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ARM Cortex-A15/Cortex-A7 MPCore Hardware Design

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• Course Type:  Hardware

• Course Length:  3 day(s)

Summary:

This course is designed for those who are designing hardware based around the Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 MPCore processors.

Prerequisites:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the ARMv7-A architecture (see notes below)
  
• Familiarity with the AMBA on-chip bus architecture
  
• Knowledge of embedded systems
  
• Experience with digital logic and hardware/ASIC design issues
  

Audience:

Hardware design engineers who need to understand the issues involved when designing SoCs around the ARM Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 MPCore processor.

Modules:

• Cortex-A15/A7 Processor Overview
  
• Cortex-A15 Processor Core
  
• Cortex-A7 Processor Core
  
• TrustZone Overview
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 Memory Management Unit
  
• Cortex-A15 Clocks and Resets
  
• Cortex-A7 Clocks and Resets
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 Power Management
  
• Introduction to AMBA 3
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 AMBA 4 Overview
  
• CCI-400 Cache Coherent Interconnect
  
• Cortex-A15 Memory Subsystems
  
• Cortex-A7 Memory Subsystems
  
• Interrupt Controller
  
• Cortex-A15/Cortex-A7 System Design Considerations
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 Debug
  
• Cortex-A15 Configuration
  
• Cortex-A7 Configuration
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 Implementation
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 Booting
  
• Cortex-A15/A7 DFT & MBIST
  
• Cortex-A15 Integration Summary
  
• Cortex-A7 Integration Summary
  

Notes:

• For students who do not have the pre-requisite knowledge of the ARMv7-A architecture and AMBA, we provide an optional one-day introductory course on these subjects.

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