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VI X L ARM
(Programming the ARM Microprocessor
for Embedded Systems)

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thinh.nttech@gmail.com

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GII THIU KIN TRC ARM

1.1 Introduction to ARM Ltd.

1.2

The ARM Architecture.

1.2.1 Example ARM based system:

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1.2.2 Which architecture is my processor?
Processor core
ARM7TDMI family

Architecture
v4T

ARM720T, ARM740T
ARM9TDMI family

v4T

ARM920T,ARM922T,ARM940T
ARM9E family

v5TE, v5TEJ

ARM946E-S, ARM966E-S, ARM926EJ-S

ARM10E family

v5TE, v5TEJ

ARM1020E, ARM1022E, ARM1026EJ-S

ARM11 family

v6

ARM1136J(F)-S

v6

ARM1156T2(F)-S

v6T2

ARM1176JZ(F)-S

v6Z

Cortex family
ARM Cortex-A8

v7A

ARM Cortex-R4

v7R

ARM Cortex-M3

v7M

More information is available at arm.com

1.2.3 Data Sizes and Instruction Sets.

ARM is a RISC architecture
Many instructions execute in a single cycle

ARM is a 32-bit load / store architecture

When used in relation to the ARM:
Halfword means 16 bits (two bytes)
Word means 32 bits (four bytes)
Doubleword means 64 bits (eight bytes)

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Most ARMs implement two instruction sets
32-bit ARM Instruction Set
16-bit Thumb Instruction Set

Latest ARM cores introduce a new instruction set Thumb-2

Provides a mixture of 32-bit and 16-bit instructions
Maintains code density with increased flexibility

Jazelle cores can also execute Java bytecode.

1.2.4 Processor Modes.
The ARM has seven basic operating modes:
Each mode has access to
Its own stack space and a different subset of registers.
Some operations can only be carried out in a privileged mode.

1.2.5 The ARM Register Set.

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1.2.6 Register Organization Summary.

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1.2.7 Program Status Registers.

Condition code flags

T Bit

N = Negative result from ALU

T = 0: Processor in ARM state

Z = Zero result from ALU

T = 1: Processor in Thumb state

C = ALU operation Carried out

Introduced in Architecture 4T

V = ALU operation oVerflowed

Mode bits

Sticky Overflow flag - Q flag

Architecture 5TE and later only

Specify the processor mode

New bits in V6

Indicates if saturation has

occurred

J bit
Architecture 5TEJ and later only

J = 1: Processor in Jazelle state

Interrupt Disable bits.
I = 1: Disables the IRQ

GE[3:0] used by some SIMD

instructions.
E bit controls load/store endianness.
A bit disables imprecise data aborts.
IT [abcde] IF THEN conditional
execution of Thumb2 instruction
groups.

F = 1: Disables the FIQ

1.2.8 Program Counter (r15).

When the processor is executing in ARM state:
All instructions are 32 bits wide
All instructions must be word aligned
Therefore the pc value is stored in bits [31:2] with bits [1:0] undefined (as
instruction cannot be halfword or byte aligned).

When the processor is executing in Thumb state:

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All instructions are 16 bits wide
All instructions must be halfword aligned

Therefore the pc value is stored in bits [31:1] with bit [0] undefined (as
instructions cannot be byte aligned.
1.2.9 Exception Handling.
When an exception occurs, the core:
Copies CPSR into SPSR_<mode>
Sets appropriate CPSR bits
Change to ARM state
Change to exception mode
Disable interrupts (if appropriate)
Stores the return address in LR_<mode>

Sets PC to vector address

To return, exception handler needs to:
Restore CPSR from SPSR_<mode>
Restore PC from LR_<mode>

This can only be done in ARM state.

1.2.10 Data Alignment.
Memory accesses must always be appropriately aligned for size of access
Unaligned addresses will produce unexpected/undefined results.

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Detect invalid unaligned data accesses with Data Abort exception.

External logic required, or use MMU when available
Beware that instruction fetches may appear unaligned

Unaligned data can be accessed using aligned access combined with

shift/mask operations.
1.2.11 Endian Configuration.
Endianness determines how contents of registers relate to the contents of
memory.
ARM registers are word (4 bytes) width
ARM addresses memory as a sequence of bytes

ARM processors are little-endian.

But can be configured to access big-endian memory systems
Little-endian memory system
Least significant byte is at lowest address
Big-endian memory system
Most significant byte is at lowest address
ARM support three models of endianness.
LE

Little-Endian

BE-32

Word Invariant Big-Endian

BE-8

Byte invariant Big-Endian (introduced in architecture v6).

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1.3

ARM Instruction Set.

All instructions are 32 bits long / many execute in a single cycle.
Instructions are conditionally executed.
A load / store architecture.
Example data processing instructions
SUB r0,r1,#5
ADD r2,r3,r3,LSL #2
ANDS r4,r4,#0x20
ADDEQ r5,r5,r6
Example branching instruction
B

r0 = r1 - 5
r2 = r3 + (r3 * 4)
r4 = r4 AND 0x20 (set flags)
IF
EQ condition
r5 = r5 + r6
Branch
forwards true
or backwards
relative to
current PC (+/- 32MB range)

<Label>

Example memory access instructions

LDR r0,[r1]

Load word at address r1 into r0

STRNEB r2,[r3,r4]

IF NE condition true, store bottom byte of

r2 to address r3+r4

STMFD sp!,{r4-r8,lr}

Thumb Instruction Set:

Thumb is a 16-bit instruction set
Optimized for code density from C code (~65% of ARM code size)
Improved performance from narrow memory
Subset of the functionality of the ARM instruction set
Switch between ARM and Thumb state using BX instruction

For most instructions generated by compiler:

Conditional execution is not used

Source and destination registers identical

Only Low registers used

Constants are of limited size

Inline barrel shifter not used

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Thumb-2 Instruction Set:
Thumb-2 is a major extension to the Thumb ISA
Adds 32-bit instructions to implement almost all of the ARM ISA
functionality
Retains the complete 16-bit Thumb instruction set
Supported by the ARM1156T2-S and Cortex Family
Cortex-M3 supports only Thumb-2
Cortex-M1 supports a subset of Thumb-2
Design objective: ARM performance with Thumb code density
No need to manually select instruction set split
Reduces need to profile code and understand execution patterns
Compiler can automatically select mix of 16 and 32 bit instructions
Gives access to ARM state behaviour
Exceptions may be handled directly
Coprocessors can be accessed
Advanced data handling of v5TE & v6 can be done
Conditional Execution via If-Then (IT) instruction
1-4 following instructions conditionally executed
Thumb 2 Performance / Density:

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Jazelle:
Jazelle-enabled ARM cores execute 8-bit Java bytecode
95% of bytecodes executed in hardware (typical)
Significantly more power-efficient

1.3.1 ARM Branches and Subroutines.

B <label>
PC relative, 32 MB range
BL <subroutine>
Stores return address in LR
Returning implemented by restoring the PC from LR
For non-leaf functions, LR will have to be stacked
BX <register>
Branch to address in register - with optional state change
Used in this context as a return instruction

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1.3.2 Coprocessors.

