Vendor: SmartDV Technologies Category: NOR Flash

Serial Flash Controller IIP

Serial_Flash Controller interface provides full support for the two-wire Serial_Flash Controller synchronous serial interface,com…

Overview

Serial_Flash Controller interface provides full support for the two-wire Serial_Flash Controller synchronous serial interface,compatible with Serial_Flash Controller specification. Through its Serial_Flash Controller compatibility, it provides a simple interface to a wide range of low-cost devices. Serial_Flash Controller IIP is proven in FPGA environment.The host interface of the Serial_Flash Controller can be AMBA APB, AMBA AHB, AMBA AHB-Lite, AMBA AXI, AMBA AXI-Lite, VCI, OCP, Avalon, PLB, Tilelink, Wishbone or Custom protocol.

Serial Flash Controller IIP is supported natively in Verilog and VHDL

Key features

  • Compliant with Flash Devices from major Flash Device Vendors.
  • Full Flash with SPI Master Functionality.
  • Supports 3 modes of operation
    • Slave Mode - Accessing flash device through CSR registers from SOC Slave interface
    • XIP Mode - eXecute In-Place, where core allows direct access to flash memory from SOC Slave interface.
    • HCI Mode - Descriptor based DMA type access from SOC Master Interface.
  • Supports xSPI (JEDEC’s JESD251), Xccela and Optional Hyperbus standard
  • Supports 3 wire and 4 wire operation
  • Supports DDR mode of operation
  • Single, dual, quad and octal serial data lines
  • In built DMA (Host Controller Interface) controller
  • Boot image copy Support after power on reset.
  • Up to 16 slaves supported under master control
  • Mode fault error flag with CPU interrupt capability
  • Serial clock with programmable polarity and phase
  • LSB or MSB mode
  • Supports flexible Serial clock generation
  • Full duplex and half duplex operation
  • Supports any kind of SPI transactions to access any kind of SPI slave device
  • Thresholds to generate interrupt.
  • Software and Hardware Reset.
  • Control and Status Registers to configure the module
  • Configurable Transmit/Receive Data FIFO.
  • Fully synthesizable
  • Static synchronous design
  • Positive edge clocking and no internal tri-states
  • Scan test ready
  • Simple interface allows easy connection to microprocessor/microcontroller devices

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Benefits

  • Single site license option is provided to companies designing in a single site.
  • Multi sites license option is provided to companies designing in multiple sites.
  • Single Design license allows implementation of the IP Core in a single FPGA bitstream and ASIC.
  • Unlimited Designs, license allows implementation of the IP Core in unlimited number of FPGA bitstreams and ASIC designs.

What’s Included?

  • The Serial_Flash Controller interface is available in Source and netlist products.
  • The Source product is delivered in verilog. If needed, VHDL and SystemC can also be provided
  • Easy to use Verilog Test Environment with Verilog Testcases
  • Lint, CDC, Synthesis, Simulation Scripts with waiver files
  • IP-XACT RDL generated address map
  • Firmware code and linux driver package
  • Documentation contains User's Guide and Release notes.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Serial Flash Controller IIP
Vendor
SmartDV Technologies
Type
Silicon IP
Controller / PHY
Controller

Files

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Provider

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