[ARM] - RD-N2 FVP

Arm® Neoverse™ N2 reference design FVP

The Arm® Neoverse™ N2 reference design (RD-N2) Fixed Virtual Platform (FVP) models much of the Arm® IP in RD-N2. The FVP enables partners to develop ahead of hardware availability and to explore the design from a software perspective.

The FVP is used with the RD-N2 software package. For instructions on setting up and running the FVP, see the RD-N2 Software Bundle Readme.

About the RD-N2 FVP

The RD-N2 FVP models CFG32C4M, which is a single-chiplet system with the number of Arm® Neoverse™ N2 cores reduced to 16.

The FVP models the following IP components:

• Arm® Neoverse™ N2 MP1 cores.
• CMN-700.

  Note

  The CMN-700 model supports RAS, which when enabled can impact system performance. To avoid this, the model disables RAS by default. To enable it, set the CMN700 model parameter enable_ras to true.

• Multiple NIC-450 interconnects.
• GIC-700.
• MMU-700.
• Arm® Cortex®-M7 SCP and MCP cores.

Note

The FVP does not model every component that RD-N2 describes. For example, the FVP does not model the CoreSight™ technology components.

The RD-N2 FVP drives system architecture and software standardization. The models provide software and binaries of proprietary firmware that reduce the amount of work that is required for SoC development.