Up to 16 coprocessors can be defined

Expands the ARM instruction set
ARM uses them for internal functions so as not to enforce a particular memory
map (eg cp15 is the ARM cache controller)
Usually better for system designers to use memory mapped peripherals

Easier to implement.
1.4

ARM Processor Cores.

1.4.1 The ARM7TDMI Processor Core.

ARM7TDMI features

D
M
I

3 stage pipeline
Von Neumann architecture
CPI ~1.9
Thumb instruction set support
32-bit ARM instructions
16-bit Thumb instructions
Debug support
Enhanced multiplier (32x8) with
instructions for 64-bit results
EmbeddedICE Logic

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The Instruction Pipeline.
The ARM7 family uses a 3 stage pipeline in order to increase the speed of the flow
of instructions to the processor.
Allows several operations to be undertaken simultaneously, rather than serially.

The PC points to the instruction being fetched, not the instruction being executed.
Optimal Pipelining.

All operations here are on registers (single cycle execution).

In this example it takes 6 clock cycles to execute 6 instructions.
Clock cycles per Instruction (CPI) = 1
LDR Pipeline Example.

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Branch Pipeline Example.

Interrupt Pipeline Example.

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1.4.2 ARM9TDMI.
Architecture v4T
5 stage pipeline
Improves CPI to ~1.5
Improved maximum clock frequency
Harvard architecture
Increases available memory bandwidth
Instruction memory interface
Data memory interface
Simultaneous access to instruction and
data memory can be achieved
Normally supplied with caches attached
ARM922T (pictured)
2 x 8K caches
Memory Management Unit (MMU)
Write Buffer
ARM920T
As ARM922T but with 2 x 16K caches
ARM940T
Has a Memory Protection Unit (MPU)

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Pipeline changes for ARM9TDMI.

Cached Processor Terminology.

MPU Memory Protection Unit
Controls memory access permissions
Controls cacheable and bufferable
attributes for memory regions
MMU Memory Management Unit
Has all the features of an MPU
Also provides Virtual to Physical
address translation

Cache
Fast local memory
Holds copies of recently accessed
memory locations
TCM Tightly Coupled Memory
Fast local memory
Located at particular address range
Write buffer
Decouples writes to external

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1.4.3 ARM9E Processor Core.

1.4.4 ARM10E Family Overview.

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1.4.5 ARM1136J(F)-S Overview.

1.4.6 ARM Cortex-M3 Processor.

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ARMv7M Architecture
No ARM instruction set support
Thumb-2 only
No Cache - No MMU
Debug is optimized for microcontroller applications
Vector table is addresses, not instructions
Interrupts automatically save/restore state
Exceptions programmed in C
No Coprocessor 15
All registers are memory-mapped
Interrupt controller is part of Cortex-M3 macrocell
1.4.7 ARM Cortex-A8 Processor.

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Processor highlights
High frequency, high efficiency, low power
In-order, dual-issue, superscalar microprocessor
Advanced dynamic branch prediction
Average IPC of 0.9 across 150+ ARM and industry benchmarks
Custom / synthesizable design
ARMv7 instruction set
Integrated NEON media processor
Unified level 2 cache

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AXI interface
1.5 AMBA
Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture aims to:
Make life easier for systems designers
Standardize the bus interface
Reduce the support required
From ARM
Between internal design teams
Allows increased re-use of IP in designs
Enable the creation of upgrades and families of devices

AMBA 2.0: AHB.

Advanced High Performance Bus
High performance:
Full clock cycle to provide wait response
Burst signals for optimal memory interface
Split transaction for high access latency memory

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No overhead for arbitration or at start of bursts
Single Cycle Bus Master Handover
Data width extendable for high bandwidth
Synthesis friendly
Uses only rising edge of clock
No combinatorial input to output paths
STA and test insertion friendly
No bias towards tri-state implementation
No requirement for latches
No state dependent timing parameters
AHB Structure.

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AMBA 3.0: AXI (AXI is the AHB component of AMBA3.0)
Design Objectives:
Suitable for high-bandwidth & low-latency design
High frequency without bridges
Flexibility in interconnection architecture
Good performance with long initial latency peripherals
Backwards-compatibility with AHB & APB
Features
Separate address/control & data phases
Support for unaligned data transfers
Burst transaction based on start address issue only
Separate read & write channels
Multiple outstanding addresses
Out-of-order transaction completion
AXI Multi-Master System Design.

More AMBA:
Advanced Peripheral Bus (APB)
Reduces loading on main system bus
Low power, with no requirement for a clock
Suitable for synthesizable design

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Robust with set-up and hold ensured by protocol
Suitable for D-type or transparent latch based design
Advanced System Bus
Based on the original ARM bus interface
Uses both clock edges
Low silicon / interconnect overhead
Interface used by ARM7x0T and ARM9x0T cores

1.6

Writing Software for ARM Processors.

Tools: ADS (CodeWarrior), RVDS, Keil, IAR, GNU,

1.6.1 Keil uVision4.2

RealView Compilation Tools (RVCT) 3.0 includes

Highly optimising single ISO C/C++ compiler
Ongoing code density and performance improvements with each
release.
Full ISO C++ support (including exceptions)
ABI compliant (see later)
Support for latest architectures (v6, v7A and v7M)
Support for Thumb-2 instruction set
Data compressor - reduces space required in ROM
Linker feedback mechanism - informs compiler of unused functions which
can be eliminated in subsequent builds

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Other Compilation Tool Components
ARM / Thumb assembler - armasm
Linker - armlink
Format converter - fromelf
Librarian - armar
C and C++ libraries

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1.6.2 Application Code and Data Size:

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1.6.3 Introduction to Scatterloading:
In a real application, you will not want to load and execute your code at the default
address
Most embedded systems have memory devices spread across the memory
map
Scatterloading provides a way of placing your code and data into the
appropriate locations in memory
Scatterloading defines two types of memory region
Load Regions - contain application code & data at reset/load time (typically
ROM)
Execution Regions - contain code and data whilst the application is
executing
One or more execution regions will be created from each load region
during application startup
The details of the memory map used by a scatterloaded application
are contained in a description file which is passed as a parameter to
armlink
eg: armlink program.o --scatter scatter.scat -o program.axf.
Scatterloading (Simple Example):

RO code and data stays in ROM

C library initialization code (in __main) will :
o copy RW data from ROM to RAM
o initialize to zero the ZI data in RAM
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To explain the syntax of a scatter-file :

In our scatter file we need to give both our load and execution regions a name.
We also need to specify a start address. There is an optional length parameter which can
follow the address parameter. For our example, the following syntax describes our single
load region.
The header syntax for execution regions is very similar to the header syntax for
load regions. As you can see from the execution region names, the first is located in
ROM, and the second is located in RAM.
You must specify the contents of each execution region with the curly braces. In
this example, we make use of the wildcard (*) syntax which collects all sections with a
given attribute. In the EXEC_ROM region, we collect all sections with the RO attribute.
In the RAM region, we collect all sections with either RW or ZI attributes.
Note that the linker placement rules discussed earlier apply to each execution
region individually, so all RW code and data will be located before all ZI data. (As shown
in the diagram).
The best discussion of scatter file syntax can be found in the RVCT Linker and
Utilities Guide.
1.6.4 Supplied Libraries.
ANSI C library:
Full file handling, string, maths, etc., support on the target
By default uses semihosted SWIs to access host debugger facilities
e.g. file I/O

