ARM CoreLink GIC-600AE User Manual

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CoreLink™ GIC-600AE Generic Interrupt Controller
Technical Reference Manual
Document ID: 101206_0003_04_en
Issue: 04
Contents
Contents
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................................12
1.1 Product revision status................................................................................................................................12
1.2 Intended audience........................................................................................................................................12
1.3 Conventions................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.4 Useful resources........................................................................................................................................... 14
2. About the GIC-600AE.................................................................................................................................16
2.1 Components...................................................................................................................................................16
2.2 Compliance.....................................................................................................................................................20
2.3 Features...........................................................................................................................................................21
2.4 Test features.................................................................................................................................................. 22
2.5 Product documentation...............................................................................................................................22
2.6 Product revisions.......................................................................................................................................... 23
3. Components and configuration................................................................................................................ 25
3.1 Distributor...................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.1.1 Distributor AXI4-Stream interfaces...................................................................................................... 26
3.1.2 Distributor ACE-Lite subordinate interface........................................................................................ 27
3.1.3 Distributor ACE-Lite manager interface.............................................................................................. 28
3.1.4 Distributor Q-Channels........................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.5 Distributor P-Channel.............................................................................................................................. 30
3.1.6 Distributor configuration......................................................................................................................... 30
3.2 Redistributor...................................................................................................................................................31
3.2.1 Redistributor AXI4-Stream interface.................................................................................................... 32
3.2.2 Redistributor GIC Stream Protocol interface......................................................................................32
3.2.3 Redistributor Q-Channel......................................................................................................................... 32
3.2.4 Redistributor PPI signals..........................................................................................................................33
3.2.5 Redistributor configuration..................................................................................................................... 33
3.3 Interrupt Translation Service......................................................................................................................34
3.3.1 ITS ACE-Lite subordinate interface...................................................................................................... 36
3.3.2 ITS ACE-Lite manager interface............................................................................................................37
3.3.3 ITS AXI4-Stream interface...................................................................................................................... 38
3.3.4 ITS Q-Channel........................................................................................................................................... 39
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ARM CoreLink GIC-600AE Specifications

General

Brand	ARM
Model	CoreLink GIC-600AE
Category	Controller
Language	English