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LOW-COST EMBEDDED

 

ORIONRISC

IDT79R4640

MICROPROCESSOR

IDT79RV4640

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

FEATURES

High-performance embedded 64-bit microprocessor

-64-bit integer operations

-64-bit registers

-Based on the MIPS RISC Architecture

-80MHz, 100MHz, 133 MHz and 150MHz operation frequency

-32-bit bus interface brings 64-bit power to 32-bit system cost

High-performance DSP capability

-75 Million Integer Mul-Accumulate operations/sec @150MHz

-50 MFlops floating-point operations @150MHz

High-performance microprocessor

-75 M Mul-Add/second @150MHz

-50 MFlops @150MHz

->340,000 dhrystone (2.1)/sec capability @133MHz (197 dhrystone MIPS)

High level of integration

-64-bit, 150 MHz integer CPU

-50MFlops single-precision floating-point unit

-8KB instruction cache; 8KB data cache

-Integer multiply unit with 75M Mul-Add/sec

Upwardly software compatible with IDT RISController Family

Easily upgradable to 64-bit system

Low-power operation

-Active power management powers-down inactive units

-Standby mode

Large, efficient on-chip caches

-Separate 8KB Instruction and 8KB Data caches

-Over 1800MB/sec bandwidth from internal caches

-2-set associative

-Write-back and write-through support

-Cache locking to facilitate deterministic response

-High performance write protocols for graphics and data communications

Bus compatible with ORION family

-System interfaces to 67 MHz, provides bandwidth up to 266 MB/sec

-Direct interface to 32-bit wide systems

-Synchronized to external reference clock for multimaster operation

Improved real-time support

-Fast interrupt decode

-Optional cache locking

BLOCK DIAGRAM

150 MHz 64-bit ORION CPU

System Control Coprocessor

50MFlops Single-Precision FPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64-bit Register File

 

 

Address Translation/

 

 

 

FP Register File

 

 

 

 

 

Cache Attribute Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

64-bit Adder

ControlPipeline

 

 

 

 

ControlPipeline

Pack/Unpack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load Aligner

 

 

Exception Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functions

 

 

 

FP Add/Sub/Cvt/

 

 

Store Aligner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Div/Sqrt

 

 

Logic Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

FP Multiply

 

 

Integer Multiply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Bus

Data Bus

Instruction Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruction Cache

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Cache

 

 

(Lockable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Lockable)

 

 

Instruction Cache

 

 

 

 

32-bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Cache

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synchronized

 

 

 

 

Set B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The IDT logo is a registered trademark and ORION, R4650, R4640, RV4640, R4600, R3081, R3052, R3051, R3041, R5000, R36100 , RISController, and RISCore

are trademarks of Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MAY 1997

 

1997 Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

 

 

 

3486/1

 

 

 

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Arithmetic Logic Unit
The R4640 ALU consists of the integer adder and logic unit. The adder performs address calculations in addition to arithmetic operations; the logic unit performs all of the logic and shift operations. Each unit is highly optimized and can perform an operation in a single pipeline cycle.
Integer Multiply/Divide
The R4640 uses a dedicated integer multiply/divide unit, optimized for high-speed multiply and multiplyaccumulate operation. Table 1 shows the performance, expressed in terms of pipeline clocks, achieved by the R4640 integer multiply unit.
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DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

R4640 is software-compatible with the R4650, and

The IDT79R4640

is a

low-cost

member of

the

includes the instruction set found in the R4700 micropro-

cessor, targeted at higher performance while maintaining

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. ORION family, targeted

binary compatibility with earlier R30xx processors. The

to a variety of performance-hungry embedded applica-

extensions result in better code density, greater multi-

tions. The R4640 continues the ORION tradition of high-

processing support, improved performance for commonly

performance through

high-speed pipelines, high-band-

used code sequences in operating system kernels, and

width caches and bus interface, 64-bit architecture, and

faster execution of floating-point intensive applications. All

careful attention

to efficient

control. The cost

of

this

performance is

reduced by

removing

functional

units

resource dependencies are made transparent to the

programmer, insuring transportability among implementa-

frequently not required for many embedded applications.

tions of the MIPS instruction set architecture. In addition,

The R4640

supports a wide variety of embedded

MIPS-III specifies new instructions defined to take

processor-based applications, such as internetworking

advantage of the 64-bit architecture of the processor.