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Retargetable without rebuilding whole library
Automatic selection of the correct library variant
C++ library includes:
Libraries and Semihosting:
Full file handling, string, maths, etc., support on the target
The linker will automatically link in the correct library variants for your
application
Depending on endianess, floating point requirements, position
independence, etc.
By default semihosting is used to access host debugger facilities
Library code runs on ARM target, low-level I/O provided by host debugger

User provides replacement implementations of specific functions for

embedded use
Retargeting the C Library (1):
You can replace the C librarys device driver lever functionality with an
implementation that is tailored to your target hardware
e.g. printf() should go to LCD screen, not debugger console

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To Retarget the C library, simply replace those C library functions which
use semihosting SWIs with your own implementations, to suit your system
For example, the printf() family of functions (except sprintf()) all
ultimately call fputc()
The default implementation of fputc() uses a semihosting SWI
Replace this with:
extern void sendchar(char *ch);
int fputc(int ch, FILE *f)
{ /* e.g. write a character to an LCD */
char tempch = ch;
sendchar(&tempch);
return ch;
}
See retarget.c in the examples directory for further examples of retargeting

1.5

Reference Material.
ARM Architecture Reference Manual - 2nd edition
edited by David Seal
ARM DDI 0100E is latest, covering v5TE DSP extensions
ISBN 0-201-737191 (Addison-Wesley)
Steve Furber ARM system-on-chip architecture - 2nd edition
ISBN 0-201-67519-6 (Addison-Wesley)
Sloss, Symes & Wright ARM System Developer's Guide

ISBN: 1-55860-874-5 (Morgan Kaufman)

Documentation (TRMs, datasheets, user guides, application notes, white

papers)
http://www.arm.com/documentation

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II.

AT91SAM9260

c in chnh:
- Tc 180MHz, b x l ARM926EJ-S h tr tp lnh Thumb v ARM.
9 8 Kbytes b nh chng trnh v 8 KBtytes b nh d liu v MMU.
- B nh.
9 Giao din bus 32 bit h tr 4 bank SDRAM/LPSDR, Static memories,
CompactFlash, SLC NAND Flash with ECC.
9 2 SRAM on-chip tc cao, mi SRAM 4-kbyte.
9 Mt ROM on-chip 32-kbyte, c nhng sn bootstrap (level 1).
- Ngoi vi.
9 4 knh ADC 10 bit, (2 knh cho QFP, v 4 knh cho BGA).
9 2 UARTs,
9 4 USARTs,
9 1 Giao din giao tip I2C (two wire interface - TWI).
9 1 b iu khin ni tip ng b (synchronous serial controller).
9 2 SPI h tr 2 ch Master/Slaver.
9 1 Giao din Memory Card Host tc cao (SD/MMC card interface).
9 1 B iu khin 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC.
9 1 B iu khin truyn nhn USB-B (device) on-chip.
9 1 B iu khin truyn nhn USB-A (host) on-chip.
9 1 Giao din ITU-R BT. 601/656 image sensor giao tip CMOS camera.
- H thng (System).
9 22 knh DMA (direction memory access).
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9 Khi ng (boot) t NAND Flash, SDCard, DataFlash hoc serial
DataFlash.
9 B iu khin reset (reset controller).
9 Ma trn bus AHB 6 lp 32 bit hot ng tn s 90MHz.
9 Mt PLL cho h thng, v mt cho USB.
9 Hai tn hiu xung ng h ngoi c th lp trnh c.
9 B iu khin ngt cao cp (AIC) v debug.
9 Tch hp b giao ng ni RC 32 kHz nng lng thp.
9 Cho php chn tn s tit kim nng lng 32,768 Hz v b giao ng
chnh 3-20 MHz.
9 Cho php ci t ch timer, watchdog timer, real time timer.
- Khi xut nhp (I/O).
9 3 b iu khin xut nhp song song 32 bit.
9 96 ng I/O a mc ch.
2.1

S khi AT91SAM9260.
Bng 2-1: Cc tn hiu khng c trn kiu chn PQFP.

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Bng 2-2: S khi AT91SAM9260.

2.2

Bng c t cc tn hiu.

Bng 2-3: c t cc tn hiu:

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2.3

Bng c t cc chn. (page 10 of doc6221.pdf)

Bng 2-4: Bng m t chn 208-PQFP

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2.4

Power considerations.

2.4.1 Power suplies.

VDDCORE pins: Power the core, including the processor, the embedded memories
and the peripherals; voltage ranges from 1.65V and 1.95V, 1.8V nominal.
VDDIOM pins: Power the External Bus Interface I/O lines; voltage ranges between
1.65V and 1.95V (1.8V typical) or between 3.0V and 3.6V (3.3V nominal). The
expected voltage range is selectable by software.
VDDIOP0 pins: Power the Peripheral I/O lines and the USB transceivers; voltage
ranges from 3.0V and 3.6V, 3V or 3.3V nominal.
VDDIOP1 pins: Power the Peripherals I/O lines involving the Image Sensor Interface;
voltage ranges from 1.65V and 3.6V, 1.8V, 2.5V, 3V or 3.3V nominal.
VDDBU pin: Powers the Slow Clock oscillator and a part of the System controller;
voltage ranges from 1.65V to 1.95V, 1.8V nominal.
VDDPLL pin: Powers the Main Oscillator and PLL cells; voltage ranges from 1.65V
and 1.95V, 1.8V nominal.
VDDANA pin: Powers the Analog to Digital Converter; voltage ranges from 3.0V and
3.6V, 3.3V nominal.

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The power supplies VDDIOM, VDDIOP0 and VDDIOP1 are identified in the pinout table
and the multiplexing tables. These supplies enable the user to power the device differently
for interfacing with memories and for interfacing with peripherals.
Ground pins GND are common to VDDCORE, VDDIOM, VDDIOP0 and VDDIOP1 pins
power supplies. Separated ground pins are provided for VDDBU, VDDPLL and VDDANA.
These ground pins are respectively GNDBU, GNDPLL and GNDANA.

2.5

Processor and architecture.

ARM926EJ-S Processor.
RISC Processor Based on ARM v5TEJ Architecture with Jazelle technology for Java
acceleration.
Two Instruction Sets.
ARM High-performance 32-bit Instruction Set.
Thumb High Code Density 16-bit Instruction Set.
Slow Clock Selection: The AT91SAM9260 slow clock can be generated either by an
external 32,768 Hz crystal or the on-chip RC oscillator.
OSCSEL

Slow Clock

Startup Time

Internal RC

240 s

External

32768 Hz 1200 ms16

The startup counter delay for the slow clock oscillator depends on the OSCSEL signal.
The 32,768 Hz startup delay is 1200 ms whereas it is 240 s for the internal RC oscillator.
The pin OSCSEL must be tied either to GND or VDDBU for correct operation of the
device.
DSP Instruction Extensions.
5-Stage Pipeline Architecture:
Instruction Fetch (F)
Instruction Decode (D)
Execute (E)
Data Memory (M)
Register Write (W)
8-Kbyte Data Cache, 8-Kbyte Instruction Cache:
Virtually-addressed 4-way Associative Cache.
Eight words per line.
Write-through and Write-back Operation.
Pseudo-random or Round-robin Replacement.

