External Memory Interface Handbook Volume 3: Reference Material: For UniPHY-based Device Families

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Functional Description—UniPHY 2. Functional Description— Intel® MAX® 10 EMIF IP 3. Functional Description—Hard Memory Interface 4. Functional Description—HPS Memory Controller 5. Functional Description—HPC II Controller 6. Functional Description—QDR II Controller 7. Functional Description—RLDRAM II Controller 8. Functional Description—RLDRAM 3 PHY-Only IP 9. Functional Description—Example Designs 10. Introduction to UniPHY IP 11. Latency for UniPHY IP 12. Timing Diagrams for UniPHY IP 13. External Memory Interface Debug Toolkit 14. Upgrading to UniPHY-based Controllers from ALTMEMPHY-based Controllers
1. Functional Description—UniPHY x
1.1. I/O Pads 1.2. Reset and Clock Generation 1.3. Dedicated Clock Networks 1.4. Address and Command Datapath 1.5. Write Datapath 1.6. Read Datapath 1.7. Sequencer 1.8. Shadow Registers 1.9. UniPHY Interfaces 1.10. UniPHY Signals 1.11. PHY-to-Controller Interfaces 1.12. Using a Custom Controller 1.13. AFI 3.0 Specification 1.14. Register Maps 1.15. Ping Pong PHY 1.16. Efficiency Monitor and Protocol Checker 1.17. UniPHY Calibration Stages 1.18. Document Revision History
1.5. Write Datapath x
1.5.1. Leveling Circuitry
1.7. Sequencer x
1.7.1. Nios® II-Based Sequencer 1.7.2. RTL-based Sequencer
1.7.1. Nios® II-Based Sequencer x
1.7.1.1. Nios® II-based Sequencer Function 1.7.1.2. Nios® II-based Sequencer Architecture 1.7.1.3. Nios® II-based Sequencer SCC Manager 1.7.1.4. Nios® II-based Sequencer RW Manager 1.7.1.5. Nios® II-based Sequencer PHY Manager 1.7.1.6. Nios® II-based Sequencer Data Manager 1.7.1.7. Nios® II-based Sequencer Tracking Manager 1.7.1.8. Nios® II-based Sequencer Processor 1.7.1.9. Nios® II-based Sequencer Calibration and Diagnostics
1.8. Shadow Registers x
1.8.1. Shadow Registers Operation
1.9. UniPHY Interfaces x
1.9.1. The DLL and PLL Sharing Interface 1.9.2. The OCT Sharing Interface
1.9.1. The DLL and PLL Sharing Interface x
1.9.1.1. Sharing PLLs or DLLs 1.9.1.2. About PLL Simulation
1.9.2. The OCT Sharing Interface x
1.9.2.1. Modifying the Pin Assignment Script for QDR II and RLDRAM II
1.13. AFI 3.0 Specification x
1.13.1. Bus Width and AFI Ratio 1.13.2. AFI Parameters 1.13.3. AFI Signals
1.13.3. AFI Signals x
1.13.3.1. AFI Clock and Reset Signals 1.13.3.2. AFI Address and Command Signals 1.13.3.3. AFI Write Data Signals 1.13.3.4. AFI Read Data Signals 1.13.3.5. AFI Calibration Status Signals 1.13.3.6. AFI Tracking Management Signals
1.14. Register Maps x
1.14.1. UniPHY Register Map 1.14.2. Controller Register Map
1.15. Ping Pong PHY x
1.15.1. Ping Pong PHY Feature Description 1.15.2. Ping Pong PHY Architecture 1.15.3. Ping Pong PHY Operation
1.15.2. Ping Pong PHY Architecture x
1.15.2.1. Ping Pong Gasket 1.15.2.2. Ping Pong PHY Calibration
1.16. Efficiency Monitor and Protocol Checker x
1.16.1. Efficiency Monitor 1.16.2. Protocol Checker 1.16.3. Read Latency Counter 1.16.4. Using the Efficiency Monitor and Protocol Checker 1.16.5. Avalon® CSR Slave and JTAG Memory Map
1.17. UniPHY Calibration Stages x
1.17.1. Calibration Overview 1.17.2. Calibration Stages 1.17.3. Memory Initialization 1.17.4. Stage 1: Read Calibration Part One—DQS Enable Calibration and DQ/DQS Centering 1.17.5. Stage 2: Write Calibration Part One 1.17.6. Stage 3: Write Calibration Part Two—DQ/DQS Centering 1.17.7. Stage 4: Read Calibration Part Two—Read Latency Minimization 1.17.8. Calibration Signals 1.17.9. Calibration Time
1.17.4. Stage 1: Read Calibration Part One—DQS Enable Calibration and DQ/DQS Centering x
1.17.4.1. Guaranteed Write 1.17.4.2. DQS Enable Calibration 1.17.4.3. Centering DQ/DQS