equipment (routers, switches), office automation equip-

ment (printers,

scanners), and consumer multimedia

Finally, the R4640 also implements additional instruc-

tions, which are considered extensions to the MIPS-III

game systems. Also, being upwardly software-compatible

architecture. These instructions improve the multiply and

with the RISController family as well as busand upwardly

multiply-add throughput of the CPU, making it well suited

software-compatible with the IDT ORION family, the R4640

to a wide variety of imaging and DSP applications. These

will serve in many of

the same applications. And,

the

extensions, which use opcodes allocated by MIPS

R4640 supports applications that require integer digital

Technologies for this purpose, are supported by a wide

signal processing (DSP) functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

variety of development tools.

The R4640 brings ORION performance levels to lower

The MIPS integer unit implements a load/store archi-

cost systems. ORION

performance

is

preserved

by

tecture with single cycle ALU operations (logical, shift,

retaining large on-chip two-way set-associative caches, a

add, sub) and autonomous multiply/divide unit. The 64-bit

streamlined high-speed pipeline, high bandwidth, 64-bit

register resources include: 32 general-purpose

execution, and facilities such

as early

restart for data

orthogonal integer registers, the HI/LO result registers for

cache misses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the integer multiply/divide unit, and the program counter.

These techniques allow the system designer over 1.8

In addition, the on-chip floating-point co-processor adds

GB/sec aggregate internal bandwidth, 266 MB/sec bus

32 floating-point registers, and a floating-point

bandwidth, almost 200 Dhrystone MIPS, 50MFlops, and

control/status register.

75 M Mul-Add/sec. An array of tools facilitates rapid

 

 

development of R4640-based systems, allowing a wide

Register File

variety of customers access to the processor’s high-

The R4640 has 32 general-purpose 64-bit registers.

performance capabilities while maintaining short time-to-

These registers are used for scalar integer operations and

market goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

address calculation. The register file consists of two read

HARDWARE OVERVIEW

 

 

 

 

ports and one write port and is fully bypassed to minimize

 

 

 

 

operation latency in the pipeline.

Some key elements of the R4640 are briefly described below. More detailed information is available in the IDT79R4640/IDT79R4650 RISC Processor Hardware User’s Manual.

Pipeline

The R4640 uses a 5-stage pipeline that is similar to the IDT79R3000 and the IDT79R4700 processors. The simplicity of this pipeline allows the R4640 to cost less than super-scalar processors and require less power than super-pipelined processors. So, unlike superscalar processors, applications that have large data dependencies or require a great deal of load/stores can still achieve peak performance.

Integer Execution Engine

The R4640 implements the MIPS-III Instruction Set Architecture, and thus is fully upward compatible with applications running on the earlier generation parts. The

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Opcode

Operand

Latency

Repeat

Stall

 

Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M U L T / U ,

16 bit

3

2

0

MAD/U

 

 

 

 

32 bit

4

3

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUL

16 bit

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

32 bit

4

3

2

 

 

 

 

 

D M U L T,

any

6

5

0

DMULTU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIV, DIVU

any

36

36

0

 

 

 

 

 

D D I V,

any

68

68

0

DDIVU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1: R4640 Integer Multiply Operation

 

The floating-point unit of the R4640 directly implements single-precision floating-point operations, which enables the R4640 to perform functions such as graphics rendering without requiring extensive die area or power consumption. The single-precision unit of the R4640 is directly compatible with the single-precision operation of the R4700, and features the same latencies and repeat rates.

The R4640 does not directly implement the doubleprecision operations found in the R4700. However, to maintain software compatibility, the R4640 will signal a trap when a double-precision operation is initiated, allowing the requested function to be emulated in software. Alternatively, the system architect could use a software library emulation of double-precision functions, selected at compile time, to eliminate the overhead associated with trap and emulation.

Floating-Point Units

The MIPS-III architecture defines that the results of a

The R4640’s floating-point execution units perform

multiply or divide operation are placed in the HI and LO

single precision arithmetic, as specified in IEEE Standard

registers. The values can then be transferred to the

754. The execution unit is broken into a separate multiply

general purpose register file using the MFHI/MFLO

unit and a combined add/convert/divide/square root unit.

instructions.

