Course List

The table below includes details of ARM's hardware and software training courses.

Please contact training-administration@arm.com for information about booking any of the courses below.

ARM Training Course

Cortex-A15/Cortex-A7 MPCore Hardware Design

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
GIC-400
Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 System Design Considerations
Cortex-A15/A7 Debug
Cortex-A15/A7 Implementation & Configuration
Cortex-A15 Power Domain 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.