Designing SOCs with Configured Cores

12.5. The Diamond 545CK DSP Core’s Region-Protection Unit

The 545CK DSP core uses the same region-protection unit (RPU) discussed in Chapter 8 on the 212GP processor. Figure 12.5 shows how the Diamond RPU divides the 545CK DSP core’s 4-Gbyte memory space into eight equally sized, 512-Mbyte regions. The 545CK DSP core’s local data-memory address spaces fall into memory-protection region 1. Its local instruction-memory address space falls into memory-protection region 2. Thus the RPU can prevent accidental writes to instruction memory through the proper use of its protection mechanisms. The 545CK DSP core’s non-local address space (assigned to the PIF) falls into all eight memory-protection regions, so the RPU is also useful for protecting PIF-attached ...