Overlap of multiply and add/subtract is supported. The

 

The R4640 adds a new multiply instruction, “MUL”, multiplier is partially pipelined, allowing a new multiplica-

which can specify that the multiply results bypass the “Lo” tion instruction to begin every 6 cycles.

register and are placed immediately in the primary

As in the IDT79R4700, the R4640 maintains fully

register file. By avoiding the explicit “Move-from-Lo” precise floating-point exceptions while allowing both

instruction required when using “Lo”, throughput of overlapped and pipelined operations. Precise exceptions

multiply-intensive operations is increased.

are extremely important in mission-critical environments,

An additional enhancement offered by the R4640 is an

such as ADA, and highly desirable for debugging in any

 

atomic “multiply-add” operation, MAD, used to perform environment.

multiply-accumulate operations. This instruction multiplies

The floating-point unit’s operation set includes floating-

two numbers and adds the product to the current contents

point add, subtract, multiply, divide, square root,

of the HI and LO registers. This operation is used in

conversion between fixed-point and floating-point format,

numerous DSP algorithms, and allows the R4640 to cost

conversion among floating-point formats, and floating-

reduce systems requiring a mix of DSP and control

point compare. These operations comply with IEEE

functions.

Standard 754. Double precision operations are not

Finally, aggressive implementation techniques feature

directly supported; attempts to execute double-precision

low latency for these operations along with pipelining to

floating point operations, or refer directly to double-

allow new operations to be issued before a previous one

precision registers, result in the R4640 signalling a “trap”

has fully completed. Table 1 also shows the repeat rate

to the CPU, enabling emulation of the requested function.

(peak issue rate), latency, and number of processor stalls

 

 

required for the various operations. The R4640 performs

 

 

automatic operand size detection to determine the size of

 

 

the operand, and implements hardware interlocks to

 

 

prevent overrun, allowing this high-performance to be

 

 

achieved with simple programming.

 

 

Floating-Point Coprocessor

 

 

The R4640 incorporates an entire single-precision

 

 

floating-point coprocessor on chip, including a floating-

 

 

point register file and execution units. The floating-point

 

 

coprocessor forms a “seamless” interface with the integer

 

 

unit, decoding and executing instructions in parallel with

 

 

the integer unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table 2 gives the latencies of some of the floating-point

System Control Coprocessor Registers

instructions in internal processor cycles.

The R4640 incorporates all system control co-

 

 

 

 

processor (CP0) registers on-chip. These registers

 

Operation

Instruction

 

provide the path through which the virtual memory

 

 

system’s address translation is controlled, exceptions are

 

Latency

 

 

 

 

handled, and operating modes are controlled (kernel vs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

user mode, interrupts enabled or disabled, cache

 

ADD

4

 

 

 

 

 

features). In addition, the R4640 includes registers to

 

SUB

4

 

 

 

implement a real-time cycle counting facility, which aids in

 

 

 

 

 

MUL

8

 

cache diagnostic testing, assists in data error detection,

 

 

and facilitates software debug. Alternatively, this timer

 

 

 

 

 

DIV

32

 

 

 

can be used as the operating system reference timer, and

 

 

 

 

can signal a periodic interrupt.

 

SQRT

31

 

 

 

Table 3 shows the CP0 registers of the R4640.

 

 

 

 

 

CMP

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

Name

Function

 

FIX

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

IBase

Instruction address space base (new in

 

FLOAT

6

 

 

 

 

 

R4640)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABS

1

 

1

IBound

Instruction address space bound (new

 

 

 

 

 

 

in R4640)

 

MOV

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

DBase

Data address space base (new in

 

 

 

 

 

NEG

1

 

 

 

R4640)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

DBound

Data address space bound (new in

 

LWC1

2

 

 

 

 

 

R4640)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWC1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-7, 10,

-

Not used

 

 

 

 

20-25,

 

 

 

Table 2: Floating-Point Operation

 

 

 

29, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating-Point General Register File

 

 

 

8

BadVAddr

Virtual address on address exceptions

The floating-point register file is made up of thirty-two

 

 

 

9

Count

Counts every other cycle

32-bit registers. These registers are used as source or

 

 

 

11

Compare

Generate interrupt when Count =

target registers for the single-precision operations.

 

 

Compare

References to these registers as 64-bit registers (as

 

 

 

 

 

supported in the R4700) will cause a trap to be signalled

12

Status

Miscellaneous control/status

 

 

 

to the integer unit.

