Cavium ProcessorComplex: StratixGX Interconnect

Table 3-6:Cavium NVRAM Memory Map

Address Offset

 

Window

(hex):

Description:

Size (bytes)

0x1E00-0x1FFF

Monitor parameters

256

 

 

 

0x0000-0x1D36

User defined

79F

 

 

 

Flash, 512 KB x 8

The 512 KB of 32-pin PLCC socketed flash starts at physical address1D46,000016 and is used for Engineering code. The StrataFlash features high-performance fast asynchronous access times, low power, and flexible security options.

Flash, 4 MB x 16

The 4 MB soldered NOR flash starts at physical address 1D05,000016. The 32-Mbit device provides CN5860 code storage and non-volatile memory.

STRATIXGX INTERCONNECT

The Altera StratixGX FPGA provides the high-speed SPI-4.2 interconnect. Each complex has dual SPI-to-XAUI bridges connected to the XAUI Ethernet switch ports.

PLD Registers

The FPGA bridge is located at address 0x1D030000. Use the following registers to access the XAUI to SPI bridge configuration registers. See the “Read Example” and “Write Exam- ple.”

Data Registers

Register 3-1:Data 31:24 (0x0)

Bits:

R/W:

Function:

7

R/W

Data 31

 

 

 

6

R/W

Data 30

 

 

 

5

R/W

Data 29

 

 

 

4

R/W

Data 28

 

 

 

3

R/W

Data 27

 

 

 

2

R/W

Data 26

 

 

 

1

R/W

Data 25

 

 

 

0

R/W

Data 24

 

 

 

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ATCA-9305 specifications

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