lecture topics

seminar by Valentina Di Mauro (PDF)

• memory-mapped interfaces
  • memory-mapped register
  • mailbox with handshake
  • FIFO queue
  • handshake protocols
  • shared memory
• coprocessor interfaces
• ASIP design flow
• custom-instruction interfaces
  • example: the Nios-II custom-instruction interface

references

recommended readings:

• Schaumont, Ch. 11, Sect. 11.1.1-11.1.5, 11.2.0, 11.3.0-11.3.1, 11.3.3

for further consultation:

• Schaumont, Ch. 11, Sect. 11.1.6, 11.2.1-11.2.2, 11.3.2, 11.3.4
• Nios II Custom Instruction User Guide, UG-N2CSTNST, 2017.12.22, Intel Corp.