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On-Chip Memory
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The hard processor system (HPS) contains two types of on-chip memory. The on-chip memory types are
the following:
• On-Chip RAM—The on-chip RAM provides 64 KB of general-purpose RAM.
• Boot ROM—The boot ROM contains the code required to boot the HPS from cold or warm reset.
Both on-chip memories connect to the level 3 (L3) interconnect.
Related Information
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On-Chip RAM
Features of the On-Chip RAM
The on-chip RAM offers the following features:
• 64-bit interface
• 64 KB size
• Single-ported RAM
• Read acceptance of two, write acceptance of two, and a total acceptance of four.
• Error correction code (ECC) support
• Sustained ideal throughput (operating frequency times the data width) during read after read, write after
write, write after read, and read after write.
Related Information
on page 2-1
For more information about the operating frequency and maximum throughput, refer to the
Clock Manager
chapter.
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