtRqst* and Release* are used to transfer control of the
SysAD and SysCmd buses from the processor to an external device. When an external device needs to control the
interface, it asserts ExtRqst*. The RM5231 responds by
asserting Release* to release the system interface to slave
state.
ValidOut* and ValidIn* are used by the RM5231 and the
external device respectively to indicate that there is a valid
command or data on the SysAD and SysCmd buses. The
RM5231 asserts ValidOut* when it is driving these buses
with a valid command or data, and the external device
drives ValidIn* when it has control of the buses and is driving a valid command or data.
Non-overlapping System Interface
The RM5231 requires a non-overlapping system interface.
This means that only one processor request may be outstanding at a time and that the request must be serviced by
an external device before the RM5231 issues another
request. The RM5231 can issue read and write requests to
an external device, whereas an external device can issue
null and write requests to the RM5231.
For processor reads the RM5231 asserts ValidOut* and
simultaneously drives the address and read command on
the SysAD and SysCmd buses respectively. If the system
interface has RdRdy* asserted, then the processor
tristates its drivers and releases the system interface to the
slave state by asserting Release*. The external device can
then begin sending data to the RM5231.
Figure 6 shows a processor block read request and the
external agent read response. The read latency is 4 cycles
(ValidOut* to ValidIn*), and the response data pattern is
“WWWWWWWW”, indicating that data can be transferred
on every clock with no wait states in-between. Figure 7
shows a processor block write using write response pattern
“WWWWWWWW”, or code 0, of the boot time mode select
options.
SysClock
SysAD
Addr
Data0
Data1
Data2
Data3
Data4
Data5
Data6
Data7
SysCmd
Read
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NEOD
ValidOut*
ValidIn*
RdRdy*
WrRdy*
Release*
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SysClock
SysAD
Addr
Data0
Data1
Data2
Data3
Data4
Data5
Data6
Data7
SysCmd
Write
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NData
NEOD
ValidOut*
ValidIn*
RdRdy*
WrRdy*
Release*
Figure 7 Processor Block Write
Enhanced Write Modes
The RM5231 implements two enhancements to the original
R4000 write mechanism: Write Reissue and Pipeline
Writes. The original R4000 allowed a write on the SysAD
bys every four SysClock cycles. Hence for a non-block
write, this meant that two out of every four cycles were wait
states.
Pipelined write mode eliminates these two wait states by
allowing the processor to drive a new write address onto
the bus immediately after the previous data cycle. This
allows for higher SysAD bus utilization. However, at high
frequencies the processor may drive a subsequent write
onto the bus prior to the time the external agent deasserts
WrRdy*, indicating that it can not accept another write
cycle. This can cause the cycle to be aborted.
Write reissue mode is an enhancement to pipelined write
mode and allows the processor to reissue aborted write
cycles. If WrRdy* is deasserted during the issue phase of a
write operation, the cycle is aborted by the processor and
reissued at a later time.
In write reissue mode, a write rate of one write every two
bus cycles can be achieved. Pipelined writes have the
same two bus cycle write repeat rate, but can issue one
additional write following the deassertion of WrRdy*.
External Requests
The RM5231 can respond to certain requests issued by an
external device. These requests take one of two forms:
Write requests and Null requests. An external device executes a write request when it wishes to update one of the
processors writable resources such as the internal interrupt
register. A null request is executed when the external
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device wishes the processor to reassert ownership of the
processor external interface (the external device wants the
processor interface to go from slave state to master state).
Typically, a null request is executed after an external device,
that has acquired control of the processor interface via the
asertion of ExtRqst*, has completed a transaction between
itself and system memory in a system where memory is
connected directly to the SysAD bus. Normally, this transaction would be a DMA read or write from the I/O system.
Interrupt Handling
In order to provide better real time interrupt handling, the
RM5231 supports a dedicated interrupt vector. When
enabled by the real time executive, by setting a bit in the
Cause register, interrupts vector to a specific address
which is not shared with any of the other exception types.
This capability eliminates the need to go through the normal software routine for exception decode and dispatch,
thereby lowering interrupt latency.
Standby Mode
The RM5231 provides a means to reduce the amount of
power consumed by the internal core when the CPU would
otherwise not be performing any useful operations. This
state is known as Standby Mode.
