Nios® V Processor Reference Manual

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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Nios® V/m Processor 3. Nios V Processor Reference Manual Archives 4. Document Revision History for the Nios® V Processor Reference Manual
2. Nios® V/m Processor x
2.1. Processor Performance Benchmarks 2.2. Processor Pipeline 2.3. Processor Architecture 2.4. Programming Model 2.5. Core Implementation
2.3. Processor Architecture x
2.3.1. General-Purpose Register File 2.3.2. Arithmetic Logic Unit 2.3.3. Reset and Debug Signals 2.3.4. Control and Status Registers 2.3.5. Exception Controller 2.3.6. Interrupt Controller 2.3.7. Memory and I/O Organization 2.3.8. RISC-V based Debug Module
2.3.6. Interrupt Controller x
2.3.6.1. Timer and Software Interrupt Module
2.3.7. Memory and I/O Organization x
2.3.7.1. Instruction and Data Buses
2.3.7.1. Instruction and Data Buses x
2.3.7.1.1. Instruction Manager Port 2.3.7.1.2. Data Manager Port 2.3.7.1.3. Address Map
2.3.8. RISC-V based Debug Module x
2.3.8.1. Debug Mode 2.3.8.2. Halt from Debug Module 2.3.8.3. Trigger 2.3.8.4. Abstract Commands in Debug Mode 2.3.8.5. Hardware/Software Interface
2.4. Programming Model x
2.4.1. Privilege Levels 2.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping
2.4.1. Privilege Levels x
2.4.1.1. Machine Mode (M-mode) 2.4.1.2. Debug Mode (D-mode)
2.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping x
2.4.2.1. Control and Status Register Field
2.5. Core Implementation x
2.5.1. Instruction Set Reference
1. Overview
2. Nios® V/m Processor
3. Nios V Processor Reference Manual Archives
4. Document Revision History for the Nios® V Processor Reference Manual

2.4.2.1. Control and Status Register Field

The value in the each CSR registers determines the state of the Nios® V/m processor. The field descriptions are based on the RISC-V specification.

Table 16.  Vendor ID Register FieldsThe mvendorid CSR is a 32-bit read-only register that provides the JEDEC manufacturer ID of the provider of the core.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Bank
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Bank Offset
Table 17.  Architecture ID Register FieldsThe marchid CSR is a 32-bit read-only register encoding the base microarchitecture of the hart.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Architecture ID
Table 18.  Implementation ID Register FieldsThe mimpid CSR provides a unique encoding of the version of the processor implementation.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Implementation
Table 19.  Hardware Thread ID Register FieldsThe mhartid CSR is a 32-bit read-only register that contains the integer ID of the hardware thread running the code
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Hart ID
Table 20.  Machine Status Register FieldsThe mstatus register is a 32-bit read-write register that keeps track of and controls the hart’s current operating state.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
SD WPRI TSR TW TVM MXR SUM MPRV XS[1:0]
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
XS[1:0] FS[1:0] MPP[1:0] WPRI SPP MPIE WPRI SPIE UPIE MIE WPRI SIE UIE
Table 21.  Machine ISA Register FieldsThe misa CSR is a read-write register reporting the ISA supported by the hart.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
MXL[1:0] WLRL Extension[25:0]
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Extension[25:0]
Table 22.  Machine Interrupt-Enable Register FieldsThe mie register is a 32-bit read-write register that contains interrupt enable bits.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
WPRI
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
WPRI MEIE WPRI SEIE UEIE MTIE WPRI STIE UTIE MSIE WPRI SSIE USIE
Table 23.  Machine Trap-Handler Base Address Register FieldsThe mtvec register is a 32-bit read/write register that holds trap vector configuration, consisting of a vector base address (BASE) and a vector mode (MODE).
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Base[31:2]
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Base[31:2] Mode
Table 24.  Machine Exception Program Counter Register FieldsThe mepc register is a 32-bit read-write register that holds the addresses of the instruction that was interrupted or that encountered the exception when a trap is taken into M-mode.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
mepc
Table 25.  Machine Trap Cause Register FieldsThe mcause register is a 32-bit read-write register that hold the code indicating the event that caused the trap when a trap is taken into M-mode.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Interrupt Exception code [30:16]
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Exception code [15:0]
Table 26.  Machine Trap Value Register Fields The mtval register is a 32-bit read-write register that is written with exception-specific information to assist software in handling the trap when a trap is taken into M-mode.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
mtval
Table 27.  Machine Interrupt-Pending Register FieldsThe mip register is a 32-bit read/write register containing information on pending interrupts.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
WPRI
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
WPRI MEIP WPRI SEIP UEIP MTIP WPRI STIP UTIP MSIP WPRI SSIP USIP
Table 28.  Trigger Select Register FieldsThe tselect register is a 32-bit read/write register that selects the current trigger is accessible by other trigger register.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
tselect
Table 29.  Trigger Data 1 (Match Control) Register FieldsThe tdata1 (mcontrol) register is a 32-bit read/write register containing information on the trigger type, tdata registers accessibility, and trigger implementation
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
type=2 dmode maskmax hit select timing sizelo
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
action chain match m 0 s u execute store load
Table 30.  Trigger Data 2 Register FieldsThe tdata2 register is a 32-bit read/write register containing the trigger-specific data.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 … 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
tdata2
Table 31.  Trigger Info Register FieldsThe tinfo register is a 32-bit read-only register containing information on each possible tdata1.type.
Bit Field
31 30 29 … 18 17 16 15 14 13 … 2 1 0
0 info
Table 32.  Debug Control and Status Register FieldsThe dcsr CSR is a 32-bit read-write register containing information and status during D-mode
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
debugver 0
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ebreakm 0 ebreaks ebreaku stepie stopcount stoptime cause 0 mprven nmip step prv
Table 33.  Debug Program Counter Register FieldsUpon entry to D-mode, dpc CSR is updated with the virtual address of the next instruction to be executed.
Bit Field
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ... 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
dpc
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