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1. Release Information
2. External Memory Interfaces Cyclone® 10 GX FPGA IP Introduction
3. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP Product Architecture
4. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP End-User Signals
5. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF – Simulating Memory IP
6. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP for DDR3
7. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP for LPDDR3
8. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP Timing Closure
9. Optimizing Controller Performance
10. Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP Debugging
11. External Memory Interfaces Cyclone® 10 GX FPGA IP User Guide Archives
12. Document Revision History for Cyclone® 10 GX External Memory Interfaces FPGA IP User Guide
4.1.1.1. pll_ref_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.2. pll_locked for DDR3
4.1.1.3. pll_extra_clk_0 for DDR3
4.1.1.4. pll_extra_clk_1 for DDR3
4.1.1.5. pll_extra_clk_2 for DDR3
4.1.1.6. pll_extra_clk_3 for DDR3
4.1.1.7. oct for DDR3
4.1.1.8. mem for DDR3
4.1.1.9. status for DDR3
4.1.1.10. afi_reset_n for DDR3
4.1.1.11. afi_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.12. afi_half_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.13. afi for DDR3
4.1.1.14. emif_usr_reset_n for DDR3
4.1.1.15. emif_usr_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.16. emif_usr_reset_n_sec for DDR3
4.1.1.17. emif_usr_clk_sec for DDR3
4.1.1.18. cal_debug_reset_n for DDR3
4.1.1.19. cal_debug_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.20. cal_debug_out_reset_n for DDR3
4.1.1.21. cal_debug_out_clk for DDR3
4.1.1.22. clks_sharing_master_out for DDR3
4.1.1.23. clks_sharing_slave_in for DDR3
4.1.1.24. clks_sharing_slave_out for DDR3
4.1.1.25. ctrl_amm for DDR3
4.1.1.26. ctrl_auto_precharge for DDR3
4.1.1.27. ctrl_user_priority for DDR3
4.1.1.28. ctrl_ecc_user_interrupt for DDR3
4.1.1.29. ctrl_ecc_readdataerror for DDR3
4.1.1.30. ctrl_mmr_slave for DDR3
4.1.1.31. cal_debug for DDR3
4.1.1.32. cal_debug_out for DDR3
4.1.2.1. pll_ref_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.2. pll_locked for LPDDR3
4.1.2.3. pll_extra_clk_0 for LPDDR3
4.1.2.4. pll_extra_clk_1 for LPDDR3
4.1.2.5. pll_extra_clk_2 for LPDDR3
4.1.2.6. pll_extra_clk_3 for LPDDR3
4.1.2.7. oct for LPDDR3
4.1.2.8. mem for LPDDR3
4.1.2.9. status for LPDDR3
4.1.2.10. afi_reset_n for LPDDR3
4.1.2.11. afi_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.12. afi_half_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.13. afi for LPDDR3
4.1.2.14. emif_usr_reset_n for LPDDR3
4.1.2.15. emif_usr_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.16. cal_debug_reset_n for LPDDR3
4.1.2.17. cal_debug_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.18. cal_debug_out_reset_n for LPDDR3
4.1.2.19. cal_debug_out_clk for LPDDR3
4.1.2.20. clks_sharing_master_out for LPDDR3
4.1.2.21. clks_sharing_slave_in for LPDDR3
4.1.2.22. clks_sharing_slave_out for LPDDR3
4.1.2.23. ctrl_user_priority for LPDDR3
4.1.2.24. ctrl_mmr_slave for LPDDR3
4.1.2.25. cal_debug for LPDDR3
4.1.2.26. cal_debug_out for LPDDR3
4.4.1. ctrlcfg0
4.4.2. ctrlcfg1
4.4.3. dramtiming0
4.4.4. sbcfg1
4.4.5. caltiming0
4.4.6. caltiming1
4.4.7. caltiming2
4.4.8. caltiming3
4.4.9. caltiming4
4.4.10. caltiming9
4.4.11. dramaddrw
4.4.12. sideband0
4.4.13. sideband1
4.4.14. sideband2
4.4.15. sideband3
4.4.16. sideband4
4.4.17. sideband5
4.4.18. sideband6
4.4.19. sideband7
4.4.20. sideband8
4.4.21. sideband9
4.4.22. sideband10
4.4.23. sideband11
4.4.24. sideband12
4.4.25. sideband13
4.4.26. dramsts
4.4.27. niosreserve0
4.4.28. niosreserve1
4.4.29. ecc3: ECC Error and Interrupt Configuration
4.4.30. ecc4: Status and Error Information
4.4.31. ecc5: Address of Most Recent SBE/DBE
4.4.32. ecc6: Address of Most Recent Correction Command Dropped
6.1.1. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: General
6.1.2. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Memory
6.1.3. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Mem I/O
6.1.4. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: FPGA I/O
6.1.5. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Mem Timing
6.1.6. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Board
6.1.7. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Controller
6.1.8. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Diagnostics
6.1.9. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP DDR3 Parameters: Example Designs
7.1.1. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: General
7.1.2. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Memory
7.1.3. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Mem I/O
7.1.4. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: FPGA I/O
7.1.5. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Mem Timing
7.1.6. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Board
