Cycle Models Documentation
Arm Cycle Models are compiled directly from Arm RTL and retain complete functional and cycle accuracy. This enables users to confidently make architectural decisions, optimize performance or develop bare metal software. You can find an extensive library of documentation below.
Cycle Model Studio
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 101106 | Installation Guide | Provides instructions for installing Cycle Model Studio software, and includes information about system requirements, environment variables, and licensing. |
| 101105 | Runtime Installation Guide | Describes how to install the Cycle Model Studio Runtime software, which enables you to run Cycle Models on your system. |
| 101108 | Cycle Model Studio User Manual | Provides all the information needed to compile RTL as Cycle Models, generate platform-specific components, and manage interactions between Cycle Models and platforms. |
| 101050 | Cycle Model Compiler User Manual | Describes how to use the Cycle Model API to generate a Cycle Model from RTL. |
| 100972 | Cycle Model Compiler Verilog and SystemVerilog Language Support Guide | Describes the Cycle Model Compiler support for the Verilog and SystemVerilog languages. |
| 101198 | Cycle Model Studio SystemC Integration Application Note | Describes how to integrate a Cycle Model into a SystemC development environment. |
| 101244 | Cycle Model Studio Windows Visual Studio C++ 2013 Integration Application Note | Describes how to integrate a Cycle Model with the Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2013 Windows environment. |
| 101245 | Cycle Model Studio Windows Visual C++ SystemC Integration Application Note | Describes how to integrate a Cycle Model with the Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Windows environment and Accellera SystemC. |
| dui1088 | Cycle Model Studio RTL Style Guide | Describes the recommended RTL coding styles that yield the best performance from a Cycle Model. |
SystemC Cycle Models
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 101146 | Cycle Model SystemC Runtime Installation Guide | Describes system requirements, installation, and licensing for the Cycle Model SystemC Runtime, which allows you to download a SystemC Cycle Model and build it into your SystemC-based virtual platform. |
| 101124 | SystemC Cycle Models User Guide | Describes how to configure and use all Arm SystemC Cycle Models. |
| 101530 | Cortex-A53 SystemC Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the functionality of the Cortex-A53 SystemC Cycle Model, and how to use it. |
| 101488 | Cortex-M7 SystemC Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the functionality of the Cortex-M7 SystemC Cycle Model, and how to use it. |
| 101391 | Cortex-R8 SystemC Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the functionality of the Cortex-R8 SystemC Cycle Model, and how to use it. |
Design Simulation Models
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 101167 | Arm Design Simulation Model User Guide | Describes the Arm cycle accurate design simulation model and how to use it with a variety of simulators. |
SoC Designer
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 100975 | SoC Designer Installation Guide | Describes how to install SoC Designer and provides system requirements and licensing information. |
| 100996 | SoC Designer User Guide | Describes how to use the SoC Designer software. |
| 100997 | SoC Designer Fast Models System Creator User Guide | Describes how to use the Fast Models System Creator plugin that is part of SoC Designer. |
| 100992 | SoC Designer Fast Models System Creator Cycle Models Reference | Lists the Fast Models, Swap & Play, and Save/Restore support for each Cycle Model. |
| 101026 | SoC Designer Standard Component Library Reference Manual | Describes the behavior and usage of the components contained in the SoC Designer Standard Model Library. |
| 101018 | SoC Designer DS-5 Debugger Integration Application Note | Describes how to integrate Arm Development Studio 5 (DS-5) with SoC Designer. |
| 101019 | SoC Designer AXIv2 Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the AXIv2 transaction protocol components, probes, and transactors included with SoC Designer. |
| 101020 | SoC Designer AXI4 Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the AXI4 transaction protocol components, probes, and transactors included with SoC Designer. |
| 101145 | SoC Designer AXI4-Stream Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the AXI4-Stream transaction protocol bundle included with SoC Designer. |
| 101021 | SoC Designer APB Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the APB transaction protocol components, probes, and transactors included with SoC Designer. |
| 101022 | SoC Designer AMBA CHI Protocol Bundle User Guide |
Describes the CHI transaction protocol components, probes, and transactors included with SoC Designer. |
| 101027 | SoC Designer AHBv2 Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the AHBv2 transaction protocol components, probes, and transactors included with SoC Designer. |
| 101168 | SoC Designer AMBA TLM2 Protocol Bundle User Guide | Describes the SoC Designer components and probes for the OSCI TLM2 implementation of the Arm AMBA bus protocols. |
| 101109 | MxScript v3.3 for Cycle Models Reference Manual | Reference manual for using the MxScript language with SoC Designer systems. |
| 101139 | CDP v4.1 HDL Cosimulation Guide | Describes how to use the SoC Designer CoDesign Package to provide a Cosimulation environment that combines RTL designs and cycle-accurate software models. |
| 101140 | SoC Designer Tools API Reference Manual | Describes the programming interfaces to SoC Designer tools and utilities. |
| 101141 | SoC Designer SystemC Linking Guide | Describes how to modify SystemC models for use in SoC Designer. |
| 101143 | SoC Designer System Analyzer User Guide | Describes how to use the System Analyzer plugin for SoC Designer. |
Cycle Model User Guides for SoC Designer
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 101008 | Cortex-A32 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A32 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101009 | Cortex-A35 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A35 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101013 | Cortex-A53 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A53 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 100994 | Cortex-A55 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A55 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 100993 | Cortex-A75 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A75 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 100995 | Cortex-A55 and Cortex-A75 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-A55 and Cortex-A75 Cycle Models and how to use them in SoC Designer. |
| 101014 | Cortex-M7 Cycle Model | Describes the features of the Cortex-M7 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101164 | Cortex-M0+ Cycle Model | Describes the features of the Cortex-M0+ Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101162 | Cortex-M23 Cycle Model | Describes the features of the Cortex-M23 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101110 | Cortex-M33 Cycle Model | Describes the features of the Cortex-M33 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101015 | Cortex-R8 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-R8 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101016 | Cortex-R52 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the Cortex-R52 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101011 | CoreLink CCI-500 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink CCI-500 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 100990 | CoreLink CCI-550 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink CCI-550 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101238 | CoreLink CCN-502 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink CCN-502 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101012 | CoreLink GIC-500 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink GIC-500 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101148 | CoreLink GIC-600 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink GIC-600 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
| 101010 | CoreLink NIC-400 Cycle Model User Guide | Describes the features of the CoreLink NIC-400 Cycle Model and how to use it in SoC Designer. |
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