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SOFT-CORE PROCESSOR DESIGN by Franj
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Acknowledgments First, I would like
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5.1.2. Development Tools ..........
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Chapter 1 Introduction Since their
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Chapter 2 Background Soft-core proc
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uilt using techniques proven to be
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logic and I/O blocks [11]. Since th
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timing-driven [11]. Although simula
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the HDL coding style. To ensure tha
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3.1. Nios Architecture The Nios ins
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esult of a read operation from thes
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satisfied the instruction that foll
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Most instructions take 5 cycles to
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contents of the register window wil
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needed, the master asserts the flus
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There are several ways in which use
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code) is provided [47]. Both printf
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memory address has to be set in the
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parameters include the general-purp
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Similarly, the control-flow instruc
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the logic resources may be more cri
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simple dual-port mode, which means
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prefetch program counter (PPC), whi
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