Abstract:
A microprocessor is connected to a first memory space through a first bus and to a second memory space through a second bus. The microprocessor includes a processing unit that includes a program bus and a data bus, and an interface unit connected, on one side, to the program bus and to the data bus and, on the other side, to the first and second buses. The interface includes a switching circuit for connecting the program bus and the data bus, respectively, to either the first bus or the second bus, in accordance with respective requests for accessing the program and data sent by the processing unit.
Abstract:
A microprocessor includes a processing unit, an address bus connected to an addressable memory space, and executes instructions from an instruction set for accessing the addressable memory space. The addressable memory space is for a lower memory area and an extended memory area. The instruction set includes a first instruction group for accessing the lower memory area, and a second instruction group that is distinct from the first instruction group for accessing the extended memory area.