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Write Buffer.
Standard ARM v4 and v5 Memory Management Unit (MMU).
Access Permission for Sections.
Access Permission for large pages and small pages can be specified separately for
each quarter of the page.
16 embedded domains.
Bus Interface Unit (BIU).
Arbitrates and Schedules AHB Requests.
Separate Masters for both instruction and data access providing complete Matrix
system flexibility.
Separate Address and Data Buses for both the 32-bit instruction interface and the 32bit data interface.
On Address and Data Buses, data can be 8-bit (Bytes), 16-bit (Half-words) or 32-bit
(Words).
Bus Matrix: has a 6-layer Matrix, handling requests from 6 masters
Boot Mode Select.
Non-volatile Boot Memory can be internal or external
Selection is made by BMS pin sampled at reset
Remap Command.
Allows Remapping of an Internal SRAM in Place of the Boot Non-Volatile Memory.
Allows Handling of Dynamic Exception Vectors.
The Bus Matrix of the AT91SAM9260 manages six Masters, which means that each
master can perform an access concurrently with others, according the slave it accesses is
available.
Each Master has its own decoder that can be defined specifically for each master. In order
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Each Slave has its own arbiter, thus allowing a different arbitration per Slave to be
programmed.

Master to Slave Access:

All the Masters can normally access all the Slaves. However, some paths do not make
sense, such as allowing access from the Ethernet MAC to the Internal Peripherals. Thus, these
paths are forbidden or simply not wired, and shown - in the following table.

Peripheral DMA controllers:

Twenty-two channels.
Two for each USART.
Two for the Debug Unit.
Two for each Serial Synchronous Co.
Two for each Serial Peripheral Interf.
One for Multimedia Card Interface.
One for Analog-to-Digital Converter.
Prefer to the datasheet for details of informations.

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2.6

Memories.

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Decoding breaks up the 4G bytes of address space into 16 banks of 256 Mbytes. The
banks 1 to 7 are directed to the EBI that associates these banks to the external chip selects
EBI_NCS0 to EBI_NCS7. Bank 0 is reserved for the addressing of the internal memories,
and a second level of decoding provides 1 Mbyte of internal memory area. Bank 15 is
reserved for the peripherals and provides access to the Advanced Peripheral Bus (APB).
Other areas are unused and performing an access within them provides an abort to the
master requesting such an access.
Each Master has its own bus and its own decoder, thus allowing a different memory
mapping per Master. However, in order to simplify the mappings, all the masters have a
similar address decoding.
Regarding Master 0 and Master 1 (ARM926 Instruction and Data), three different Slaves
are assigned to the memory space decoded at address 0x0: one for internal boot, one for
external boot, one after remap.

2.7

Peripherals.

2.7.1 Identifiers
A peripheral identifier is required for the control of the peripheral interrupt with the
Advanced Interrupt Controller and for the control of the peripheral clock with the Power
Management Controller.

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Setting AIC, SYSC, UHP and IRQ0-2 bits in the clock set/clear registers of the PMC has no
effect.

2.7.2 Peripheral interrupts and clock control.

2.7.2.1 System interrupt.
The System Interrupt in Source 1 is the wired-OR of the interrupt signals coming
from:
the SDRAM Controller.
the Debug Unit.
the Periodic Interval Timer.
the Real-time Timer.
the Watchdog Timer.
the Reset Controller.
the Power Management Controller.
The clock of these peripherals cannot be deactivated and Peripheral ID 1 can only be
used within the Advanced Interrupt Controller.

2.7.2.2

External interrupts.

All external interrupt signals, i.e., the Fast Interrupt signal FIQ or the Interrupt signals
IRQ0 to IRQ2, use a dedicated Peripheral ID. However, there is no clock control associated
with these peripheral IDs.

2.7.2.3

Peripheral signal multiplexing on I/O lines.

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III.

NAND Flash Support in AT91SAM9

Microcontrollers

3.1

Flash Overview.

Flash l b nh khng bay hi (non-volatile storage chip), c th xa v lp

trnh li bng in. in hnh l EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable
read-only memory). B nh Flash c s dng nhiu trong memory card, USB
Flash drives, MP3 players v solid-state drives vi mc ch chung l lu tr v
truyn d liu gia my tnh vi cc thit b s khc, v.v
Lch s b nh Flash (both NOR and NAND) c pht minh bi tin s
Fujio Masuoka nm 1980 khi ang lm vic cho TOSHIBA v c trnh by ti
hi ngh in t quc t IEEE nm 1984 ti San Francisco, California.
NOR: c b nh NOR flash ging nh c b nh RAM v c giao din
data bus v address bus ging RAM. Chnh v th rt nhiu vi x l c th s dng
NOR flash nh vng nh thc thi chng trnh (execute place memory), ngha l
chng trnh lu trong NOR flash c th thc hin trc tip t NOR flash m khng
cn copy ln RAM chy. Qun l bad block l mt c im mi ca NOR flash,
i vi cc NOR flash c khng h tr chc nng ny m software or device driver
s lm cng vic ny.
NAND Flash: c truy xut ging nh block devies nh a cng, th
nh. Each block consists of a number of pages. The pages are typically 512, 2048,
4096 bytes in size. Each page are a few bytes (typically 1/32 of the data size) that
can be used for storage of an ECC (error correcting code) checksum.
NOR

NAND

CE# - chip enable

CE# - chip enable

WP# - write protect

WE# - write enable

WE# - write enable

R/B# - ready / busy

OE# - output enable

RE# - read enable

PRE power on RE

D[15:0] - data bus

CLE - command latch enable

A[20:0] - address bus

ALE - address latch enable

WP# - write protect

I/O[7:0] or I/O[15:0] data bus

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3.2

NAND Flash Connection on AT91SAM9260.

NAND Flash c iu khin bi SMC ca AT91 tm a ch NCS3
(0x40000000 0x4FFFFFFF), (256MB)
Bng cu hnh h thng:

3.2.1 8-bit NAND Flash on AT91SAM9260.

3.2.2 16-bit NAND Flash on AT91SAM9260.

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49

Using SDRAM on AT91SAM9 Microcontrollers

IV. Using SDRAM on AT91SAM9 Microcontrollers

tham kho doc6256.pdf ca atmel.
4.1

RAM Overview.
c tnh:
RAM (random access memory) - b nh truy xut ngu nhin.
RAM cn c hiu l b nh RW (read/write memory) v khc vi b nh
ROM.
Lu chng trnh v d liu trong sut qu trnh thc thi.
Phn loi:
SRAM (Static RAM): c ch to theo cng ngh ECL (CMOS or BiCMOS),
mi bit nh c thi k bi cng logic vi 6 transistor MOS, tc cao v
giao din kt ni n gin.
DRAM (Dinymic RAM). s dng k thut MOS, Mi bit nh gm mt
transistor v mt t in. Vic ghi nh d liu da vo vic duy tr in tch
np vo t in v nh vy vic c mt bit nh lm ni dung bit ny b hy.
Do vy sau mi ln c mt nh, b phn iu khin b nh phi vit li
ni dung nh . V th giao din kt ni DRAM c thm tn hiu Autorecharge (auto-refresh). C mt s loi DRAM sau:
+ SDRAM ( Synchronous Dynamic RAM) - DRAM ng b. SDRAM hin
c cc loi: SDR, DDR, DDR2 v DDR3.
-

SDR SDRAM (Single Data Rate SDRAM), gi tt SDR.

DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM), gi tt DDR.
DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate 2 SDRAM), gi tt DDR2.
DDR III SDRAM (Double Data Rate III SDRAM): DDR3, 64-bit, 1.5V.

+ RDRAM ( Rambus Dynamic RAM), gi tt "Rambus", cn tham kho

thm XDR memory architecture.
4.2

SDRAM Controller on AT91SAM9 Overview.

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SDRAMC l b iu khin m rng b nh ca 1 chip, giao din 16-bit or
32-bit SDRAM. Kch thc memory page t 2048 - 4192 v s column l 256 2048. SDRAMC cho php truy xut byte (8-bit), half-word (16-bit) v word (32bit).
SDRAMC cho php truy xut word burst (no byte or half word bust). T lm
ti (self - refresh).
4.3

SDRAM Controller Signals Definition.

SDA10: lm vic nh l mt ng a ch SDRAM nhng cng c s dng nh l

auto-precharge command bit. AT91 cung cp mt tn hiu output SDA10 chuyn dng cho
php h thng kch hot tnh nng t ng precharge m khng nh hng bus a ch.
NBS[3:0]: tn hiu mt n d liu tng ng truy xut 8, 16 v 32 bit data.
SDRAMC_A[12:0]: cc ng a ch ca SDRAMC tng ng vi [A2:A14] ca vi x
l ngoi tr SDRAMC_A10 (SDA10). SDRAMC_A[12:0] qun l a ch ln ti 11
columns v 3 row.

4.4

SDRAM Connection on AT91SAM9.

AT91 cung cp NCS1 trong khng gian b nh kt ni vi 16-bit hoc 32bit SDRAM ngoi. DW bit trong thanh ghi cu hnh SDRAMC s chn 16-bit
hoc 32-bit bus width.
Giao din 32-bit SDRAMC c th kt ni vi mt 32-bit SDRAM hoc hai
16-bit SDRAM.

4.4.1 SDRAM 16-bit Connection.

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4.4.2 SDRAM 32-bit Connection

4.5

ARM926EJ-S Access.
Single access, 4-word burst access, 8-word burst access.
52

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V.

Schematic of SAM9260-EK

53

Schematic of SAM9260-EK
D[0..31]
A[0..22]

SHDN

AT73C213

DOUT
DIN
CLK
CS
NRST

D[0..31]
A[0..14]

SHDN

PC1
PB18
PB17
PB16

PCK0
TD0
TF0
TK0

PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3

SPI1_MISO
SPI1_MOSI
SPI1_SPCK
SPI1_NPCS0

NRST

RAS
CAS
SDA10
SDWE
SDCS_NCS1

RAS
CAS
SDA10
SDWE
SDCS_NCS1

PC[0..15]
MCLK
SDIN
LRFS
BCLK

D[0..31]
A[0..22]

SDCK
SDCKE

SDCK
SDCKE

NBS1
NBS3

CFIOR_NBS1_NWR1
CFIOW_NBS3_NWR3

A16
A17

PB[0..31]

01 - POWER SUPPLY
PB[0..31]

RS232

SERIAL INTERFACES

DBGU

DTXD
DRXD

COM0

TXD0
RXD0
RTS0
CTS0
DTR0
DSR0
DCD0
RI0

COM1

TXD1
RXD1
RTS1
CTS1

PB15
PB14

NANDOE
NANDWE

D BG U _TXD
D BG U _RXD

PIO
PIO

PB4
PB5
PB26
PB27
PB24
PB22
PB23
PB25

D[0..15]
SPI0_MISO MCDB0
MCDB1
MCDB2
SPI0_NPCS0 MCDB3
MCCK
SPI0_MOSI MCCDB

PB6
PB7
PB28
PB29

SPI0_SPCK
SPI0_NPCS1
PC[0..15]

USBCNX
DDM
DDP

PC5

PA0
PA5
PA4
PA3
PA8
PA1
PA2
PC11
NRST

PIO

TWCK
TWD

DDM
DDP

DEVICE
USB

A22
A21
NANDOE
NANDWE
PC14
PC13

HOST A

HDMA
HDPA

HDMA
HDPA

HOST B

HDMB
HDPB

HDMB
HDPB

PA24
PA23

RAS
CAS
SDA10
SDWE
SDCS_NCS1
SDCK
SDCKE
CFIOR_NBS1_NWR1
CFIOW_NBS3_NWR3
BA0
BA1
CLE
ALE
NANDOE
NANDWE
NANDCS
RDY BSY
D[0..15]
DAT0
DAT1
DAT2
DAT3
CLK
CMD

CARD
READER

SCK
CS
NRST

SCL
SDA
03 - MEMORY

EXPANSION & User's Interf aces

D[0..31]
A[0..22]

05 - COMMUNICATION
RAS
CAS
SDA10
SDWE
SDCS_NCS1

PA[0..31]
RMII_MII ETHERNET
TX_CLK

10/100 Mbps FAST ETHERNET

A[0..14]

SDRAM

POWERLED

MEMORY

AT91SAM9260

PIO

NANFLASH

PA[0..31]
PA9

SERIAL
SERIAL
MCI
EEPROM DATAFLASH DATAFLASH

DAC

5VDC

POWER SUPPLY

TXD3
TXD2
TXD1
TXD0
TX_EN

PA19

E TXC K/RE F C LK

PA11
PA10
PA13
PA12
PA16

E TX3
E TX2
E TX1
E TX0
E TXE N

PA26
PA25
PA15
PA14

E RX3
E RX2
E RX1
E RX0

PA27
PA17

E RXC K
E RXD V

PA22
PA18

E TXE R
E RXE R

PA29
PA28

EC O L
E C RS

PA20
PA21
PA7

EMDC
E M D IO
P IO

SDCK
SDCKE
CFWE_NWE_NWR0

RXD3
RXD2
RXD1
RXD0
RX_CLK
RX_DV
TX_ER
RX_ER
COL
CRS
MDC
MDIO
MDINTR
NRST

03 - RMII_MII ETHERNET

NBS1
NBS3

CFOE_NRD
NANDOE
NANDWE
NCS0
NRST
PA[0..31]
PB[0..31]
PC[0..15]
VREFP
AVDD
AGND

NRST
02 - AT91SAM9260

RAS
CAS
SDA10
SDWE
SDCS_NCS1
SDCK
SDCKE
CFWE_NWE_NWR0
CFIOR_NBS1_NWR1
CFIOW_NBS3_NWR3
CFOE_NRD
NANDOE
NANDWE
NCS0

NRST
PA[0..31]
PB[0..31]
PC[0..15]

NRST
PA[0..31]
PB[0..31]
PC[0..15]
VREFP
AVDD
AGND
06 - EXPANSION CONNECTORS

54

Schematic of SAM9260-EK
Power Suppy.

SSC Connector

5V

R3
100K

U2

L1117_3V3
Input

+
C1
330F

Vout

C8
10F

Output

AUDIO DAC INTERFACE

1k

4
DOUT
DIN
CLK
3V3 CS

2
C9
10F

CR1
5V

R1

3V3
3

Ajd/Gnd

5.1.

