AN 977: Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction

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ID 773194
Date 4/14/2023
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction Overview 2. Custom Instruction Hardware Interface 3. Custom Instruction Software Interface 4. Designing with Intel® Quartus® Prime and Platform Designer 5. Document Revision History for AN 977: Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction
1. Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction Overview x
1.1. Implementing Custom Instruction 1.2. Implementing Custom Instruction Logic Block 1.3. Implementing Custom Instruction Software
2. Custom Instruction Hardware Interface x
2.1. Custom Instruction Types 2.2. Multicycle Custom Instructions 2.3. Extended Custom Instruction 2.4. External Interface Custom Instructions
2.2. Multicycle Custom Instructions x
2.2.1. Multicycle Custom Instruction Ports 2.2.2. Multicycle Custom Instruction Timing 2.2.3. Implementing Combinational Custom Instruction
2.3. Extended Custom Instruction x
2.3.1. Extended Custom Instruction Timing
3. Custom Instruction Software Interface x
3.1. Custom Instruction Software C Macro 3.2. Custom Instruction Assembly Language Interface 3.3. Custom Instruction Word Format
3.2. Custom Instruction Assembly Language Interface x
3.2.1. Custom Instruction Assembly Language Syntax
3.3. Custom Instruction Word Format x
3.3.1. Selector and Extension Indexes 3.3.2. ALU Switch 3.3.3. User-defined Immediate
4. Designing with Intel® Quartus® Prime and Platform Designer x
4.1. Interface Signals 4.2. Custom Instruction Manager 4.3. Custom Instruction Subordinate
4.1. Interface Signals x
4.1.1. alu_result port 4.1.2. ctrl port
4.2. Custom Instruction Manager x
4.2.1. Hardware Interfaces Table 4.2.2. Software C-Macro Table
4.3. Custom Instruction Subordinate x
4.3.1. Writing the Custom Instruction HDL File 4.3.2. Opening the Component Editor 4.3.3. Specifying the Custom Instruction Component Type 4.3.4. Displaying the Custom Instruction Block Symbol 4.3.5. Adding the Custom Instruction HDL File 4.3.6. Configuring the Custom Instruction Parameter Type 4.3.7. Setting Up the Custom Instruction Interfaces 4.3.8. Saving and Adding the Custom Instruction 4.3.9. Generating and Compiling the Processor System
1. Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction Overview
2. Custom Instruction Hardware Interface
3. Custom Instruction Software Interface
4. Designing with Intel® Quartus® Prime and Platform Designer
5. Document Revision History for AN 977: Nios® V Processor Custom Instruction

4.1. Interface Signals

Table 10.  Interface Signals
Feature Signal Width Direction Description
Custom Instruction Interface clk 1 Manager to Subordinate System clock
reset 1 Manager to Subordinate Synchronous reset
data0 32 Manager to Subordinate Input operand to custom instruction logic block (Source Register 1)
data1 32 Manager to Subordinate Input operand to custom instruction logic block (Source Register 2)
alu_result 32 Manager to Subordinate Input operand to custom instruction logic block (ALU switch result)
ctrl 32 Manager to Subordinate Custom instruction word
enable 1 Manager to Subordinate Custom instruction logic block enable
done 1 Subordinate to Manager Indicator to the completion of custom instruction execution
result 32 Subordinate to Manager Result of custom instruction

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alu_result port
ctrl port

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