 

 

13

Cause

Exception/Interrupt information

The floating-point control register space contains two

 

 

 

14

EPC

Exception PC

registers; one for determining configuration and revision

 

 

 

15

PRId

Processor ID

information for the coprocessor and one for control and

 

 

 

status information. These are primarily involved with

16

Config

Cache and system attributes

 

 

 

diagnostic software, exception handling, state saving and

17

CAlg

Cache attributes for the 8 512MB

restoring, and control of rounding modes.

 

 

regions of the virtual address space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Control Coprocessor (CP0)

18

IWatch

Instruction breakpoint virtual address

 

 

 

The system control coprocessor in the MIPS archi-

19

DWatch

Data breakpoint virtual address

tecture is responsible for the virtual to physical address

 

 

 

26

ECC

Used in cache diagnostics

translation and cache protocols, the exception control

 

 

 

27

CacheErr

Cache diagnostic information

system, and the diagnostics capability of the processor. In

 

 

 

28

TagLo

Cache index information

the MIPS architecture, the system control coprocessor

 

 

 

(and thus the kernel software) is implementation

30

ErrorEPC

CacheError exception PC

dependent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3: R4640 CPO Registers

In the R4640, significant changes in CP0 relative to the

 

Operation modes

 

R4600 have been implemented. These changes are

 

designed to simplify memory management, facilitate

The R4640 supports two modes of operation: user

debug, and speed real-time processing.

mode and kernel mode.

 

 

 

 

Kernel mode operation is typically used for exception

 

 

 

 

handling and operating system kernel functions, including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CP0 management and access to IO devices. In kernel mode, software has access to the entire address space and all of the co-processor 0 registers, and can select whether to enable co-processor 1 accesses. The processor enters kernel mode at reset, and whenever an exception is recognized.

User mode is typically used for applications programs. User mode accesses are limited to a subset of the virtual address space, and can be inhibited from accessing CP0 functions.

0xFFFFFFFF

Kernel virtual address space (kseg2)

Unmapped, 1.0 GB

0xC0000000

0xBFFFFFFF

Uncached kernel physical address space (kseg1)

Unmapped, 0.5GB

0xA0000000

0x9FFFFFFF

Cached kernel physical address space (kseg0)

Unmapped, 0.5GB

0x80000000

0x7FFFFFF

User virtual address space (useg)

Mapped, 2.0GB

0x00000000

Figure 3: Mode Virtual Addressing (32-bit mode)

the virtual address to form the physical address for that reference. If the address is not within bounds, an exception is signalled.

This facility enables multiple user processes in a single physical memory without the use of a TLB. This type of operation is further supported by a number of development tools for the R4640, including real-time operating systems and “position independent code”.

Kernel mode addresses do not use the base-bounds registers, but rather undergo a fixed virtual to physical address translation.

Debug Support

To facilitate software debug, the R4640 adds a pair of “watch” registers to CP0. When enabled, these registers will cause the CPU to take an exception when a “watched” address is appropriately accessed.

Interrupt Vector

The R4640 also adds the capability to speed interrupt exception decoding. Unlike the R4700, which utilizes a single common exception vector for all exception types (including interrupts), the R4640 allows kernel software to enable a separate interrupt exception vector. When enabled, this vector location speeds interrupt processing by allowing software to avoid decoding interrupts from general purpose exceptions.

Cache Memory

To keep the R4640’s high-performance pipeline full and operating efficiently, the R4640 incorporates on-chip instruction and data caches that can each be accessed in a single processor cycle. Each cache has its own 64-bit data path and can be accessed in parallel. The cache subsystem provides the integer and floating-point units with an aggregate bandwidth of over 1800 MB per second at a pipeline clock frequency of 150MHz. The cache subsystem is similar in construction to that found in the R4600, although some changes have been implemented. Table 6 is an overview of the caches found on the R4640.

Virtual-to-Physical Address Mapping

Instruction Cache

The R4640 incorporates a two-way set associative on-

The 4GB virtual address space of the R4640 is shown

chip instruction cache. This virtually indexed, physically

in figure 3. The 4 GB address space is divided into

tagged cache is 8KB in size and is parity protected.

addresses accessible in either kernel or user mode

Because the cache is virtually indexed, the virtual-to-

(kuseg), and addresses only accessible in kernel mode

physical address translation occurs in parallel with the

(kseg2:0).

cache access, thus further increasing performance by

The R4640 supports the use of multiple user tasks

allowing these two operations to occur simultaneously.

sharing common virtual addresses, but mapped to

The tag holds a 20-bit physical address and valid bit, and

separate physical addresses. This facility is implemented

is parity protected.

via the “base-bounds” registers contained in CP0.

