ARM NIC-301 User Manual

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Functional Description 
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Timing isolation:
from the external master
from the network.
2.2.2
Master interfaces
The AMBA Network Interconnect supports the following master interfaces:
AXI master interfaces
The network supports the full AXI protocol using an AXI master interface.
Configuration options
You can configure the following AXI options:
Address width of 32-64 bits.
Data width of 32, 64, 128, or 256 bits.
Data width upsize function that Upsizing data width function on page 2-12 describes.
User sideband signal width of 0-32 bits.
Data width downsize function that Downsizing data width function on page 2-14 
describes.
Frequency domain crossing of type:
ASYNC
SYNC  1:1
SYNC  1:n
SYNC  n:1
SYNC  n:m.
Support for the full AXI protocol.
Note
 
You can reduce the gate count and increase the performance if all attached master that can 
access the master interface does not create any AXI lock transactions.
Write issuing capability of 1-32 transactions.
Read issuing capability of 1-32 transactions.
Timing isolation:
from the external slave
from the network.