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8: Coprocessor Interface

ARM720T CORE CPU MANUAL

EPSON

8-3

8.2

Coprocessor interface signals

The signals used to interface the ARM720T core to a coprocessor are grouped into four

categories.
The clock and clock control signals include the main processor clock and bus reset:

HCLK

EXTCPCLKEN

HRESETn.

The pipeline-following signals are:

CPnMREQ

CPnTRANS

CPnOPC

CPTBIT.

The handshake signals are:

CPnCPI

EXTCPA

EXTCPB.

The data signals are:

EXTCPDIN[31:0]

EXTCPDOUT[31:0]

EXTCPDBE.

These signals and their use are described in:

Pipeline-following signals

on page 8-4

Coprocessor interface handshaking

on page 8-5

Connecting coprocessors

on page 8-9

Not using an external coprocessor

on page 8-10

Undefined instructions

on page 8-10

Privileged instructions

on page 8-10