The instruction cache is 64-bits wide, and can be

When a user virtual address is asserted (load, store, or

refilled or accessed in a single processor cycle.

instruction fetch), the R4640 compares the virtual address

 

with the contents of the appropriate “bounds” register Instruction fetches require only 32 bits per cycle, for a (instruction or data). If the virtual address is “in bounds”, peak instruction bandwidth of 600MB/sec at 150MHz. the value of the corresponding “base” register is added to Sequential accesses take advantage of the 64-bit fetch to reduce power dissipation, and cache miss refill, can write

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64 bits-per-cycle to minimize the cache miss penalty. The

 

without changing cache contents.

line size is eight instructions (32 bytes) to maximize

Writeback. Loads and instruction fetches will first

performance.

 

 

 

 

search the cache, reading main memory only if the

In addition, the contents of one set of the instruction

 

desired data is not cache resident. On data store opera-

cache (set “A”) can be “locked” by setting a bit in a CP0

tions, the cache is first searched to see if the target

register. Locking the set prevents its contents from being

 

address is cache resident. If it is resident, the cache

overwritten by a subsequent cache miss; refill occurs then

 

contents will be updated, and the cache line marked for

only into “set B”.

 

 

 

 

later writeback. If the cache lookup misses, the target

This operation effectively “locks” time critical code into

 

line is first brought into the cache before the cache is

one 4kB set, while allowing the other set to service other

 

updated.

instruction streams in a normal fashion. Thus, the benefits

Write-through with write allocate. Loads and instruc-

of cached performance are achieved, while deterministic

 

tion fetches will first search the cache, reading main

real-time response is preserved.

 

 

memory only if the desired data is not cache resident.

Data Cache

 

 

 

 

On data store operations, the cache is first searched to

 

 

 

 

see if the target address is cache resident. If it is resi-

For fast, single cycle data access, the R4640 includes

 

 

dent, the cache contents will be updated and main

an 8KB on-chip data cache that is two-way set

 

 

memory will also be written; the state of the “writeback”

associative with a fixed 32-byte (eight words) line size.

 

 

bit of the cache line will be unchanged. If the cache

Table 4 lists the R4640 cache attributes.

 

 

 

 

lookup misses, the target line is first brought into the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cache before the cache is updated.

Characteristics

Instruction

 

Data

 

 

Write-through without write-allocate. Loads and

 

 

 

 

Size

8KB

 

8KB

 

 

instruction fetches will first search the cache, reading

 

 

 

 

 

Organization

2-way set associa-

 

2-way set associa-

 

main memory only if the desired data is not cache resi-

tive

 

tive

 

dent. On data store operations, the cache is first

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line size

32B

 

32B

 

searched to see if the target address is cache resident.

 

 

 

 

 

If it is resident, the cache contents will be updated, and

Index

vAddr11..0

 

vAddr11..0

 

 

 

the cache line marked for later writeback. If the cache

 

 

 

 

 

Tag

pAddr31..12

 

pAddr31..12

 

 

 

lookup misses, then only main memory is written.

 

 

 

 

 

Associated with the Data Cache is the store buffer.

Write policy

n.a.

 

writeback /writethru

 

 

 

 

 

When the R4640 executes a Store instruction, this single-

 

read sub-block

 

read sub-block

 

 

entry buffer gets written with the store data while the tag

Line transfer order

order

 

order

 

comparison is performed. If the tag matches, then the

 

write sequential

 

write sequential

 

 

data is written into the Data Cache in the next cycle that

 

 

 

 

Miss restart after

entire line

 

first word

 

the Data Cache is not accessed (the next non-load cycle).

transfer of

 

 

 

 

 

 

The store buffer allows the R4640 to execute a store

 

 

 

 

Parity

per-word

 

per-byte

 

every processor cycle and to perform back-to-back stores

 

 

 

 

Cache locking

set A

 

set A

without penalty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 4: R4640 Cache Attributes

