SPRUIY2 November   2024 F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1

 

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  2.   Read This First
    1.     About This Manual
    2.     Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
    3.     Glossary
    4.     Support Resources
    5.     Trademarks
  3. 1Architecture Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction to the CPU
    2. 1.2 Data Type
    3. 1.3 C29x CPU System Architecture
      1. 1.3.1 Emulation Logic
      2. 1.3.2 CPU Interface Buses
    4. 1.4 Memory Map
  4. 2Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    1. 2.1 C29x CPU Architecture
      1. 2.1.1 Features
      2. 2.1.2 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 CPU Registers
      1. 2.2.1 Addressing Registers (Ax/XAx)
      2. 2.2.2 Fixed-Point Registers (Dx/XDx)
      3. 2.2.3 Floating Point Register (Mx/XMx)
      4. 2.2.4 Program Counter (PC)
      5. 2.2.5 Return Program Counter (RPC)
      6. 2.2.6 Status Registers
        1. 2.2.6.1 Interrupt Status Register (ISTS)
        2. 2.2.6.2 Decode Phase Status Register (DSTS)
        3. 2.2.6.3 Execute Phase Status Register (ESTS)
    3. 2.3 Instruction Packing
      1. 2.3.1 Standalone Instructions and Restrictions
      2. 2.3.2 Instruction Timeout
    4. 2.4 Stacks
      1. 2.4.1 Software Stack
      2. 2.4.2 Protected Call Stack
      3. 2.4.3 Real Time Interrupt / NMI Stack
  5. 3Interrupts
    1. 3.1 CPU Interrupts Architecture Block Diagram
    2. 3.2 RESET, NMI, RTINT, and INT
      1. 3.2.1 RESET (CPU reset)
      2. 3.2.2 NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt)
      3. 3.2.3 RTINT (Real Time Interrupt)
      4. 3.2.4 INT (Low-Priority Interrupt)
    3. 3.3 Conditions Blocking Interrupts
      1. 3.3.1 ATOMIC Counter
    4. 3.4 CPU Interrupt Control Registers
      1. 3.4.1 Interrupt Status Register (ISTS)
      2. 3.4.2 Decode Phase Status Register (DSTS)
      3. 3.4.3 Interrupt-Related Stack Registers
    5. 3.5 Interrupt Nesting
      1. 3.5.1 Interrupt Nesting Example Diagram
    6. 3.6 Security
      1. 3.6.1 Overview
      2. 3.6.2 LINK
      3. 3.6.3 STACK
      4. 3.6.4 ZONE
  6. 4Pipeline
    1. 4.1  Introduction
    2. 4.2  Decoupled Pipeline Phases
    3. 4.3  Dual Instruction Prefetch Buffers
    4. 4.4  Pipeline Advancement and Stalls
    5. 4.5  Pipeline Hazards and Protection Mechanisms
    6. 4.6  Register Updates and Corresponding Pipeline Phases
    7. 4.7  Register Reads and Writes During Normal Operation
    8. 4.8  D2 Read Protection
    9. 4.9  E1 Read Protection
    10. 4.10 WAW Protection
    11. 4.11 Protection During Interrupt
  7. 5Addressing Modes
    1. 5.1 Addressing Modes Overview
      1. 5.1.1 Documentation and Implementation
      2. 5.1.2 List of Addressing Mode Types
        1. 5.1.2.1 Additional Types of Addressing
      3. 5.1.3 Addressing Modes Summarized
    2. 5.2 Addressing Mode Fields
      1. 5.2.1 ADDR1 Field
      2. 5.2.2 ADDR2 Field
      3. 5.2.3 ADDR3 Field
      4. 5.2.4 DIRM Field
      5. 5.2.5 Additional Fields
    3. 5.3 Alignment and Pipeline Considerations
      1. 5.3.1 Alignment
      2. 5.3.2 Pipeline Considerations
    4. 5.4 Types of Addressing Modes
      1. 5.4.1 Direct Addressing
      2. 5.4.2 Pointer Addressing
        1. 5.4.2.1 Pointer Addressing with #Immediate Offset
        2. 5.4.2.2 Pointer Addressing with Pointer Offset
        3. 5.4.2.3 Pointer Addressing with #Immediate Increment/Decrement
        4. 5.4.2.4 Pointer Addressing with Pointer Increment/Decrement
      3. 5.4.3 Stack Addressing
        1. 5.4.3.1 Allocating and De-allocating Stack Space
      4. 5.4.4 Circular Addressing Instruction
      5. 5.4.5 Bit Reversed Addressing Instruction
  8. 6Safety and Security Unit (SSU)
    1. 6.1 SSU Overview
    2. 6.2 Links and Task Isolation
    3. 6.3 Sharing Data Outside Task Isolation Boundary
    4. 6.4 Protected Call and Return
  9. 7Emulation
    1. 7.1 Overview of Emulation Features
    2. 7.2 Debug Terminology
    3. 7.3 Debug Interface
    4. 7.4 Execution Control Mode
    5. 7.5 Breakpoints, Watchpoints, and Counters
      1. 7.5.1 Software Breakpoint
      2. 7.5.2 Hardware Debugging Resources
        1. 7.5.2.1 Hardware Breakpoint
        2. 7.5.2.2 Hardware Watchpoint
        3. 7.5.2.3 Benchmark Counters
      3. 7.5.3 PC Trace
  10. 8Revision History

2.3 Instruction Packing

The C29x CPU has a variable size instruction set. The supported instruction sizes are 16-bit, 32-bit, and 48-bit. The VLIW architecture of the CPU allows multiple instructions to be issued in a single cycle. The number of instructions that are executed in parallel is decided at build time and all the parallel instructions are packed into a single instruction packet. This section explains the formation and structure of the instruction packets. The maximum allowed instruction packet size is 128-bits. Hence, any combination of 16-bit, 32-bit, and 48-bit instructions can form an instruction packet as long as the maximum packet size is not exceeded.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of examples of valid instruction combinations within an instruction packet:

  • 8 ˟ 16-bit instructions.
  • 4 ˟ 32-bit instructions.
  • 2 ˟ 32-bit, 1 ˟ 48-bit, 1 ˟ 16-bit instructions.
  • 3 ˟ 32-bit, 2 ˟ 16-bit instructions.

Table 2-7 shows the structure of the three possible instruction sizes.

Table 2-7 Instruction Sizes and Encoding
Instruction Size Word 0 (low address) Word 1 (next address) Word 2 (next address)
15 14 13 12:0 31:16 47:32
16 I_Link 1 opcode
32 I_Link 0 1 opcode 16-bit parameters
48 I_Link 0 0 opcode Low 16 bits of 32-bit parameters High 16 bits of 32-bit parameters