Executing the WAIT instruction enables interrupts causes
the processor to enter Standby Mode. When the wait
instruction completes the W pipe stage, and if the SysAD
bus is currently idle, the internal processor clocks stop,
thereby freezing the pipeline. The phase lock loop, or PLL,
internal timer/counter, and the “wake up” input pins:
Int[5:0]*, NMI*, ExtReq*, Reset*, and ColdReset* will continue to operate in their normal fashion. If the SysAD bus is
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stage, then the WAIT is treated as a NOP until the bus
operation is completed. Once the processor is in Standby,
any interrupt, including the internally generated timer interrupt, will cause the processor to exit Standby and resume
operation where it left off. The WAIT instruction is typically
inserted in the idle loop of the operating system or real time
executive.
Mode bit
7:5
JTAG Interface
The RM5231 interface supports JTAG boundary scan in
conformance with the IEEE 1149.1 specification. The JTAG
interface is especially helpful for checking the integrity of
the processors pin connections.
Boot-Time Options
Fundamental operational modes for the processor are initialized by the boot-time mode control interface. This serial
interface operates at a very low frequency (SysClock
divided by 256). The low frequency operation allows the initialization information to be kept in a low cost EPROM or a
system interface ASIC.
Immediately after the VccOK signal is asserted, the processor reads a serial bit stream of 256 bits to initialize all
the fundamental operational modes. ModeClock run continuously from the assertion of VccOK.
The boot-time serial mode stream is defined in Table 4. Bit
0 is the bit presented to the processor as the first bit in the
stream when VccOK is deasserted. Bit 255 is the last bit
transferred.
Boot-Time Mode Bit Stream
Mode bit
0
4:1
Description
Pclock to SysClock Multiplier
Mode Bit 20=0 / Mode Bit 20=1
0: Multiply by 2/x
1: Multiply by 3/x
2: Multiply by 4/x
3: Multiply by 5/2.5
4: Multiply by 6/x
5: Multiply by 7/3.5
6: Multiply by 8/x
7: Multiply by 9/4.5
Specifies byte ordering. Logically ORed with BigEndian input signal.
0: Little endian
1: Big endian
10:9
Non-Block Write Control
00: R4000 compatible non-block writes
01: reserved
10: pipelined non-block writes
11: non-block write re-issue
11
Timer Interrupt Enable/Disable
0: Enable the timer interrupt on Int*[5]
1: Disable the timer interrupt on Int*[5]
12
Reserved: Must be zero
14:13
15
Boot-Time Modes
Table 4:
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Description
Output driver strength - 100% = fastest
00: 67% strength
01: 50% strength
10: 100% strength
11: 83% strength
Reserved: Must be zero
17:16
System configuration identifiers - software visible in
processor Config[21..20] register
19:18
Reserved: Must be zero
20
Select SysClock to PClock Multiply Mode
0: Integer Multipliers
1: Half-Integer Multipliers
21
Reserved: Must be one
255:22
Reserved: Must be zero
Reserved: Must be zero
Write-back data rate (W = write data transfer, x = wait
state)
0: WWWWWWWW
1: WWxWWxWWxWWx
2: WWxxWWxxWWxxWWxx
3: WxWxWxWxWxWxWxWx
4: WWxxxWWxxxWWxxxWWxxx
5: WWxxxxWWxxxxWWxxxxWWxxxx
6: WxxWxxWxxWxxWxxWxxWxxWxx
7: WWxxxxxxWWxxxxxxWWxxxxxxWWxxxxxx
8: WxxxWxxxWxxxWxxxWxxxWxxxWxxxWxxx
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
The following is a list of interface, interrupt, and miscellaneous pins available on the RM5231.
Pin Name
Type
Description
System Interface
ExtRqst*
Input
External request
Signals that the system interface is submitting an external request.
Release*
Output
Release interface
Signals that the processor is releasing the system interface to slave state
RdRdy*
Input
Read Ready
Signals that an external agent can now accept a processor read.
WrRdy*
Input
Write Ready
Signals that an external agent can now accept a processor write request.
ValidIn*
Input
Valid Input
Signals that an external agent is now driving a valid address or data on the SysAD bus and a valid
command or data identifier on the SysCmd bus.
ValidOut*
Output
Valid output
Signals that the processor is now driving a valid address or data on the SysAD bus and a valid
command or data identifier on the SysCmd bus.
SysAD[31:0]
Input/Output
System address/data bus
A 32-bit address and data bus for communication between the processor and an external agent.
SysADC[3:0]
Input/Output
System address/data check bus
A 4-bit bus containing parity check bits for the SysAD bus during data cycles.
SysCmd[8:0]
Input/Output
System command/data identifier bus
A 9-bit bus for command and data identifier transmission between the processor and an external
agent.
SysCmdP
Input/Output
Reserved for system command/data identifier bus parity
For the RM5231, unused on input and zero on output.
