Nios® V Processor Reference Manual

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Date 4/01/2024
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Nios® V/c Processor 3. Nios® V/m Processor 4. Nios® V/g Processor 5. Nios V Processor Reference Manual Archives 6. Document Revision History for the Nios® V Processor Reference Manual
1. Overview x
1.1. Quartus® Prime Software Support
2. Nios® V/c 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. Memory and I/O Organization 2.3.5. Error Correction Code (ECC)
2.3.4. Memory and I/O Organization x
2.3.4.1. Instruction and Data Buses 2.3.4.2. Address Map
2.3.4.1. Instruction and Data Buses x
2.3.4.1.1. Instruction Manager Port 2.3.4.1.2. Data Manager Port
2.4. Programming Model x
2.4.1. Privilege Levels
2.4.1. Privilege Levels x
2.4.1.1. Machine Mode (M-mode)
2.5. Core Implementation x
2.5.1. Instruction Set Reference
3. Nios® V/m Processor x
3.1. Processor Performance Benchmarks 3.2. Processor Pipeline 3.3. Processor Architecture 3.4. Programming Model 3.5. Core Implementation
3.1. Processor Performance Benchmarks x
3.1.1. Pipelined 3.1.2. Non-pipelined
3.2. Processor Pipeline x
3.2.1. Pipelined Architecture 3.2.2. Non-pipelined Architecture
3.3. Processor Architecture x
3.3.1. General-Purpose Register File 3.3.2. Arithmetic Logic Unit 3.3.3. Reset and Debug Signals 3.3.4. Control and Status Registers 3.3.5. Exception Controller 3.3.6. Interrupt Controller 3.3.7. Memory and I/O Organization 3.3.8. RISC-V based Debug Module 3.3.9. Error Correction Code (ECC)
3.3.6. Interrupt Controller x
3.3.6.1. Timer and Software Interrupt Module
3.3.7. Memory and I/O Organization x
3.3.7.1. Instruction and Data Buses 3.3.7.2. Address Map
3.3.7.1. Instruction and Data Buses x
3.3.7.1.1. Instruction Manager Port 3.3.7.1.2. Data Manager Port
3.3.8. RISC-V based Debug Module x
3.3.8.1. Debug Mode 3.3.8.2. Halt from Debug Module 3.3.8.3. Trigger 3.3.8.4. Abstract Commands in Debug Mode 3.3.8.5. Hardware/Software Interface
3.4. Programming Model x
3.4.1. Privilege Levels 3.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping
3.4.1. Privilege Levels x
3.4.1.1. Machine Mode (M-mode) 3.4.1.2. Debug Mode (D-mode)
3.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping x
3.4.2.1. Control and Status Register Field
3.5. Core Implementation x
3.5.1. Instruction Set Reference
4. Nios® V/g Processor x
4.1. Processor Performance Benchmarks 4.2. Processor Pipeline 4.3. Processor Architecture 4.4. Programming Model 4.5. Core Implementation
4.3. Processor Architecture x
4.3.1. General-Purpose Register File 4.3.2. Arithmetic Logic Unit 4.3.3. Multipy and Divide Units 4.3.4. Floating-Point Unit 4.3.5. Custom Instruction 4.3.6. Reset and Debug Signals 4.3.7. Control and Status Registers 4.3.8. Exception Controller 4.3.9. Interrupt Controller 4.3.10. Memory and I/O Organization 4.3.11. RISC-V based Debug Module 4.3.12. Error Correction Code (ECC)
4.3.4. Floating-Point Unit x
4.3.4.1. IEEE 754 Exception Conditions 4.3.4.2. Floating Point Operations
4.3.4.2. Floating Point Operations x
4.3.4.2.1. Floating Point Classification
4.3.9. Interrupt Controller x
4.3.9.1. Timer and Software Interrupt Module
4.3.10. Memory and I/O Organization x
4.3.10.1. Instruction and Data Buses 4.3.10.2. Address Map 4.3.10.3. Cache Memory 4.3.10.4. Tightly Coupled Memory
4.3.10.1. Instruction and Data Buses x
4.3.10.1.1. Instruction Manager Port 4.3.10.1.2. Data Manager Port
4.3.10.3. Cache Memory x
4.3.10.3.1. Instruction Cache 4.3.10.3.2. Data Cache 4.3.10.3.3. Configurable Cache Memory 4.3.10.3.4. Bypassing Cache (Peripheral Region) 4.3.10.3.5. Using Cache Memory Effectively
4.3.10.4. Tightly Coupled Memory x
4.3.10.4.1. Instruction and Data Tightly Coupled Memory 4.3.10.4.2. Accessing Tightly Coupled Memory 4.3.10.4.3. Using Tightly Coupled Memory Effectively
4.3.11. RISC-V based Debug Module x
4.3.11.1. Debug Mode 4.3.11.2. Halt from Debug Module 4.3.11.3. Trigger 4.3.11.4. Abstract Commands in Debug Mode 4.3.11.5. Hardware/Software Interface
4.4. Programming Model x
4.4.1. Privilege Levels 4.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping
4.4.1. Privilege Levels x
4.4.1.1. Machine Mode (M-mode) 4.4.1.2. Debug Mode (D-mode)
4.4.2. Control and Status Registers (CSR) Mapping x
4.4.2.1. Control and Status Register Field
4.5. Core Implementation x
4.5.1. Instruction Set Reference
1. Overview
2. Nios® V/c Processor
3. Nios® V/m Processor
4. Nios® V/g Processor
5. Nios V Processor Reference Manual Archives
6. Document Revision History for the Nios® V Processor Reference Manual

