Hello!
I have a few questions regarding the real-time cores (Cortex R5F) on the UltraScale+ EV:)
- Can the real-time cores run independently from the rest of the SoC?
- Do the real-time cores can have access to the SD card and CAN peripherals?
- Can the real-time cores interface with custom IPs on the FPGA? And are there any speed limitations compared to the APUs interface with the FPGA?
The main reason for using the R5-F cores is an attempt to conserve power in the system. The hope is to turn off the APUs and let the real-time cores perform some data movement tasks via the CAN bus (from an SD card). Would moving these operations over on the real-time cores, and shutting down the APUs, etc. conserve power?