Write buffer

The data cache is protected with byte parity and its tag

Writes to external memory, whether cache miss write-

is protected with a single parity bit. It is virtually indexed

backs or stores to uncached or write-through addresses,

and physically tagged to allow simultaneous address

use the on-chip write buffer. The write buffer holds up to

translation and data cache access

four address and data pairs. The entire buffer is used for

The normal write policy is writeback, which means that

a data cache writeback and allows the processor to

a store to a cache line does not immediately cause

proceed in parallel with memory update. For uncached

memory to be updated. This increases system perfor-

and write-through stores, the write buffer significantly

mance by reducing bus traffic and eliminating the

increases performance over the R4000 family of

bottleneck of waiting for each store operation to finish

processors.

before issuing a subsequent memory operation. Software

 

can however select write-through for certain address

System Interface

ranges, using the CAlg register in CP0. Cache protocols

The R4640 supports a 64-bit system interface that is

supported for the data cache are:

bus compatible with the R4700 system interface. In

Uncached. Addresses in a memory area indicated as

addition, the R4640 supports a 32-bit system interface

uncached will not be read from the cache. Stores to

mode, allowing the CPU to interface directly with a lower

such addresses will be written directly to main memory,

cost memory system.

 

 

 

 

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R4640/RV4640

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TEMPERATURE RANGE

The interface consists of a 64-bit Address/Data bus with

the R4640 are taken from the input clock. The rate at

8 check bits and a 9-bit command bus protected with

which the CPU transmits data to the system interface is

parity. In addition, there are 8 handshake signals and 6

programmable via boot time mode control bits. The rate at

interrupt inputs. The interface has a simple timing specifi-

which the processor receives data is fully controlled by

cation and is capable of transferring data between the

the external device. Therefore, either a low cost interface

processor and memory at a peak rate of 533MB/sec at

requiring no read or write buffering or a faster, high perfor-

133MHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

mance interface can be designed to communicate with

Figure 4 shows a typical system using the R4640. In

the R4640. Again, the system designer has the flexibility

this example two banks of DRAMs are used to supply and

to make these price/performance trade-offs.

accept data with a DDxxDD data pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Command Bus

 

 

 

The R4640 clocking interface allows the CPU to be

 

 

 

The R4640 interface has a 9-bit System Command

easily mated with external reference clocks. The CPU

(SysCmd) bus. The command bus indicates whether the

input clock is the bus reference clock, and can be

SysAD bus carries an address or data. If the SysAD

between 25 and 67MHz (somewhat dependent on

carries an address, then the SysCmd bus also indicates

maximum pipeline speed for the CPU).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what type of transaction is to take place (for example, a

An on-chip phase-locked-loop generates the pipeline

read or write). If the SysAD carries data, then the SysCmd

clock from the system interface clock by multiplying it up

bus also gives information about the data (for example,

an amount selected at system reset. Supported multi-

this is the last data word transmitted, or the cache state of

pliers are values 2 through 8 inclusive, allowing systems

this data line is clean exclusive). The SysCmd bus is

to implement pipeline clocks at significantly higher

bidirectional to support both processor requests and

frequency than the system interface clock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

external requests to the R4640. Processor requests are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Address/Data Bus

 

 

 

 

 

 

initiated by the R4640 and responded to by an external

The 64-bit System Address Data (SysAD) bus is used

device. External requests are issued by an external

to transfer addresses and data between the R4640 and

device and require the R4640 to respond.

the rest of the system. It is protected with an 8-bit parity

The R4640 supports single datum (one to eight byte)

check bus, SysADC. When initialized for 32-bit operation,

and 8-word block transfers on the SysAD bus. In the case

SysAD can be viewed as a 32-bit multiplexed bus, with 4

of a single-datum transfer, the low-order 3 address bits

parity check bits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

gives the byte address of the transfer, and the SysCmd

The system interface is configurable to allow easier

bus indicates the number of bytes being transferred. The

interfacing to memory and I/O systems of varying

choice of 32or 64-bit wide system interface dictates

frequencies. The bus frequency and reference timing of

whether a cache line block transaction requires 4 double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

Boot

 

 

DRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROM

 

 

(80ns)

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI

 

ENET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Memory I/O

Controller

 

RV4640

9

 

2

 

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Figure 4: Typical R4640 System Architecture

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