&gt;
  &lt;!-- default settings implicitly inherited by subsequent sections --&gt;
  &lt;size&gt;32&lt;/size&gt;                                                 &lt;!-- this is the default size (number of bits) of all peripherals
                                                                       and register that do not define "size" themselves --&gt;
  &lt;access&gt;read-write&lt;/access&gt;                                     &lt;!-- default access permission for all subsequent registers --&gt;
  &lt;