CoreAHB2APB

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v2.1

Figure 1 shows the CoreAHB2APB block diagram.

Connecting CoreAHB2APB in CoreConsole

Table 1 lists the ports present on the AMBA Bridge and describes how to connect these in CoreConsole.

Resource Requirements

The utilization for CoreAHB2APB in a ProASIC3 device is 250 tiles.

Ordering Information

CoreAHB2APB is included in the SysBASIC core bundle supplied with the Actel CoreConsole IP Deployment Platform

(IDP). The obfuscated RTL version of SysBASIC (SysBASIC-OC) is available for free with CoreConsole. The source RTL

version of SysBASIC (SysBASIC-RM) can be ordered through your local Actel sales representative. CoreAHB2APB cannot

be ordered separately from the SysBASIC core bundle.

Figure 1 • CoreAHB2APB

Table 1 • AMBA Bridge Connections

Connection

CoreConsole Label

Description

Required Connections

AHB slave interface

AHBslave

Connect this to any of the 16 available slave slots on the AHB bus (CoreAHB).

APB master interface

APBmaster

Connect this to the APBmaster interface on the APB bus (CoreAPB).

HCLK

HCLK

AHB system clock input. Connect this to the HCLK output of CoreMP7Bridge.

HRESETn

HRESEETn

Active-low AHB system reset. Connect this to the HCLK output of CoreMP7Bridge.

Standard AHB

Slave Interface

APB Address

Decoder

State

Machine

Output Data

and Address

Bus Drivers

AHB Slave

Output Drivers

APB

Output Drivers

APB

Bridge

Module