Intel® Arria® 10 Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual

ID 683711
Date 8/28/2023
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4.2.1. Reset Sequencing

The reset controller sequences resets without software assistance. Module reset signals are asserted asynchronously and synchronously. The reset manager deasserts the module reset signals synchronous to the boot_clk clock. Module reset signals are deasserted in groups in a fixed sequence. All module reset signals in a group are deasserted at the same time.

The reset manager sends a request to the clock manager to put the clocks in boot mode, which creates a fixed and known relationship between the boot_clk clock and all other clocks generated by the clock manager.

After the reset manager releases the MPU subsystem from reset, CPU1 is left in reset and CPU0 begins executing code from the reset vector address. Software is responsible for deasserting CPU1 and other resets, as shown in MPU Group, Generated Module Resets Table. Software deasserts resets by writing the mpumodrst, per0modrst, per1modrst, brgmodrst, sysmodrst, coldmodrst, nrstmodrst, and dbgmodrst module-reset control registers.

Software can also bypass the reset controller and generate reset signals directly through the module-reset control registers. In this case, software is responsible for asserting module reset signals, driving them for the appropriate duration, and deasserting them in the correct order. The clock manager is not typically in boot mode during this time, so software is responsible for knowing the relationship between the clocks generated by the clock manager. Software must not assert a module reset signal that would prevent software from deasserting the module reset signal. For example, software should not assert the module reset to the processor executing the software.

Table 28.  Minimum Pulse Width

Reset Type

Value

Warm Reset

200 ns

Cold Reset

6 osc1_clk cycles

Note: The osc1_clk clock signal is sourced from the external oscillator input, HPS_CLK1.
Figure 11. Cold Reset Timing Diagram
Figure 12. Warm Reset Timing Diagram

The cold and warm reset sequences consist of different reset assertion sequences and the same deassertion sequence. The following sections describe the sequences.

Note: Cold and warm reset affect only the cpu0, and by default cpu1 is held in reset until the software running in the cpu0 releases it.