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Arm Cortex-M7 - still single precision FPU

Started by Dave Nadler September 24, 2014
On Thursday, September 25, 2014 10:42:23 AM UTC-4, upsid...@downunder.com wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 05:12:33 -0400, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Also, this series which is called "Hercules" under the "Safety" line > >seems to be all about the dual CPUs which I think are intended to run > >duplicate code as a redundant backup. They talk about running them in > >"lockstep" which means you can use logic to tell if they differ which > >would indicate a failure. > > Only two CPUs ? > > If they disagree, how does the logic tell, which gives the correct > result and which doesn't ? >
These are used for SEU protection, like in anti-lock brakes for cars.