User guide

Introduction

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1.5 Product documentation

This section describes the processor books, how they relate to the design flow, and the relevant

architectural standards and protocols.

See Additional reading on page xi for more information about the books described in this

section.

1.5.1 Documentation

The Cortex-M3 documentation is as follows:

Technical Reference Manual

The Technical Reference Manual (TRM) describes the functionality and the

effects of functional options on the behavior of the Cortex-M3 processor. It is

required at all stages of the design flow. Some behavior described in the TRM

might not be relevant because of the way that the Cortex-M3 processor is

implemented and integrated. If you are programming the Cortex-M3 processor

then contact:

• the implementer to determine:

— the build configuration of the implementation

— what integration, if any, was performed before implementing the

processor.

• the integrator to determine the pin configuration of the SoC that you are

using.

Integration and Implementation Manual

The Integration and Implementation Manual (IIM) describes:

• The available build configuration options and related issues in selecting

them.

• How to configure the Register Transfer Level (RTL) with the build

configuration options.

• How to integrate the processor into a SoC. This includes a description of

the integration kit and describes the pins that the integrator must tie off to

configure the macrocell for the required integration.

• How to implement the processor into your design. This includes

floorplanning guidelines, Design for Test (DFT) information, and how to

perform netlist dynamic verification on the processor.

• The processes to sign off the integration and implementation of the design.

The ARM product deliverables include reference scripts and information about

using them to implement your design.

Reference methodology documentation from your EDA tools vendor

complements the IIM.

The IIM is a confidential book that is only available to licensees.

Cortex-M3 User Guide Reference Material

This document provides reference material that ARM partners can configure and

include in a User Guide for an ARM Cortex-M3 processor. Typically:

• each chapter in this reference material might correspond to a section in the

User Guide