4.1. Processor Performance Benchmarks

Table 61.   Nios® V/g Processor Performance Benchmarks in Intel FPGA Devices for Quartus® Prime Software
Quartus® Prime Edition FPGA Used fMAX (MHz) Logic Size (ALM) Architecture Performance
DMIPS/MHz Ratio CoreMark/MHz Ratio
Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Cyclone® 10 224 1864 1.276 1.869
Arria® 10 228 1832
Stratix® 10 265 2067
Agilex™ 7 303 2099
Agilex™ 5 255 2079
Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Cyclone® IV E 81 4316 LE 0.942 1.49
Cyclone® V 117 1886 ALM
Arria® V 121 1917 ALM
Arria® V GZ 211 1859 ALM
Stratix® V 231 1853 ALM
Cyclone® 10 LP 93 4174 LE
Arria® 10 239 1818 ALM
MAX® 10 91 4199 LE
Table 62.  Benchmark Parameters for Quartus® Prime Software
Parameter Settings/Description
Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
Quartus® Prime seed Maximum performance result are based on 10 seed sweep from Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 24.1. Maximum performance result are based on 10 seed sweep from Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software version 23.1.
Device speed grade Fastest speed grade from each Intel FPGA device family.
Defined peripherals
  • Nios® V/g processor core (without debug module, internal timer, floating point unit, 4 KB instruction cache, and 4 KB data cache).
  • 128 KB on-chip memory for the instruction and data bus.
  • JTAG UART Intel® FPGA IP.
  • Interval Timer Core.
Toolchain Version
  • riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc (GCC) version 13.2.0
  • CMake Version: 3.27.7
  • riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc (GCC) version 12.1.0
  • CMake Version: 3.27.1
Compiler configuration
  • Compiler flags: -03
  • Assembler options: -Wa -gdwarf2
  • Compile options: -Wall -Wformat-security -march=rv32im_zicbom -mabi=ilp32
Intel uses the same Quartus® Prime design example for maximum performance benchmark(fMAX) and logic size benchmarks. However, the compiler settings are different for each benchmarks:
  • Superior Performance with Maximum Placement Effort in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software.
  • High Performance Effort in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software.
  • Logic size benchmark: area_aggressive
Note: Results may vary depending on the version of the Quartus® Prime software, the version of the Nios® V processor, compiler version, target device and the configuration of the processor. Additionally, any changes to the system logic design might change the performance and LE usage. All results are generated from design built with Platform Designer.

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