7.1.7. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Controller
7.1.8. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Diagnostics
7.1.9. Intel Cyclone 10 GX EMIF IP LPDDR3 Parameters: Example Designs
9.4.1. Auto-Precharge Commands
9.4.2. Latency
9.4.3. Calibration
9.4.4. Bank Interleaving
9.4.5. Additive Latency and Bank Interleaving
9.4.6. User-Controlled Refresh
9.4.7. Frequency of Operation
9.4.8. Series of Reads or Writes
9.4.9. Data Reordering
9.4.10. Starvation Control
9.4.11. Command Reordering
9.4.12. Bandwidth
9.4.13. Enable Command Priority Control
10.1. Interface Configuration Performance Issues
10.2. Functional Issue Evaluation
10.3. Timing Issue Characteristics
10.4. Verifying Memory IP Using the Signal Tap II Logic Analyzer
10.5. Hardware Debugging Guidelines
10.6. Categorizing Hardware Issues
10.7. Debugging Cyclone® 10 GX EMIF IP
10.8. Using the Traffic Generator with the Generated Design Example
10.5.1. Create a Simplified Design that Demonstrates the Same Issue
10.5.2. Measure Power Distribution Network
10.5.3. Measure Signal Integrity and Setup and Hold Margin
10.5.4. Vary Voltage
10.5.5. Operate at a Lower Speed
10.5.6. Determine Whether the Issue Exists in Previous Versions of Software
10.5.7. Determine Whether the Issue Exists in the Current Version of Software
10.5.8. Try A Different PCB
10.5.9. Try Other Configurations
10.5.10. Debugging Checklist
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3.3.3. Calibration Algorithms
The calibration algorithms sometimes vary, depending on the targeted memory protocol.
Address and Command Calibration
Address and command calibration consists of the following parts:- Leveling calibration— (DDR3 only) Toggles the CS# and CAS# signals to send read commands while keeping other address and command signals constant. The algorithm monitors for incoming DQS signals, and if the DQS signal toggles, it indicates that the read commands have been accepted. The algorithm then repeats using different delay values, to find the optimal window.
- Deskew calibration— (LPDDR3 only)
- Uses the LPDDR3 CA training mode. The FPGA sends signals onto the LPDDR3 CA bus, and the memory device sends back those signals that it captures, via the DQ pins. The returned signals indicate to the FPGA what the memory device has captured. Deskew calibration can deskew all signals on the CA bus. The remaining command signals (CS, CKE, and ODT) are calibrated based on the average of the deskewed CA bus.
Read Calibration
- DQSen calibration— (DDR3 and LPDDR3) DQSen calibration occurs before Read deskew, therefore only a single DQ bit is required to pass in order to achieve a successful read pass.
- (DDR3 and LPDDR3) The DQSen calibration algorithm searches the DQS preamble using a hardware state machine. The algorithm sends many back-to-back reads with a one clock cycle gap between. The hardware state machine searches for the DQS gap while sweeping DQSen delay values. the algorithm then increments the VFIFO value, and repeats the process until a pattern is found. The process is then repeated for all other read DQS groups.
- Deskew calibration— Read deskew calibration is performed before write leveling, and must be performed at least twice: once before write calibration, using simple data patterns from guaranteed writes, and again after write calibration, using complex data patterns.
The deskew calibration algorithm performs a guaranteed write, and then sweeps dqs_in delay values from low to high, to find the right edge of the read window. The algorithm then sweeps dq-in delay values low to high, to find the left edge of the read window. Updated dqs_in and dq_in delay values are then applied to center the read window. The algorithm then repeats the process for all data pins.
- LFIFO calibration— Read LFIFO calibration normalizes read delays between groups. The PHY must present all data to the controller as a single data bus. The LFIFO latency should be large enough for the slowest read data group, and large enough to allow proper synchronization across FIFOs.
Write Calibration
- Leveling calibration— Write leveling calibration aligns the write strobe and clock to the memory clock, to compensate for skews. In general, leveling calibration tries a variety of delay values to determine the edges of the write window, and then selects an appropriate value to center the window. The details of the algorithm vary, depending on the memory protocol.
- (DDR3 and LPDDR3) Write leveling occurs before write deskew, therefore only one successful DQ bit is required to register a pass. Write leveling staggers the DQ bus to ensure that at least one DQ bit falls within the valid write window.
- Deskew calibration— Performs per-bit deskew of write data relative to the write strobe and clock. Write deskew calibration does not change dqs_out delays; the write clock is aligned to the CK clock during write leveling.