The I2C Master IP Core implements an I2C Master fully compliant to the I2C-bus specification and user manual Rev. 5 – 9 October 2012 for Standard-mode, Fast-mode and Fast-mode Plus (Fm+).
The Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) is a multi-master, multi-slave, single-ended, serial computer bus invented by Philips Semiconductor (now NXP Semiconductors). The I2C bus is typically used for attaching lower-speed peripheral ICs to processors and microcontrollers.
The I2C Master IP Core has been developed to DAL A according to the DO-254 / ED-80 and is accompanied by a Certification Kit. For lower DAL levels reduced documentation sets are available. The core is also available as a netlist for DAL D or projects not needing the full RTL source.
Safe Core Devices provides two separate IP Cores, one for the I2C Master IP Core and one for the I2C Slave IP Core. If the system needs to be capable of transmitting and receiving both cores can be instantiated in the target device.
Implementation Details
Unless otherwise specified all the runs have been performed with the default options of the respective tool. Register placement on the IO has been disabled.
No constraints were added, so the results listed under the column “Maximum frequency of operation” are the worst case scenario (no multicycle, false paths, etc. defined).
The results are provided for an I2C Master Core with g_SCL_DIVIDER = 16 and without TMR (Triple Module Redundancy), if TMR is used the number of registers will be triplicated, the combinatorial logic will also increase and there might be a penalty on the maximum ‘clk’ frequency.
Note: The results provided below are for some arbitrarily selected devices. If a device does not appear in a table below it does not mean that it is not supported. The I2C Master Core can be implemented in any technology.
ACTEL/MICROSEMI
| FPGA Type | Maximum ‘clk‘ Frequency | Logic Modules (CORE) |
|---|---|---|
| ProASIC3
(A3P015 68QFN I Std) |
123 MHz | 205 |
| IGLOO
(AGL030V5 100VQPF I Std) |
112 MHz | 197 |
| Fusion
(AFS090 180QFN I Std) |
123 MHz | 205 |
| Axcelerator
(RTAX250S 208CQFP Mil Std) |
135 MHz | SEQUENTIAL (R-cells): 52
COMB (C-cells): 75 |
ALTERA
| FPGA Type | Maximum ‘clk’ Frequency | Flip-Flops | ALUTs | ALMs | Logic Cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAX II
(EPM240F100I5) |
137 MHz | 47 | – | – | 94 |
| Cyclone III
(EP3C5E144I7) |
322 MHz | 47 | – | – | 93 |
| Cyclone IV
(EP4CE22F17C6) |
400 MHz | 47 | – | – | 91 |
| Stratix III
(EP3SE110F780I3) |
498 MHz | 47 | 55 | 36 | – |
XILINX
| FPGA Type | Maximum ‘clk‘ Frequency | Flip-Flops | 4-LUTs | Slices | Macrocells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolRunnerII
(XC2C128-6-TQ144) |
87 MHz | 47 | – | – | 52 |
| Spartan3
(XC3S50-5PQ208) |
212 MHz | 45 | 105 | 62 | – |
| Spartan6
(XC6SLX9-3TQG144) |
335 MHz | 49 | – | 35 | – |
| Virtex4
(XC4VLX15-12SF363) |
449 MHz | 47 | 103 | 61 | – |
| Zync
(XC7Z010-3CLG400) |
426 MHz | 45 | – | 41 | – |
