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What's the pipeline mode in ARM processors?

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Anyone can explain what's the pipeline mode in ARM processors, and why in this mode the processor can work more fast ....

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Re: ARM in pipeline mode

ARM operates only in pipeline mode (3 or 5 pipes).
Any instruction can be divided into different cycles which determine the pipe length.
For 3 stages pipe (fetch- decode - execute):
During fetch memory is accesed for instruction.
During decode control logic makes control for the execute cycle.
During execute dataflow path is occupied.
Without pipelining each instruction will pass by the 3 phases & needs three cycles to execute.
The 3 phases are in most cases unintersecting so while decoding the current instruction a new instruction can be fetched.
It will appear as if the process is executing an instruction in one cycle only due to the usage of pipelining. Thus appears faster.
Regards,
Amr.
 

Re: ARM in pipeline mode

ARM7 has a 3-stage pipeline.
ARM9 has a 5-stage pipeline.
ARM10 has 6 and ARM11 has 8, both with branch prediction to avoid pipeline stall due to branching.

A simple 3-stage pipeline consists of fetch, decode and execute.
fetch - to fetch the instruction from the code memory indicated by the program counter.
decode - interpret the opcode from the instruction.
execute - based on the opcode, perform required operation on the operand(s).

How a 3-stage pipeline works?

Time Fetch Decode Execute
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time 0: Fetch 1 - -
time 1: Fetch 2 Decode 1 -
time 2: Fetch 3 Decode 2 Execute 1
time 3: Fetch 4 Decode 3 Execute 2

Pipelining - an efficient technique to complete an average of one instruction per cycle.

Notice I used the word "average".
Pipeline is not efficient when working with branch.
 

Re: ARM in pipeline mode

If ARM always work in pipeline mode, why datasheet of TMS470 says: 28MHz in normal mode and 48MHz in pipeline mode? Is it MCU different?

leomecma
 

Re: ARM in pipeline mode

in the tms470 datasheet ,it means the embedded" flash memory " can run 28MHz in normal mode,fast in FLASH pipeline mode.not say the ARM core run in such mode.
 

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