• What is the top level difference in features between Cortex-M33 and Cortex-M4?

    Diya Soubra
    Diya Soubra

    This is a very common question.

    The diagram below is a pictorial description of the differences followed by some explanations.

    Cortex-M33 v Cortex-M4 features

    Starting from the bottom:

    • Cortex-M33 is an implementation of the ARMv8-M architecture. Full details are in my blog on the 5…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • What is the top level difference in features between Cortex-M23 and Cortex-M0+?

    Diya Soubra
    Diya Soubra

    This is a very common question too.

    The diagram is a pictorial description of the differences followed by some explanations.

     

     

    Starting from the bottom:

     

    -Cortex-M23 is an implementation of the ARMv8-M architecture. Full details here.

    -Using the same debug…

    • over 3 years ago
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  • I am an FPGA SoC engineer and I want to create a custom SoC. Is it possible for me to learn and acquire the development flow for less than 5K EUR budget – and if so, how should I proceed?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • ‘Low cost’ is a benefit of custom SoCs. At what quantities do the low-cost benefits start to come in, relative to, for example, digital/analog designs based upon off-the-shelf devices?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • With regards to custom SoCs, what is the trade-off between low cost and performance?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • Is it possible to interface a high frequency sensor-signal output from an analog ASIC chip (e.g. several Kilohertz) using Cortex-M?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • Can SoC Verification be automated using Machine Learning? If so, how can we ensure 100% functional coverage?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • How is the SoC-based design validated? Is it done against some specifications or compliance?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • Assuming knowledge of standard off-the-shelf SoC and FPGA designs, what big challenges exists for an integrated solution?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the ‘Want to maximise your product design? See how a custom ASIC can help?' webinar, view all the questions in the round-up blog post.

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    • over 3 years ago
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  • What is the maximum running frequency for Cortex-M3 on TSMC 40nm process?

    Alexis Ogborn
    Alexis Ogborn

    This question was raised in the webinar "Enhance your product with industry-leading processors - for no upfront license fee.”

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    • over 2 years ago
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  • First compile, verilog files missing

    LeChuck
    LeChuck

    Hi,

    I am just performing the first steps with the DesignStart Eval Edition (Cortex-M0), trying to compile the verilog sources to get a simulation running.

    So I changed /systems/fpga_testbench/trl_sim/makefile to use gcc and modelsim and now I want to …

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    • over 2 years ago
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  • External BRAM as I/D memory for Cortex-M1 DesignStart package for Xilinx FPGAs

    mccabecathal
    mccabecathal

    Hi,

    I'd like to try and use external BRAM as the I/D memory for the Cortex-M1 DesignStart package for Xilinx FPGAs. The reference examples for Arty boards use the internal TCMs.

    I've built a design in Vivado with a BRAM connected to the AXI3 port mapped…

    • Answered
    • over 1 year ago
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  • FreeRTOS, Peripheral Modules with DesignStart FPGA

    Jinay Mehta
    Jinay Mehta

    Hello all,

    I have 2 questions regarding the Cortex M IP cores for Xilinx FPGAs (M1 on the Arty A7/S7, provided by ARM)

    1) I am new to ARM DesignStart and am looking to use freeRTOS with the Cortex M1 which project which has been provided for the Arty A7…

    • Answered
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Cortex M3 on Arty A35T with Vivado 2018.3 Windows 10

    yakumoklesk
    yakumoklesk

    Hi. First of all, thanks for your attention in advance. I have to say that I am completely new in FPGA programming, but I could have never imagined that running an example with a documentation explaining it step by step could be so cumbersome and error…

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    • over 1 year ago
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  • Cortex-M1 for Xilinx FPGAs, max. clock frequency?

    NUELLE
    NUELLE

    Hello,

    I have already played around with the Cortex-M1 reference designs for Xilinx Spartan and Artix boards, can you give an indication of what your maximum target frequency for the processor IP core is? Are the referenced 100 MHz a good design practice…

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    • over 1 year ago
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  • New AMBA Specification Extends Security to Embedded Design: AMBA 5 AHB5

    Eoin McCann
    Eoin McCann

    The amount of data we generate is growing exponentially. Gartner has predicted that in 2015 the global mobile data traffic will be a total of 52 billion terabytes, an increase of 59 percent on 2014. It’s a staggering number that is driven not just by…

    • over 4 years ago
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