The Simple Bus Architecture (SBA) is a form of

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. It is made up

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tools and

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cores (

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) interconnected by

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using simple and clear rules, that allow the implementation of an

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( SoC). Basic templates are provided to accelerate design. The

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code that implements this architecture is portable.

Master core

The master core is a

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(FSM) and performs basic data flow and processing, similar to a

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, but with lower consumption of logic resources.

Wishbone

SBA is an application and a simplified version of the

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OpenCores. (2011) “Wishbone, Revision B.4 Specification
/ref> specification. SBA implements the minimum essential subset of the Wishbone signals interface. It can be connected with simple Wishbone IP Cores. SBA defines three types of cores: masters, slaves, and auxiliaries. Several slave IP Cores were developed following the SBA architecture, many to implement virtual instruments.

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