C10
10PF

1
3
5
7
9
11

DS1

2
4
6
8
10
12

J4

MCLK
SDIN
LRFS
BCLK
NRST

5V

POWER LED
5V

U3
3

S8

REGULATED

C15
10F

1
2

2
C11
10F

C12
10PF

5V_USB

J1

2
1

2
1

5V ONLY

Output

S7

Vout

Input
Ajd/Gnd

5V

1V8

L1117_1V8

5.2.

AT91SAM9260 (PQFP package).

55

Schematic of SAM9260-EK
PC[0..15]

NRST

R24
100K

3V3

NRST

R25
100K

55
54

DDP
DDM

51
50

HDPA
HDMA

J5
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19

ICE_NTRST

PC13
PC14
PC15
D16
D17
D18
D19
D20
D21
D22
D23
D24
D25
D26
D27
D28
D29
D30
D31
56
59
127
128
129
130
131
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145

S1

ICE_RTCK
NRST

HDPA
HDMA

0R

30
31
34
37
29
43

NTRST

35

R13
3V3

S2

TDI
TMS
TCK
RTCK
TDO
JTAGSEL

RAS
CAS

NTRST

SDWE
SDA10
SDCKE
SDCK

S3
152

JTAG
R15

C19
10NF
C20
1NF

SDCS/NCS1
NCS0
PLLRCA
CFOE/NRD

148

1V8

C21
100NF
151
155
C22
100NF
153
150

C23
10PF

CFWE/NWE/NWR0
CFIOR/NBS1/NWR1
CFIOW/NBS3/NWR3

VDDPLLB
GNDPLLB

NANDOE
NANDWE

VDDPLLA

NRST

C25
10PF

45

149

106
107
108
109
110
111
112
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126

D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15

99
98
97
96
95
94
93
92
89
88
87
86
85
84
83
82
81
80
79
76
75
74
73

A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A18
A19
A20
A21
A22

105
104

XOUT

BMS
TST

69

VREFP

XOUT32

VDDIOP1
169

VDDIOP0

VDDIOP0

VDDIOP0

VDDIOP0

VDDIOP0
199

187

52

32

24

VDDIOP0

VDDIOP0
13

VDDIOM

VDDIOM

VDDIOM

VDDIOM
132

114

90

65

GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
6
14
25
33
39
53
66
78
91
113
133
146
170
173
188
200
204

VDDCORE

VDDCORE

VDDCORE

VDDCORE

VDDCORE
203

174

147

77

38

VDDBU

GNDBU
44

48

OSCSEL

SHDN

XIN32

47

41
WAKE UP

3V3
BP2

R16
1K

CFOE_NRD

70
102
101
71
72

CFWE_NWE_NWR0
CFIOR_NBS1_NWR1
CFIOW_NBS3_NWR3

BP1

NANDOE
NANDWE

RESET

36

NRST

40

100K

3V3

J7
R19

42

BOOT M ODE SELECT

OPENED :EMBEDDED ROM
CLOSED : EBI_NCS0

1K

XIN

WKUP

46

3V3

SDCS_NCS1
NCS0

R17

49

32.768 kHz

SDWE
SDA10
SDCKE
SDCK

103
68

R26
100K

AVDD
AGND

VREFP

157

Y2

C26
10PF

RAS
CAS

116
100
117
115

GNDPLLA

Y1
18.432MHz

C24
10PF

R23 10K

N.C

1K
154

D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15

NBS0/A0
NWR2/NBS2/A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
BA0/A16
BA1/A17
A18
A19
A20
A21
A22

AT91SAM9260

DDP
DDM

A[0..22]

NCS6/FIQ/PC13
IRQ2/NCS3_NANDCS/PC14
IRQ1/NWAIT/PC15
SPI0_NPCS2/D16/PC16
SPI0_NPCS3/D17/PC17
SPI1_NPCS1/D18/PC18
SPI1_NPCS2/D19/PC19
SPI1_NPCS3/D20/PC20
EF100/D21/PC21
TCLK5/D22/PC22
D23/PC23
D24/PC24
D25/PC25
D26/PC26
D27/PC27
D28/PC28
D29/PC29
D30/PC30
D31/PC31

PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7
PC8
PC9
PC10
PC11
62
67
63
64
61
60
58
57
SPI1_NPCS2/A23/PC4
SPI1_NPCS1/A24/PC5
CFCE1/TIOB2/PC6
CFCE2/TIOB1/PC7
RTS3/NCS4_CFCS0/PC8
TIOB0/NCS5_CFCS1/PC9
CTS3/A25_CFRNW/PC10
SPI0_NPCS1/NCS2/PC11

PB14
PB15
PB16
PB17
PB18
PB19
PB20
PB21
PB22
PB23
PB24
PB25
PB26
PB27
PB28
PB29
PB30
PB31
21
22
23
26
27
28
163
164
165
166
167
168
171
172
175
176
177
178

158 PC0
159 PC1
SCK3/AD0/PC0
PCK0/AD1/PC1

PA0/SPI0_MISO/MCDB0
PA1/SPI0_MOSI/MCCDB
PA2/SPI0_SPCK
PA3/SPI0_NPCS0/MCDB3
PA4/RTS2/MCDB2
PA5/CTS2/MCDB1
PA6/MCDA0
PA7/MCCDA
PA8/MCCK
PA9/MCDA1
PA10/MCDA2/ETX2
PA11/MCDA3/ETX3
PA12/ETX0
PA13/ETX1
PA14/ERX0
PA15/ERX1
PA16/ETXEN
PA17/ERXDV
PA18/ERXER
PA19/ETXCK
PA20/EMDC
PA21/EMDIO
PA22/ADTRG/ETXER
PA23/TWD/ETX2
PA24/TWCK/ETX3
PA25/TCLK0/ERX2
PA26/TIOA0/ERX3
PA27/TIOA1/ERXCK
PA28/TIOA2/ECRS
PA29/SCK1/ECOL

R27
100K
R28
100K

2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20

179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
201
202
205
206
207
208
1
2
3
4
7
8

DRXD/PB14
DTXD/PB15
TCLK3/TK0/PB16
TCLK4/TF0/PB17
TIOB4/TD0/PB18
TIOB5/RD0/PB19
ISI_D0/RK0/PB20
ISI_D1/RF0/PB21
ISI_D2/DSR0/PB22
ISI_D3/DCD0/PB23
ISI_D4/DTR0/PB24
ISI_D5/RI0/PB25
ISI_D6/RTS0/PB26
ISI_D7/CTS0/PB27
ISI_PCK/RTS1/PB28
ISI_VSYNC/CTS1/PB29
ISI_HSYNC/PCK0/PB30
ISI_MCK/PCK1/PB31

PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3
PA4
PA5
PA6
PA7
PA8
PA9
PA10
PA11
PA12
PA13
PA14
PA15
PA16
PA17
PA18
PA19
PA20
PA21
PA22
PA23
PA24
PA25
PA26
PA27
PA28
PA29

TIOA3/SPI1_MISO/PB0
TIOB3/SPI1_MOSI/PB1
TIOA4/SPI1_SPCK/PB2
TIOA5/SPI1_NPCS0/PB3
TXD0/PB4
RXD0//PB5
TCLK1/TXD1/PB6
TCLK2/RXD1/PB7
TXD2/PB8
RXD2/PB9
ISI_D8/TXD3/PB10
ISI_D9/RXD3/PB11

MN6

PA[0..31]

PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB4
PB5
PB6
PB7
PB8
PB9
PB10
PB11

D[0..31]

9
10
11
12
15
16
17
18
19
20
161
162

PB[0..31]

160
156
C49
100NF

R21
C48
100NF

AVDD

0R
L2
C29
10F
10V

3V3

4.7H

C30
100NF

C31
10F
10V

0R R22
AGND

1V8
C37
10F
C50
100NF

C51
C53
C55
100NF 100NF
100NF
C52
C54
100NF
100NF

C38
10F
C56
C58
C60
C62
C64
C66
100NF 100NF
100NF
100NF
100NF
100NF
C57
C59
C61
C63
C65
100NF
100NF
100NF
100NF
100NF

C67
100NF

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5.3.

