Cyclone® V Device Handbook: Volume 1: Device Interfaces and Integration

ID 683375
Date 10/18/2023
Public
Document Table of Contents

6.5.3. Bonding Support

Note: Bonding is supported only for hard memory controllers configured with one port. Do not use the bonding configuration when there is more than one port in each hard memory controller.

You can bond two hard memory controllers to support wider data widths.

If you bond two hard memory controllers, the data going out of the controllers to the user logic is synchronized. However, the data going out of the controllers to the memory is not synchronized.

The bonding controllers are not synchronized and remain independent with two separate address buses and two independent command buses. These buses are calibrated separately.

If you require ECC support for a bonded interface, you must implement the ECC logic external to the hard memory controllers.

Note: A memory interface that uses the bonding feature has higher average latency. Bonding through the core fabric will also cause a higher latency.
Figure 141. Hard Memory Controllers Bonding Support in Cyclone V  E A7, A5, and A9 Devices, Cyclone V GX C4, C5, C7, and C9 Devices, and Cyclone V GT D5, D7, and D9 Devices This figure shows the bonding of two opposite hard memory controllers through the core fabric.


Figure 142. Hard Memory Controllers in Cyclone V SX C2, C4, C5, and C6 Devices, and Cyclone V ST D5 and D6 DevicesThis figure shows hard memory controllers in the SoC devices. There is no bonding support.