Chapter 2

Functional Overview

This chapter describes the ARM PrimeCell Synchronous Static Memory Controller (PL093) operation. It contains the following sections:

•ARM PrimeCell SSMC overview on page 2-2

•PrimeCell SSMC operation on page 2-7

•System-on-chip design considerations on page 2-39

•Slave interface connection to the AHB on page 2-53

•Memory shadowing on page 2-54

•Test interface controller on page 2-57

•Using the SSMC with an EBI on page 2-58.