Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide

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Date 9/17/2021
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Document Table of Contents x
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores 2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started 3. Functional Description 4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration 5. Parameters and Signals 6. Design Example 7. Document Revision History for the Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores x
1.1. Features
2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started x
2.1. Changing Parameter Settings Manually 2.2. RAM and ROM Parameter Settings
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Memory Block Types 3.2. Write and Read Operations Triggering 3.3. Port Width Configurations 3.4. Mixed-width Port Configuration 3.5. Mixed-width Ratio Configuration 3.6. Maximum Block Depth Configuration 3.7. Clocking Modes and Clock Enable 3.8. Memory Blocks Address Clock Enable Support 3.9. Byte Enable 3.10. Asynchronous Clear 3.11. Read Enable 3.12. Read-During-Write 3.13. Power-Up Conditions and Memory Initialization 3.14. Error Correction Code 3.15. Freeze Logic
3.12. Read-During-Write x
3.12.1. Selecting RDW Output Choices for Various Memory Blocks
4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration x
4.1. Avoid Providing Non-Deterministic Input
5. Parameters and Signals x
5.1. RAM: 1-Port IP Core Parameters 5.2. RAM: 2-Port IP Core Parameters 5.3. ROM: 1-PORT IP Core Parameters 5.4. ROM: 2-PORT IP Core Parameters 5.5. Signals
6. Design Example x
6.1. External ECC Implementation with True-Dual-Port RAM
6.1. External ECC Implementation with True-Dual-Port RAM x
6.1.1. Generating the ALTECC_ENCODER and ALTECC_DECODER with the RAM: 2-PORT IP Core 6.1.2. Simulating the Design
6.1.2. Simulating the Design x
6.1.2.1. Simulation Results
1. About Embedded Memory IP Cores
2. Embedded Memory IP Cores Getting Started
3. Functional Description
4. Embedded Memory Design Consideration
5. Parameters and Signals
6. Design Example
7. Document Revision History for the Embedded Memory (RAM: 1-PORT, RAM: 2-PORT, ROM: 1-PORT, and ROM: 2-PORT) User Guide

2.2. RAM and ROM Parameter Settings

Table 2.   Parameters for altera_syncram Use the parameter list when editing the design file manually.
Name Legal Values Description
operation_mode

SINGLE_PORT

DUAL_PORT

BIDIR_DUAL_PORT

QUAD_PORT

ROM

Operation mode of the memory block.
width_a — Data width of port A.
widthad_a — Address width of port A.
widthad2_a   Address 2 width of port A.
numwords_a — Number of data words in the memory block for port A.
outdata_reg_a

UNREGISTERED

CLOCK1

CLOCK0

Clock for the data output registers of port A.
outdata_aclr_a

NONE

CLEAR1

CLEAR0

Asynchronous clear for data output registers of port A. When the outdata_reg_a parameter is set to UNREGISTERED, this parameter specifies the clearing parameter for the output latch.
outdata_sclr_a

NONE

SCLEAR

Synchronous clear for data output registers of port A. When the outdata_reg_a parameter is set to NONE, this parameter specifies the clearing parameter for the output latch.
address_aclr_a

NONE

CLEAR0 		Option to clear the address input registers of port A.
width_byteena_a — Width of the byte-enable bus of port A. The width must be equal to the value of width_a divided by the byte size. The default value of 1 is only allowed when byte-enable is not used.
width_b — Data width of port B.
widthad_b — Address width of port B.
widthad2_b — Address 2 width of port B.
numwords_b — Number of data words in the memory block for port B.
outdata_reg_b

UNREGISTERED

CLOCK1

CLOCK0

Clock for the data output registers of port B.
indata_reg_b

CLOCK1

CLOCK0

Clock for the data input registers of port B.
address_reg_b

CLOCK1

CLOCK0

Clock for the address registers of port B.
byteena_reg_b

CLOCK1

CLOCK0

Clock for the byte-enable registers of port B.
outdata_aclr_b

NONE

CLEAR1

CLEAR0

Asynchronous clear for data output registers of port B. When the outdata_reg_b parameter is set to UNREGISTERED, this parameter specifies the clearing parameter for the output latch.
outdata_sclr_b

