.. _fvp_base_revc_2xaemv8a:

ARM BASE RevC AEMv8A Fixed Virtual Platforms
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Overview
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This board configuration will use ARM Fixed Virtual Platforms(FVP) to emulate
a generic Armv8-A 64-bit hardware platform.

This configuration provides support for a generic Armv8-A 64-bit CPU and
these devices:

* GICv3 interrupt controller
* ARM architected (Generic) timer
* PL011 UART controller

Hardware
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Supported Features
==================

The following hardware features are supported:

+-----------------------+------------+----------------------+
| Interface             | Controller | Driver/Component     |
+=======================+============+======================+
| GICv3                 | on-chip    | interrupt controller |
+-----------------------+------------+----------------------+
| PL011 UART            | on-chip    | serial port          |
+-----------------------+------------+----------------------+
| ARM GENERIC TIMER     | on-chip    | system clock         |
+-----------------------+------------+----------------------+

The kernel currently does not support other hardware features on this platform.

Devices
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System Clock
------------

This board configuration uses a system clock frequency of 100 MHz.

Serial Port
-----------

This board configuration uses a single serial communication channel with the
UART0.

Known Problems or Limitations
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Programming and Debugging
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Use this configuration to build basic Zephyr applications and kernel tests in the
ARM FVP emulated environment, for example, with the :ref:`synchronization_sample`:

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/synchronization
   :host-os: unix
   :board: fvp_base_revc_2xaemv8a
   :goals: build

This will build an image with the synchronization sample app.

To run with FVP, ARMFVP_BIN_PATH must be set before running:

e.g. export ARMFVP_BIN_PATH=<path/to/fvp/dir>

Debugging
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Refer to the detailed overview about :ref:`application_debugging`.

Networking
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References
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1. (ID070919) Arm® Architecture Reference Manual - Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile
2. AArch64 Exception and Interrupt Handling
3. https://developer.arm.com/tools-and-software/simulation-models/fixed-virtual-platforms