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2 ARM946E-S Processors
The ARM946E-S processor is implemented in the ERTEC 400.
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2.1 Structure of ARM946E-S
An ARM946E-S processor system is used. The figure below shows the structure of the processor. In addition to
the processor core, the system contains one data cache, one instruction cache, a memory protection unit (MPU),
a system control coprocessor, and a tightly coupled memory. The processor system has an interface to the
integrated AHB bus.
Figure 3: Structure of ARM946E-S Processor System