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Hi all.

Could anyone explane me about ARM timing. I have a LPC2294 and external RAM (32, 0ws).

Source: while(1) { volatile uint32_t* extRam = (uint32_t*)0x80000000; register uint32_t zero = 0; register uint32_t one = 0xffffffff;

extRam[0] = zero; extRam[0] = one; extRam[0] = zero; extRam[0] = one; ........................ ........................ extRam[0] = zero; extRam[0] = one; } }

497 mov r3, #-2147483648 498 0348 FEFFFFEB mov r1, #0 499 034c 0231A0E3 mvn r2, #0 500 0350 0010A0E3 .L42: 501 0354 0020E0E3 .LBE11: 507 str r1, [r3, #0] 508 .loc 1 337 0 509 0358 001083E5 str r2, [r3, #0] 510 .loc 1 338 0 511 035c 002083E5 str r1, [r3, #0] 512 .loc 1 339 0 513 0360 001083E5 str r2, [r3, #0] 514 .loc 1 340 0 515 0364 002083E5 str r1, [r3, #0] 516 .loc 1 341 0 517 0368 001083E5 str r2, [r3, #0] 518 .loc 1 342 0 519 036c 002083E5 str r1, [r3, #0] 520 .loc 1 343 0 ........................ ........................

So i'ts software only set 4 bytes in external memory to from 0x000000 to 0xffffff. If I understand right, str command take a one clock cycle, and writing to extRam another cycle. But when I check by oscilloscope, I have only 10mZh at data bus. I check BLS signal. I'ts 1 with two cycles and 0 (writing) one cycle.

Why it's take 3 cycles?

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Artem
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Try this question in comp.sys.arm, maybe you'll have better luck.

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tum_

The LPC external memory interface is rather slow, compared to the CPU.

Examine your LPC user manual, look for the BCFG0 .. BCFG3 registers.

There's may be at least one wait-state before the ARM will even start wiggling a CS line. (IDCY field)

Then the actual access cycle takes at least 3 clocks (WST1 or WST2 field)

The reset defaults for these registers are all set to the longest delay possible.

But even when setting these registers to the lowest values, you cannot go below 3 clocks per access.

Anyway, you did start up the PLL, did you? If not your ARM will run with the XTAL clock only.

Greetings, Olav

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"O. Wölfelschneider"

Artem,

the benefits of LPC2000 device are in fast execution from internal memory as all higher end devices. External memory will always be slower because you need to go through bus bridges inside the device, needing to be synchronized and slowing down the access. This is why internal execution will be faster ( in the case of the LPC2000 also from Flash) than external execution even if your memory is 0 WS.

An Schwob

O=2E W=F6lfelschneider wrote:

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