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Application Note

Vybrid controller solutions are built on new asymmetrical

multiprocessing architecture using ARM® cores. The

purpose of this application note is to provide some details of

the Vybrid controller solutions system architecture. How an

application is programmed into the Vybrid system-on-chip

(SoC) has a significant impact on application performance,

for instance, in how the application is divided and spread

between cores, how peripherals are set, and which memories

and caches are used. This document is focused on latencies

of memories and cache setting. Several tests are included and

results are presented in tables.

1 Reducing latency

Powerful cores and coprocessors are required for computing

and processing large amounts of data, and high throughput is

mandatory for multimedia applications, but for real-time

control, latency is the most important factor. Latency is the

time delay between cause and effect — for example, the time

between a data request and the receipt of data. Vybrid

solutions are intended for rich applications in real-time and,

to achieve the goal of limited latency, the application must be

programmed in a way that takes into account its architectural

features and restrictions.

Document Number: AN4947

Rev. 0, 07/2014

Contents

1. Reducing latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. Vybrid architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3. Architectural key points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

4. Dual-core solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5. Latency measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

6. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Understanding Vybrid Architecture

by Jiri Kotzian and Rastislav Pavlanin

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Podsumowanie treści

Strona 1 - 1 Reducing latency

Strona 2 - 2 Vybrid architecture

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201410 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Architectural key pointsto one-way (L2C-310 Techni

Strona 3 - 3 Architectural key points

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 11Architectural key pointsWe can also use external m

Strona 4 - 3.2.1 Sharing NIC nodes

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201412 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Architectural key pointsMemory aliases were define

Strona 5 - 3.3 NIC priorities

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 13Dual-core solutions6. Random access: penalty if bl

Strona 6 - 3.4 NIC transfer latency

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201414 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Dual-core solutionsprogramming, the logical core n

Strona 7 - 3.5 NIC buffering

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 15Dual-core solutionsFigure 5. Dual-core startAn exa

Strona 8 - 3.8 Cache usage

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201416 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Dual-core solutionsFigure 6. Dual-core startNote t

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Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 17Latency measurement4.2 Dual-core communication and

Strona 10 - Architectural key points

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201418 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Latency measurementFigure 8. Cortex-M4 latency mea

Strona 11

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 19Latency measurementNote the following:• TCML (CODE

Strona 12

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/20142 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Vybrid architecture2 Vybrid architectureVybrid cont

Strona 13 - 4 Dual-core solutions

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201420 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Latency measurementFigure 9. Cortex-A5 PMCCNTR cod

Strona 14 - 4.1.3 Enabling a second core

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 21Latency measurementCortex-A5 optimization in the c

Strona 15 - Figure 5. Dual-core start

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/201422 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.ConclusionCortex-A5 NOP test results comments:Tabl

Strona 16 - 4.1.4 Sharing peripherals

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 23References7. [7] Vybrid Security reference manual

Strona 17 - 5 Latency measurement

Document Number: AN4947Rev. 007/2014Information in this document is provided solely to enable system and software implementers to use Freescale produc

Strona 18 - Latency measurement

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 3Architectural key points• Internal memories TCM, SR

Strona 19

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Strona 21

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/20146 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Architectural key points3.4 NIC transfer latencyThe

Strona 22 - 7 References

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 7Architectural key pointsLatencies for read/write ar

Strona 23 - References

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/20148 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Architectural key points3.6 Bus width and the trans

Strona 24 - How to Reach Us:

Understanding Vybrid Architecture, Application Note, Rev. 0, 07/2014Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 9Architectural key pointsCA5 caches:• Two-way set-as