ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore Hardware Design
ARM Training Course
Details on this training course are provided below. Please contact Support for information about booking any of ARM's training courses.
Summary:
This course is designed for those who are designing hardware based around the Cortex-A7 MPCore processor.
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-A7 MPCore processor.
Length:
3 days
Modules:
- Introduction to ARM Architecture v7
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Processor Overview
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Processor Core
- Trustzone Overview
- Cortex-A7 MPCoreMemory Subsystems
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Memory Management Unit
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Multicore Overview
- Cortex-A15/A7 AMBA4 Overview
- CCI-400 Cache Coherent Interconnect
- Interrupt Controller
- Cortex-A15/Cortex-A7 MPCore Debug
- Cortex-A15/Cortex-A7 System Design Considerations
- Cortex-A7 MPCoreBooting
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Clocks, Resets & Power Management
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Getting Started
- Cortex-A7 MPCore DFT
- Cortex-A7 MPCore Implementation
- Cortex-A7 MPCore 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.