Memories.

57

Schematic of SAM9260-EK
SDRAM

D[0..15]

3V3
MN7

A[0..14]

23
24
25
26
29
30
31
32
33
34
22
35

A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A13

SDA10

20
21

BA0
BA1

36
40

A14

37

SDCKE

38

SDCK
N BS 0

A0
CFIOR_NBS1_NWR1

17
18

CAS
RAS

3V3

R29
470K

15
39

16
19

SDWE

A0 MT48LC16M16A2 DQ0
A1
DQ1
A2
DQ2
A3
DQ3
A4
DQ4
A5
DQ5
A6
DQ6
A7
DQ7
A8
DQ8
A9
DQ9
A10
DQ10
A11
DQ11
DQ12
BA0
DQ13
BA1
DQ14
DQ15
A12
N.C
VDD
VDD
CKE
VDD
VDDQ
VDDQ
CLK
VDDQ
VDDQ
DQML
DQMH
VSS
CAS
VSS
RAS
VSS
VSSQ
VSSQ
WE
VSSQ
CS
VSSQ

SDCS_NCS1

2
4
5
7
8
10
11
13
42
44
45
47
48
50
51
53
1
14
27
3
9
43
49
28
41
54
6
12
46
52

D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15

R44
10K

R45
10K
MN10
6
5

SCL
SDA

8
3V3_Memory
C86
100NF

SCL
SDA

A0
A1
NC

1
2
3

VCC
GND

WP

SERIAL EEPROM

3V3

3V3

R37
470K
C68
C70
C72
C74
100NF 100NF
100NF 100NF
C69
C71
C73
100NF 100NF 100NF

3V3
MN9

S5

8
1
2
4

SCK

CS

256 Mbits

NRST
D[0..7]
MN6B1
16
17
8
18
9

CLE
ALE
NANDOE
NANDWE
NANDCS

CLE
ALE
RE
WE
CE

S6
7
19
R33

470K

3V3
RDY BSY

3V3

R35

1K

R41

470K

1
2
3
4
5
6
10
11
14
15
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

R/B
WP
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C

N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
PRE
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
N.C
VCC
VCC

29
30
31
32
41
42
43
44

D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7

GND

RESET

WP

C82
100NF
7
5

3V3

48
47
46
45
40
39
38
35
34
33
28
27
37
12

R43
10K
J13
DAT1
DAT0
CLK
3V3_Memory
CMD
DAT3
DAT2

3V3
C84
100NF

VSS
VSS

VCC

SERIAL DATAFLASH

8-bit bus width

I/O0
I/O1
I/O2
I/O3
I/O4
I/O5
I/O6
I/O7

SO
SI
SCK
CS

36
13
C83
100NF

C85 100NF

FPS009

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
9

SD CARD / MMC CARD

DATAFLASH CARD
INTERFACE

NANDFLASH

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5.4.

MII_Ethernet.
C88
22PF

C89
22PF

Y4
25MHz

C90

100NF
GND_ETH

16
38

TX_ER
RX_ER
3V3

R127

10K
36
35

COL
CRS

24
25
32

MDC
MDIO
MDINTR

39
R56
3V3

C96

100NF

C97

100NF

30

C98

100NF

23

41

15
33
44
10
NRST

40

RX+

RX-

DISMDIX

DVDD

VCCA

DM9161AEP
AVDDT
AGND
AGND
AGND
BGRESG

DVDD

PWRDWN
RESET

C91
100NF
C92
100NF

2
9

BGRES
LEDMODE
LED0/OP0
LED1/OP1
LED2/OP2
CABLESTS/LINKSTS
N.C

742792093

C93
10V
10F

R53
49R9
1%

R54
49R9
1%

C101
10F
10V

13

TX-

3 RD+

RX+

RX-

C102
100NF

75 75

75

7 NC

4
5

GND_ETH

1nF

75

C95
100NF

8
J00-0061NL

GND_ETH
GND_ETH

3V3

47

48
31
11
12
13
14

VCCA

C94
100NF

5
6
46

DVDD

DGND
DGND
DGND

2 TD-

6 RDL3

AVDDR
AVDDR

MDC
MDIO
MDINTR

5 CT

TX_ER/TXD4
RX_ER/RXD4/RPTR
COL/RMII
CRS/PHYAD4

TX+

VCCA

RX_CLK/10BTSER
RX_DV/TESTMODE

3V3

10K

J14
1 TD+

4 CT
TX-

RXD3/PHY AD3
RXD2/PHY AD2
RXD1/PHY AD1
RXD0/PHY AD0

R52
49R9
1%

R58
6,80K
1%

RX_CLK
RX_DV

TX+

R51
49R9
1%

10

34
37

TXD3
TXD2
TXD1
TXD0
TX_EN
TX_CLK/ISOLATE

43

11

26
27
28
29

RXD3
RXD2
RXD1
RXD0

XT1

12

17
18
19
20
21
22

TXD3
TXD2
TXD1
TXD0
TX_EN
TX_CLK

REF_CLK/XT2

14

MN11
42

3V3

3V3

R103
1K
R102

1K

Yellow

R101

1K

Green

3V3

45
C99
10F
10V
R64 0R

RJ45 ETHERNET CONNECTOR

R65 0R
GND_ETH

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5.5.