Clock/Control Interface
SysClock
Input
System clock
Master clock input used as the system interface reference clock. All output timings are relative to
this input clock. Pipeline operation frequency is derived by multiplying this clock up by the factor
selected during boot initialization
VccP
Input
Quiet Vcc for PLL
Quiet Vcc for the internal phase locked loop. Must be connected to VccInt through a filter circuit.
VssP
Input
Quiet VSS for PLL
Quiet Vss for the internal phase locked loop. Must be connected to VssInt through a filter circuit.
Interrupt interface:
Int*[5:0]
Input
Interrupt
Six general processor interrupts, bit-wise ORed with bits 5:0 of the interrupt register.
NMI*
Input
Non-maskable interrupt
Non-maskable interrupt, ORed with bit 6 of the interrupt register.
JTDI
Input
JTAG data in
JTAG serial data in.
JTCK
Input
JTAG clock input
JTAG serial clock input.
JTDO
Output
JTAG data out
JTAG serial data out.
JTMS
Input
JTAG command
JTAG command signal, signals that the incoming serial data is command data.
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Pin Name
Type
Description
Initialization interface
BigEndian
Input
Allows the system to change the processor addressing mode without rewriting the mode ROM.
VccOK
Input
Vcc is OK
When asserted, this signal indicates to the RM5231 that the 3.3V power supply has been above
3.0V for more than 100 milliseconds and will remain stable. The assertion of VccOK initiates the
reading of the boot-time mode control serial stream.
ColdReset*
Input
Cold reset
This signal must be asserted for a power on reset or a cold reset. ColdReset must be de-asserted
synchronously with SysClock.
Reset*
Input
Reset
This signal must be asserted for any reset sequence. It may be asserted synchronously or asynchronously for a cold reset, or synchronously to initiate a warm reset. Reset must be de-asserted
synchronously with SysClock.
ModeClock
Output
Boot mode clock
Serial boot-mode data clock output at the system clock frequency divided by 256
ModeIn
Input
Boot mode data in
Serial boot-mode data input.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS1
Symbol
Rating
V
0 to +85
°C
–55 to +125
°C
DC Input Current
203
mA
DC Output Current
504
mA
Terminal Voltage with respect to GND
TCASE
Operating Temperature
TSTG
Storage Temperature
IOUT
Note 1:
Note 2:
Unit
–0.52 to +3.9
VTERM
IIN
Limits
Stresses greater than those listed under ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS may cause permanent damage to the device.
This is a stress rating only and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in
the operational sections of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended
periods may affect reliability.
VIN minimum = -2.0V for pulse width less than 15ns. VIN should not exceed 3.9 Volts.
Note 3:
When VIN < 0V or VIN > VccIO
Note 4:
Not more than one output should be shorted at a time. Duration of the short should not exceed 30 seconds.
RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Grade
Temperature
Vss
VccInt
VccIO
VccP
Commercial
0°C to +85°C (Case)
0V
2.5V±5%
3.3V±5%
2.5V±5%
Industrial
-40°C to +85°C (Case)
0V
2.5V±5%
3.3V±5%
2.5V±5%
Note: VCC I/O should not exceed VccInt by greater than 1.2V during the power-up sequence.
Note: Applying a logic high state to any I/O pin before VccInt becomes stable is not recommended.
Note: As specified in IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG), the JTMS pin must be held low during reset to avoid entering JTAG test mode.
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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter
Minimum
VOL
VOH
Conditions
Maximum
0.1V
|IOUT|= 20 µA
VccIO - 0.1V
VOL
0.4V
VOH
2.4V
VIL
-0.5V
0.2 x VccIO
VIH
0.7 x VccIO
VccIO + 0.5V
IIN
±20 µA
±20 µA
CIN
10pF
COUT
10pF
|IOUT| = 4mA
VIN = 0
VIN = VccIO
POWER CONSUMPTION
CPU Speed
Parameter
Conditions:
Max: VccInt = 2.625
Typ: VccInt = 2.5V
150 MHz
Typ
standby
VccInt
Power
(mWatts)
active
Max1
200
200 MHz
Typ
Max1
250
250 MHz
Typ
Max1
350
R4000 write protocol with no FPU operation (integer instructions only)
1100 2200 1425 2800 1725 3450
Write re-issue or pipelined writes with superscalar
1225 2450 1600 3200 1900 3800
Note 1:
Worst case instruction mix with worst case supply voltage.
Note: I/O supply power is application dependant, but typically <10% of VccInt.
