SCR6 Microcontroller Core

SCR6 is a high-performance, silicon-proven, 64-bit RISC-V processor core. It is optimized for embedded RTOS-based applications, that require considerable computational power.

The SCR6 core supports RISC-V standard "I" Integer, "M" Integer Multiplication and Division, "A" Atomic, "C" 16-bit compressed, "F" Single-Precision Floating-Point, "D" Double-Precision Floating-Point, "B" Bit Manipulation, and "K" Scalar Cryptography extensions. SCR6 includes an out-of-order superscalar 12-stage pipeline, a high-precision floating-point unit, a branch prediction unit, PLIC or APLIC units for efficient interrupt processing, and industry-standard AXI4 and JTAG interfaces providing flexibility and compatibility.

The SCR6 memory subsystem includes L1 and L2 caches and a PMP unit that provide the execution of RTOS-based operating systems. The processor core can operate in heterogenous multicore (up to 8 cores in a cluster) environments, offering hardware-level support for memory coherency and simplified external accelerators' integration.

SCR6 Application Core

Applications

  • Industrial automation
  • Motor control
  • Image and voice processing
  • Sensor fusion
  • Automotive
  • Smart home

SCR6 Key Features

Core
ISA RV64GC[B][K], Bit Manipulation [B], Scalar Cryptography Instructions [K] — optional
Pipeline Out-of-order 12-stage superscalar
Floating-Point Unit (FPU) Single/Double-precision, IEEE 754-2008 standard
Multicore Support (SMP) Up to 8 cores with cache coherency
Branch Prediction Unit (BPU) Static/Dynamic
Memory Subsystem
L1 Cache Up to 64KB + 64KB, error protection — parity/ECC
L2 Cache From 128KB to 2MB, error protection — ECC
Physical Memory Protection Unit (PMP) Configurable, up to 32-region PMP
Interrupt Subsystem
Platform-level interrupt controller (PLIC) Up to 1023 interrupt lines, up to 256 priority levels
Advanced Interrupt Architecture (AIA) Advanced platform level interrupt controller (APLIC) + Incoming Message Signaled Interrupt Controller (IMSIC) up to 1023 interrupt lines, up to 2047 distinct interrupt identities at each hart
Debug Subsystem
Interface JTAG-compliant interface
Breakpoints Up to 8 hardware breakpoints, unlimited software breakpoints support
Interfaces
AXI Master AXI4 AMBA standard interface
External Ports TCM AXI slave port, L2 cache coherency port
Timers and Counters
Performance Monitoring Up to 32 performance counters
Embedded 64-bit RTC Timer Machine-mode timer interrupt support

Development Tools

Syntacore Development Toolkit (SCR6 Optimized)

The SC-DT package is a ready-to-use software development kit containing pre-built and pre-configured tools that simplify software development for the SCR6 core. With SC-DT, you can take advantage of the pre-built tools and configurations, reducing the time and effort required to get up and running with SCR6. SC-DT supports Windows and Linux operating systems and includes:

  • Eclipse IDE and Visual Studio Code plugin
  • Compilers (GCC, LLVM) with optimized libraries
  • Debuggers (GDB, OCD)
  • Simulator (QEMU)
  • FreeRTOS
  • BSP and HAL
  • Application examples
  • Benchmarks
  • Documentation

Syntacore also supports and maintains the Zephyr operating system that is not part of the SC-DT package and is downloadable separately.

SCR6 Product Package

SCR6 is available out-of-the-box, configurable, written in SystemVerilog and comes with a full set of pre-built, tested, and optimized development tools, pre-configured FPGA-based SDK and complete documentation. The software package includes ready-to-use toolchains, IDEs, operating systems, bootloaders, debuggers, simulators, and sample projects that reduce the time and effort required to get up and running with SCR6.

The SCR6 product package includes:

Component Contents
RISC-V-compatible Core
  • System Verilog RTL source code (encrypted for evaluation stage, all major EDA tool vendors are supported)
  • Netlist for the required FPGA devices (Xilinx/Altera)
Syntacore Development Toolkit
(downloaded separately)
  • Toolchains
  • OS and bootloaders
  • IDEs
  • Debuggers
  • Simulator
  • Software example projects, HAL (Boards support package)
FPGA-based SDK
  • Sample FPGA projects
  • Pre-build FPGA images
Integration Verification Environment (IVE)
  • Verification test suite for the pre-silicon (RTL simulation-based)
  • Post-silicon validation and testing (pre-si and post-si tests)
Synthesis Reference Scripts
  • Reference scripts
  • SDC constraint files
Comprehensive Documentation
  • User Manual (quick start guide)
  • External Architecture Specification (EAS)
  • Instruction Set Manual (ISM)
  • Integration Verification Environment (IVE) manual
  • SDK User Guide
  • Tools Guide (IDE, CLI)