Serial Interfaces.
5V

J16
USB-A

F2
6
5

A
4

3 2

500 mA

USB HOST INTERFACE

C110
47pF

Female

C111
47pF

39R

R66

39R

R67

HDMA
HDPA

COM_DEBUG

3V3

R71
15K

R70
15K

C109
100NF

J13
1
3
5

R79
100K

N OT POPU LATED

J11
2
4
6

5
2
3

R68
100K
MN12

DRXD
DTXD

5V_USB

U S B_C N X

USBCNX

6
C104
100NF

39R

R89

39R

R90

R1IN
T1OUT

R2OUT
T2IN

R2IN
T2OUT

C105
100NF

15
C107
100NF

C1+
VCC
C1V+
C2+
VC2-

13
14
8
7

COM_USER

Debug:1-3, 2-4

1
3

C103
100NF

User:5-3, 6-4

4
5

C106
100NF

GND
MAX3232

USB DEVICE INTERFACE

C119
33PF

16
2

R87
1,5K

R1OUT
T1IN

3V3

R84
22K

3V3
N OT POPU LATED

J19

9
10

RXD0
TXD0

15K R81

C120
100NF

12
11

C123
15PF

DDM
DDP
C124
15PF

Female

5.6. Expansions and Users Interfaces.

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PA[0..31]

PB[0..31]

PA0
PA2
PA4
PA6
PA8
PA10
PA12
PA14
PA16
PA18
PA20
PA22
PA24
PA26
PA28
PA30

PA1
PA3
PA5
PA7
PA9
PA11
PA13
PA15
PA17
PA19
PA21
PA23
PA25
PA27
PA29
PA31

PB1
PB3
PB5
PB7
PB9
PB11
PB13
PB15
PB17
PB19
PB21
PB23
PB25
PB27
PB29
PB31

PC[0..15]

PB0
PB2
PB4
PB6
PB8
PB10
PB12
PB14
PB16
PB18
PB20
PB22
PB24
PB26
PB28
PB30

PC5
PC7
PC9
PC11
PC13
PC15

PC0
PC2
PC4
PC6
PC8
PC10
PC12
PC14

PC1
PC3
PC5
PC7
PC9
PC11
PC13
PC15
J25

5V
AVDD
AGND

PC4
PC6
PC8
PC10
PC12
PC14

1
3
5
7
9
11
13

PC0
PC15
PB9
PB11

2
4
6
8
10
12
14

PC1
PB8
PB10
PB16

3V3
VREFP

COM IRQ1 ADC

3V3

J24
3V3

1V8

C130
100NF

C131
10V
10F

C133
100NF

SPI1_MISO
SPI1_SPCK
SPI1_NPCS1
GPIO

C132
10V
10F

PIO_CNTRL1
TWCK

ISI_DATA[1]
ISI_DATA[3]
ISI_DATA[5]
ISI_DATA[7]
ISI_DATA[9]
ISI_DATA[11]

PC4
PA24

PB21
PB23
PB25
PB27
PB11
PB13

R108

0R

R109

0R

PB1
PB3
PC4
PC7

SPI1_MISO
SPI1_NPCS0
SPI1_NPCS2
GPIO

LEDS & USER INTERFACE

3V3
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30

2
4
6
8
10

SPI Expand

J28
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29

1
3
5
7
9

PB0
PB2
PC5
PC6

PB19
PA23
PB31
PB29
PB30
PB28
PB20
PB22
PB24
PB26
PB10
PB12

IMAGE SENSOR CONNECTOR

PIO_CNTRL2
TWD
ISI_MCK
ISI_VSY NC
ISI_HSY NC
ISI_PCK
ISI_DATA[0]
ISI_DATA[2]
ISI_DATA[4]
ISI_DATA[6]
ISI_DATA[8]
ISI_DATA[10]

GREEN

R118 220R
PA6

DS5

PC15

BP3

R187
PB20

LED1

R188
220

PB21

LED2

R189
220

PB22

LED3

R190
220

PB23

LED4
220

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VI.

SAM9260-EK Descriptions

Features:

MCU AT91SAM9260, 16/32 bit ARM926EJ-S 180Mhz.

32MB SDRAM.
256MB NAND FLASH.
512kB SPI serial dataflash.
Ethernet 10/100 base RJ45 connector.
USB host, device connector.
RS232 connector: user + debug.
Micro SD/MMC card slot.
Three buttons: RST, WAKEUP, IRQ1.
Five LEDs.
Expansion Connector.
JTAG connector.
5 VDC power supply from adapter or USB-B conector.

Softwares:
-

AT91BootStrap-1.1
U-Boot-1.3.4, U-Boot-2009.09.1, U-Boot-2010.09
Linux-2.6.27, Linux-2.6.30, Linux-2.6.36,
Buildroot 2010, Angstrom, Debian rootfs.
Appication: Standalone (firmware), application in Embedded linux.

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6.1. Header comments

S1
S2
S3
S5
S6

Default
Open
Open
Open
Open
Close
Close

J13

Option

S7
S8

Option
Option

J7

Close
Boot from EBI_NCS0

CS data flash
CS nand flash
1-3, 2-4: to select COM debug
5-3, 6-4: to select COM user
Power supply from the 5Vdc adaptor
Power supply from the USB-B cable

Open
Boot from embedded rom

disconnect CS data flash

disconnect CS nand flash

6.2. Map of Memories In SAM9260-EK.

Items

Chip Select

Address

Comments Part number

SDRAM

nCS1

0x20000000

Physical

MT48LC16M16A2 32MB

NANDFLASH nCS3

0x40000000

Physical

K9F2G08UOM

256MB

AT45DB041D-SU

512KB

Se.DataFlash

SPI0_NPCS1 0xD0000000 Logical

Capacity

6.3. Partition in The System.

6.3.1 The second level bootstrapcode in serial DataFlash.
Serial DataFlash:
Items
Bootstrap code

Offset

Comments

0x0

<= 4 KByte

Environment

0x4200

U-Boot

0x8400

To end of capacity

NandFlash:
a ch offset
0x00000000
0x00300000

Kernel
Rootfs (JFFS2)

6.3.2 The second level bootstrapcode in NandFlash.

NANDFLASH:

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a ch offset
0x00000000
0x00020000
0x00008400
0x00200000
0x00500000

Bootstrap
U-boot
Environments
Application Standalone
Kernel
Rootfs (JFFS2)

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VII.

Software Development Tools

7.1. SAM-BA (phn mm np code).

o Install AT91-ISP v1.13.exe.
o Chp th mc ATMEL Corporation ln th mc C:\Program Files\ ATMEL
Corporation\ y l bc custom AT91-Board theo thit k ca mnh
o Qu trnh ci t SAMBA thnh cng.
Ch : driver ca USB-B ca cc device AT91 ca hng atmel nm trong th mc
C:\Program Files\ATMEL Corporation\AT91-ISP v1.13\sam-ba 2.9\drv
7.1.1.1. Np Bootloader vo board bng SAM-BA.
1> Open S7&S8 after pluging the USB cable in the board.
2> Open S5 (if bootstrapcode in AT45DB041D-SU) or Open S6 (if bootstrapcode in
NAND).
3> Close S8 to supply the power by the USB-B cable..
4> Installation driver of SAM-BA for the system.
5> Close S5.

6> Running the SAMBA

Step 1: select the board and protocol for connection, Click Connect

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Flash the bootloader into serial Dataflash:

Step 2: Chn tab DataFlash AT45DB/DCB, trong list box "script" chn "Enable
Dataflash (SPI0 CS1)", n nt Execute khi ng AT45DB041D SPI serial dataflash.
Bc 3: Trong list box "script" chn "Send Boot File", n nt Execute, browse n
th mc cha AT91BootStrap.bin (nh km theo a CD) v chn file ny. Chng trnh
SAMBA s t ng np AT91BootStrap vo SPI dataflash ti a ch offset 0.
Bc 4: Trong text box "Send File Name", n nt browse v tr n file u-boot.bin
(nh km trong a CD). Trong text box "Address" g vo a ch 0x8400. n nt "Send
File" hon tt vic np u-boot vo SPI serial dataflash.
n nt reset v h thng c th boot bnh thng.

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