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Capacitive Load Deration
CPU Speed
150–250 MHz
Parameter
Symbol
Load Derate
Min
Max
CLD
Units
2
IO Power Derate
IO Power Derate @ 20pF Load
ns/25pF
17.5
mW/25pF/MHz
5.5
mW/MHz
4.0
Clock Parameters
CPU Speed
Parameter
Symbol
150 MHz
Test
Conditions
Min
Max
200 MHz
Min
250 MHz
Max
Min
Max Units
SysClock High
tSCH
Transition ≤ 5ns
3
3
3
ns
SysClock Low
tSCL
Transition ≤ 5ns
3
3
3
ns
SysClock Frequency
25
75
25
100
25
100
MHz
40
ns
tSCP
40
40
Clock Jitter for SysClock
tJI
±200
±200
SysClock Rise Time
tCR
2
2
2
ns
SysClock Fall Time
tCF
2
2
2
ns
ModeClock Period
tModeCKP
256
256
256
tSCP
JTAG Clock Period
tJTAGCKP
4
4
4
tSCP
SysClock Period
±150 ps
Note: Operation of the RM5231 is only guaranteed with the Phase Lock Loop enabled.
System Interface Parameters1
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
150–250 MHz
CPU Speed
Min Max Units
1.0
4.5
ns
mode14..13 = 11
1.0
5.0
ns
mode14..13 = 00
1.0
5.5
ns
mode14..13 = 01 (slowest)
1.0
6.0
ns
mode14..13 = 10 (fastest)
Data Output2,3
tDO
5
Data Setup4
tDS
trise = see above table
2.5
ns
Data Hold4
tDH
tfall = see above table
1.0
ns
Note 1:
Note 2:
Note 3:
Note 4:
Note 5:
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Timings are measured from 1.5V of the clock to 1.5V of the signal.
Capacitive load for all output timings is 50pF.
Data Output timing applies to all signal pins whether tristate I/O or output only.
Setup and Hold parameters apply to all signal pins whether tristate I/O or input only.
Only mode 14:13 = 10 is tested and guaranteed.
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Boot-Time Interface Parameters
CPU Speed
150–250 MHz
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min
Max
Units
Mode Data Setup
tDS(M)
4
SysClock cycles
Mode Data Hold
tDH(M)
0
SysClock cycles
TIMING DIAGRAMS
SysClock
tRise
tFall
tHigh
tLow
±tJitterIn
Figure 8 Clock Timing
System Interface Timing (SysAD, SysCmd, ValidIn*, ValidOut*, etc.)
SysClock
tDS
Data
tDH
Data
Figure 9 Input Timing
SysClock
tDOmax
Data
tDOmin
Data
Data
Figure 10 Output Timing
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PACKAGING INFORMATION
5
D 4
Hx
10
2.00 DIA 4 PLACES
D/2
A 3
N
7
D1
SEE
DETAIL “A”
D1/2
DA-B H 0.20
E/2
D 3
Hy
ODD LEAD SIDES
(D2)
(b)
4X
X 3
X = A, B, OR D
(E2)
E 4
7
5
E1
11.0 REF.
11.0 REF.
E1/2
4X
0.20 C A-B D
B 3
4.00 R.
4 PLACES
11.0 REF.
SEATING
PLANE
C
8
12-16°
11.0 REF.
“COUNTRY OF ORIGIN” MARK
3.00 REF. DIA. 4 PLACES
X 3
X = A, B, OR D
DETAIL “A”
BOTTOM VIEW
TOP VIEW
EVEN LEAD SIDES
e/2
SEE DETAIL “B”
0.40 MIN.
A
(N-4)X e
a,a,a M C A-B D
0° MIN.
b
2 H
0.076 C
8
0.10 A2
0.13/0.30 R
0.13
R. MIN.
11
b
11 0.13/0.23
WITH LEAD FINISH
0.13/0.19
b1
11 BASE METAL
SECTION C-C
Symbol
Min
Nominal
Max
A
--
3.70
4.07
A1
0.25
0.33
--
A2
3.17
3.37
3.67
0.25
A1 13
DETAIL “B”
11
GAGE PLANE
C
C
L
1.60 REF.
0-7°
All dimensions are in millimeters unless otherwise noted.
Note
D
31.20 BSC
To be determined at seating Plane C.
D1
28.00 BSC
Dimensions D1 and E1 do not include mold protrusion. Allowable mold protrusion is 0.254 MM per side. Dimension D1 and E1 do include mold mismatch and
are determined at Datum Plane H.
D2
24.00 REF.
E
31.20 BSC
To be determined at seating Plane C.
E1
28.00 BSC
Dimensions D1 and E1 do not include mold protrusion. Allowable mold protrusion is 0.254 MM per side. Dimension D1 and E1 do include mold mismatch and
are determined at Datum Plane H.
