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FPQD MPC8572E implementation

This course covers PowerQUICC III MPC8572E dual core device

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Objectives
  • The course details the Ocean crossbar operation.
  • Cache coherency protocol is introduced in increasing depth and the benefit of data stashing is explained.
  • The e500 core is viewed in detail, especially the SPU that enables Floating point and vector processing.
  • The boot sequence and clocking are explained.
  • The course details the hardware implementation of the MPC8572E.
  • A long introduction to DDR2/3 SDRAM operation is done before studying the DDR SDRAM controller.
  • An in-depth description of the RapidIO port and the PCI-Express port is done.
  • The course highlights both hardware and software implementation of gigabit / fast / Ethernet controllers.
  • The course clarifies the operation of hardware acceleration mechanisms : Gigabit Ethernet TCP/IP offload engine, Pattern matcher and Table Lookup Unit.

  • ACSYS has developed an optimized SPE based FFT coded in assembler language.
  • Performance for 1024 complex floating point single precision samples is:
    • - 91_386 core clock cycles without reverse ordering, 94_124 with reverse ordering
  • Performance for 4096 complex floating point single precision samples is:
    • - 470_778 core clock cycles without reverse ordering, 511_227 with reverse ordering
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A more detailed course description is available on request at training@ac6-training.com
  • Experience of a 32 bit processor or DSP is mandatory.
  • The knowledge of the following interconnect standards may be required:
  • Theoretical course
    • PDF course material (in English) supplemented by a printed version for face-to-face courses.
    • Online courses are dispensed using the Teams video-conferencing system.
    • The trainer answers trainees' questions during the training and provide technical and pedagogical assistance.
  • At the start of each session the trainer will interact with the trainees to ensure the course fits their expectations and correct if needed
  • Any embedded systems engineer or technician with the above prerequisites.
  • The prerequisites indicated above are assessed before the training by the technical supervision of the traineein his company, or by the trainee himself in the exceptional case of an individual trainee.
  • Trainee progress is assessed by quizzes offered at the end of various sections to verify that the trainees have assimilated the points presented
  • At the end of the training, each trainee receives a certificate attesting that they have successfully completed the course.
    • In the event of a problem, discovered during the course, due to a lack of prerequisites by the trainee a different or additional training is offered to them, generally to reinforce their prerequisites,in agreement with their company manager if applicable.

Course Outline

  • Internal data flows, OCEAN switch fabric, packet reordering
  • Implementation examples
  • Address map, ATMU, OCEAN configuration
  • Local vs external address spaces, inbound and outbound address decoding
  • Dual-issue superscalar control
  • Dynamic branch prediction
  • Execution timing
  • Load store unit
  • The LMQ
  • Store miss merging and store gathering
  • Memory access ordering
  • Thread vs process
  • The first level MMU and the second level MMU
  • Snooping of TLBs
  • TLB software reload
  • Process protection, variable number of PID registers and sharing
  • 36-bit real addressing
  • The L1 caches
  • Cache coherency
  • Level 2 cache
  • Stashing mechanism
  • Differences between the new Book E architecture and the classic PowerPC architecture
  • Signal Processing APU (SPU)
  • PowerPC EABI : sections
  • Book E exception handling
  • Critical versus non critical
  • Handler table
  • Core timers
  • Performance monitoring
  • JTAG emulation
  • Watchpoint logic
  • Platform clock
  • Power-on reset sequence
  • Power-on reset configuration
  • Boot page translation
  • DDR2 and DDR3 Jedec specification
  • On-Die termination
  • Calibration mechanism
  • Mode registers initialization, bank selection and precharge
  • ECC error correction
  • Address decode
  • Timing parameters programming
  • Multiplexed or non-multiplexed address and data buses
  • Dynamic bus sizing
  • GPCM, UPMs
  • NAND flash controller
  • RapidIO port
  • Message Unit
  • Programming inbound and outbound ATMUs
  • Hot-swap support
  • Error handling
  • Modes of operation, Root Complex / Endpoint
  • Transaction ordering rules
  • Programming inbound and outbound ATMUs
  • Configuration, initialization
  • Mixed mode vs pass-through mode
  • Interrupt sources
  • Understanding interrupt masking
  • Interprocessor interrupts
  • Nesting implementation
  • Priority between the 4 channels
  • Scatter / gathering
  • Selectable hardware enforced coherency
  • Ability to start DMA from external 3-pin interface
  • Objective of this unit
  • Updating the pattern database
  • Detecting patterns across packet boundaries
  • Deflate engine
  • Exact match vs Longest prefix match
  • Utilization in IPv6
  • How software interact with the TLU unit
  • Event counting
  • Threshold events
  • Watchpoint facility
  • Trace buffer
  • Address recognition, pattern matching
  • Buffer descriptors management
  • Physical interfaces : GMII, MII, TBI or RGMII
  • Layer 2 acceleration accept or reject on address or pattern match
  • Direct queuing of four flows
  • Management of VLAN tags and priority
  • Quality of service
  • IEEE1588 compliant time-stamping
  • FIFO mode
  • 10/100 Fast Ethernet Controller
  • Buffer management
  • MII interface
  • Overview of the encryption mechanism
  • Introduction to DES and 3DES algorithms
  • Data packet descriptors
  • Crypto channels
  • XOR acceleration
  • Description of the NS16552 compliant Uarts
  • Flow control signal management
  • FIFO mode
  • I2C protocol fundamentals
  • Transmit and receive sequence
  • GPIO configuration