NONE

SCLEAR

Synchronous clear for data output registers of port B. When the outdata_reg_b parameter is set to NONE, this parameter specifies the clearing parameter for the output latch.
address_aclr_b

NONE

CLEAR0 		Option to clear the address input registers of port B.
width_byteena_b — Width of the byte-enable bus of port B. The width must be equal to the value of width_b divided by the byte size. The default value of 1 is only allowed when byte-enable is not used.
intended_device_family

“Arria 10”

“Stratix 10”

“Agilex”

Parameter used for simulation purpose.
ram_block_type

AUTO

M20K

MLAB

The memory block type.
byte_size

5

8

9

10

The byte size for the byte-enable mode.
read_during_write_mode_mixed_ports

DONT_CARE

CONSTRAINT_DONT_CARE

NEW_DATA

OLD_DATA

NEW_A_OLD_B

The behavior for the read-during-write mode.
  • The default value is DONT_CARE.
  • The value of NEW_DATA is supported only when the read address and output data are registered by the write clock in the LUTRAM mode.
  • The value of CONSTRAINED_DONT_CARE is supported only in the LUTRAM mode.
  • The value of NEW_A_OLD_B is supported only when the operation_mode parameter is set to QUAD_PORT.
init_file

*.mif

*.hex

The initialization file.
init_file_layout

PORT_A

PORT_B 		The layout of the initialization file.
maximum_depth — The depth of the memory block slices.
clock_enable_input_a

NORMAL

BYPASS

ALTERNATE

The clock enable for the input registers of port A.
clock_enable_output_a

NORMAL

BYPASS

The clock enable for the output registers of port A.
clock_enable_core_a

NORMAL

BYPASS

ALTERNATE

The clock enable for the core of port A.
clock_enable_input_b

NORMAL

BYPASS

ALTERNATE

The clock enable for the input registers of port B.
clock_enable_output_b

NORMAL

BYPASS

The clock enable for the output registers of port B.
clock_enable_core_b

NORMAL

BYPASS

ALTERNATE

The clock enable for the core of port A.
read_during_write_mode_port_a

NEW_DATA_NO_NBE_READ

NEW_DATA_WITH_NBE_READ

OLD_DATA

DONT_CARE

The read-during-write behavior for port A.
read_during_write_mode_port_b

NEW_DATA_NO_NBE_READ

NEW_DATA_WITH_NBE_READ

OLD_DATA

DONT_CARE

The read-during-write behavior for port B.
enable_ecc

TRUE

FALSE

Enables or disables the ECC feature.
ecc_pipeline_stage_enabled

TRUE

FALSE

  • Specifies whether to enable ECC Pipeline Registers before the output decoder to achieve the same performance as non-ECC mode at the expense of one cycle of latency.
  • The parameter enable_ecc must set to TRUE if this parameter is set to TRUE.
  • The parameter outdata_reg_b cannot set to UNREGISTERED if this parameter is set to TRUE.
  • The default value is FALSE.
enable_ecc_encoder_bypass

TRUE

FALSE

Enables or disables the ECC Encoder Bypass feature.
  • The parameter enable_ecc must set to TRUE if this parameter is set to TRUE.
enable_coherent_read

TRUE

FALSE

Enables or disables the coherent read feature.
  • The default value is FALSE.
enable_force_to_zero

TRUE

FALSE

Enables or disables the Force-to-Zero feature.
  • The default value is FALSE.
width_eccencparity 8 The width of the eccencparity signal.
optimization_option

AUTO

HIGH_SPEED

LOW_POWER

Specifies how the RAM block would be optimized.
  • If AUTO is selected, the fitter determines whether the RAM block is in High_Speed or Low_Power mode.
  • The RAM block type must be M20K when High_Speed or Low_Power is selected.
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