E2
24.00 REF.
D3
21.0 REF.
E3
21.0 REF.
L
0.65
0.70
0.95
N
--
128
--
e
0.80 BSC
b
0.30
--
0.45
b1
0.30
0.35
0.40
a,a,a
0.16
ThetaJa
13.7° C/W
ThetaJc
1.5° C/W
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NOTES:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
18
All dimensioning and tolerances confirm to ASME Y14.5–1994.
Datum Plane H located at the bottom of the mold parting line and coincident with where lead exits plastic
body.
Datums A–B and D to be determined where center line between leads exits plastic body at Datum Plane H.
To be determined at seating Plane C.
Dimensions D1 and E1 do not include mold protrusion. Allowable mold protrusion is 0.254 MM per side.
Dimension D1 and E1 do include mold mismatch and are determined at Datum Plane H.
“N” is number of terminals.
Package top dimensions are smaller than bottom dimensions by 0.20 millimeters and top of package will not
overhang bottom of package.
Dimensions b does not include Damabr protrusion. Allowable Damabr protrusion shall be 0.08 MM. Total in
excess of b dimension at maximum material condition. Damabr can not be located on the lower radius or the
foot. The dimension space between protrusion and an adjacent lead shall not be less than 0.07 MM for 0.4
MM and 0.50 MM pitch package.
All dimensions are in millimeters.
The optional exposed heat shrink is coincident with the top or bottom side of the package and not allowed to
protrude beyond that surface.
These dimensions apply to the flat section of the lead between 0.10 MM and 0.25 MM from the lead tip.
This drawing conforms to JEDEC registered outline MS-022. But the heat slug dimension was not specified
on JEDEC.
A1 is defined as the distance from the seating plane to the lowest point of the package body.
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RM5231 128 P-QUAD PACKAGE PINOUT
Pin
Function
Pin
Function
Pin
Function
Pin
Function
1
NC
33
ModeIn
65
NMI*
97
NC
2
NC
34
RdRdy*
66
ExtRqst*
98
NC
3
VccIO
35
WrRdy*
67
Reset*
99
NC
4
Vss
36
ValidIn*
68
ColdReset*
100
NC
5
SysAD4
37
ValidOut*
69
VccOK
101
VccIO
6
SysAD5
38
Release*
70
BigEndian
102
Vss
7
VccInt
39
VccP
71
VccIO
103
SysAD28
8
Vss
40
VssP
72
Vss
104
SysAD29
9
SysAD6
41
SysClock
73
SysAD16
105
VccInt
10
SysAD7
42
VccInt
74
VccInt
106
Vss
11
SysAD8
43
Vss
75
Vss
107
SysAD30
12
SysAD9
44
SysCmd0
76
SysAD17
108
SysAD31
13
VccIO
45
SysCmd1
77
SysAD18
109
SysADC2
14
Vss
46
SysCmd2
78
SysAD19
110
VccInt
15
SysAD10
47
SysCmd3
79
VccInt
111
Vss
16
SysAD11
48
VccIO
80
Vss
112
SysADC3
17
VccInt
49
Vss
81
SysAD20
113
VccIO
18
Vss
50
SysCmd4
82
SysAD21
114
Vss
19
SysAD12
51
SysCmd5
83
VccIO
115
SysADC0
20
SysAD13
52
Vss
84
Vss
116
SysADC1
21
SysAD14
53
SysCmd6
85
SysAD22
117
SysAD0
22
VccInt
54
SysCmd7
86
SysAD23
118
SysAD1
23
Vss
55
SysCmd8
87
SysAD24
119
VccInt
24
SysAD15
56
SysCmdP
88
SysAD25
120
Vss
25
VccIO
57
VccInt
89
VccInt
121
SysAD2
26
Vss
58
Vss
90
Vss
122
SysAD3
27
ModeClock
59
Int0*
91
SysAD26
123
VccIO
28
JTDO
60
Int1*
92
SysAD27
124
Vss
29
JTDI
61
Int2*
93
VccIO
125
NC
30
JTCK
62
Int3*
94
Vss
126
NC
31
JTMS
63
Int4*
95
NC
127
NC
32
VccIO
64
Int5*
96
NC
128
NC
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ORDERING INFORMATION
RM5231
-123
A
I
Temperature Grade:
(blank) = commercial
I = Industrial
Package Type:
Q = Power Quad 4 (PQ-4)
S = SBGA
T = TBGA
Device Maximum Speed
Device Type
Valid Combinations
RM5231-150Q
RM5231-200Q
RM5231-250Q
RM5231-200QI
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