From: Tom <Tom.Rix@windriver.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH v4 01/12] SPEAr : Adding README.spear in doc
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:01:05 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B4DC411.3040009@windriver.com> (raw)
README.spear contains information about SPEAr architecture and
build options etc
Signed-off-by: Vipin <vipin.kumar@st.com>
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+
+SPEAr (Structured Processor Enhanced Architecture).
+
+SPEAr600 is also known as SPEArPlus and SPEAr300 is also known as SPEArBasic
+
+The SPEAr SoC family also embeds a customizable logic that could be programmed
Could be changed to
"The SPEAr SoC family embeds customizable logic that can be programmed"
+one-time by a customer at silicon mask level (i.e. not at runtime!).
+We are now adding the support in u-boot for two SoC: SPEAr600 and SPEAr3xx.
This could be moved to 2nd sentence.
+Pls note that SPEAr300/310/320 differs only for the default customization.
This is not needed.
+
+All 4 SoCs share common peripherals.
+
+1. ARM926ejs core based (sp600 has two cores, the 2nd handled only in Linux)
+2. FastEthernet (sp600 has Gbit version, but same controller - GMAC)
+3. USB Host
+4. USB Device
+5. NAND controller (FSMC)
+6. Serial NOR ctrl
+7. I2C
+8. SPI
+9. CLCD
+10. others ..
+
+sp600 is not customized by default.
+sp3xx are differently customized.
Please explain what you mean by customizing and differently customizing
+sp300 is more oriented to TELECOM/video (it has tdm, i2s, ITU i/f support)
+sp310 for networking (a part GMAC in fixed part, it has 5 MACB ctrls in
+custom)
+sp320 for industrial (SPP ctrl, CAN ctrl, 2 MACBs, ...)
+
+Everything is supported in Linux.
+u-boot is not currently supporting all peripeharls (just a few).
+
Please list what is supported.
+More description can be found on Internet, for example here:
+
+http://embedded-system.net/spear-basic-customizable-arm-based-soc-stmicroelectronics.html
This is press release and will likely be short lived.
Please change this to something from www.st.com
Tom
next reply other threads:[~2010-01-13 13:01 UTC|newest]
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2010-01-13 13:01 Tom [this message]
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2010-01-11 11:15 [U-Boot] [PATCH v4 00/12] Support for SPEAr SoCs Vipin KUMAR
2010-01-11 11:15 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH v4 01/12] SPEAr : Adding README.spear in doc Vipin KUMAR
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