2. Functional Description— Intel® MAX® 10 EMIF IP x
2.1. Intel® MAX® 10 EMIF Overview 2.2. External Memory Protocol Support 2.3. Intel® MAX® 10 Memory Controller 2.4. Intel® MAX® 10 Low Power Feature 2.5. Intel® MAX® 10 Memory PHY 2.6. Calibration 2.7. Sequencer Debug Information 2.8. Register Maps 2.9. Document Revision History
2.5. Intel® MAX® 10 Memory PHY x
2.5.1. Supported Topologies 2.5.2. Read Datapath 2.5.3. Write Datapath 2.5.4. Address and Command Datapath 2.5.5. Sequencer
2.6. Calibration x
2.6.1. Read Calibration 2.6.2. Write Calibration
3. Functional Description—Hard Memory Interface x
3.1. Multi-Port Front End (MPFE) 3.2. Multi-port Scheduling 3.3. MPFE Signal Descriptions 3.4. Hard Memory Controller 3.5. Hard PHY 3.6. Document Revision History
3.2. Multi-port Scheduling x
3.2.1. Port Scheduling 3.2.2. DRAM Burst Scheduling 3.2.3. DRAM Power Saving Modes
3.4. Hard Memory Controller x
3.4.1. Clocking 3.4.2. Reset 3.4.3. DRAM Interface 3.4.4. ECC 3.4.5. Bonding of Memory Controllers
3.5. Hard PHY x
3.5.1. Interconnections 3.5.2. Clock Domains 3.5.3. Hard Sequencer 3.5.4. MPFE Setup Guidelines 3.5.5. Soft Memory Interface to Hard Memory Interface Migration Guidelines 3.5.6. Bonding Interface Guidelines
4. Functional Description—HPS Memory Controller x
4.1. Features of the SDRAM Controller Subsystem 4.2. SDRAM Controller Subsystem Block Diagram 4.3. SDRAM Controller Memory Options 4.4. SDRAM Controller Subsystem Interfaces 4.5. Memory Controller Architecture 4.6. Functional Description of the SDRAM Controller Subsystem 4.7. SDRAM Power Management 4.8. DDR PHY 4.9. Clocks 4.10. Resets 4.11. Port Mappings 4.12. Initialization 4.13. SDRAM Controller Subsystem Programming Model 4.14. Debugging HPS SDRAM in the Preloader 4.15. SDRAM Controller Address Map and Register Definitions 4.16. Document Revision History
4.4. SDRAM Controller Subsystem Interfaces x
4.4.1. MPU Subsystem Interface 4.4.2. L3 Interconnect Interface 4.4.3. CSR Interface 4.4.4. FPGA-to-HPS SDRAM Interface
4.5. Memory Controller Architecture x
4.5.1. Multi-Port Front End 4.5.2. Single-Port Controller
4.5.2. Single-Port Controller x
4.5.2.1. Command Generator 4.5.2.2. Timer Bank Pool 4.5.2.3. Arbiter 4.5.2.4. Rank Timer 4.5.2.5. Write Data Buffer 4.5.2.6. ECC Block 4.5.2.7. AFI Interface 4.5.2.8. CSR Interface
4.6. Functional Description of the SDRAM Controller Subsystem x
4.6.1. MPFE Operation Ordering 4.6.2. MPFE Multi-Port Arbitration 4.6.3. MPFE SDRAM Burst Scheduling 4.6.4. Single-Port Controller Operation
4.6.4. Single-Port Controller Operation x
4.6.4.1. Command and Data Reordering 4.6.4.2. Bank Policy 4.6.4.3. Write Combining 4.6.4.4. Burst Length Support 4.6.4.5. ECC 4.6.4.6. Interleaving Options 4.6.4.7. AXI-Exclusive Support 4.6.4.8. Memory Protection 4.6.4.9. Example of Configuration for TrustZone
4.6.4.5. ECC x
4.6.4.5.1. Byte Writes 4.6.4.5.2. ECC Write Backs 4.6.4.5.3. User Notification of ECC Errors
4.10. Resets x
4.10.1. Taking the SDRAM Controller Subsystem Out of Reset
4.12. Initialization x
4.12.1. FPGA-to-SDRAM Protocol Details
4.12.1. FPGA-to-SDRAM Protocol Details x
4.12.1.1. Avalon-MM Bidirectional Port 4.12.1.2. Avalon-MM Write-Only Port 4.12.1.3. Avalon-MM Read Port 4.12.1.4. AXI Port
4.13. SDRAM Controller Subsystem Programming Model x
4.13.1. HPS Memory Interface Architecture 4.13.2. HPS Memory Interface Configuration 4.13.3. HPS Memory Interface Simulation 4.13.4. Generating a Preloader Image for HPS with EMIF
4.13.4. Generating a Preloader Image for HPS with EMIF x
4.13.4.1. Creating a Project in Platform Designer (Standard) 4.13.4.2. Creating a Top-Level File and Adding Constraints
4.14. Debugging HPS SDRAM in the Preloader x
4.14.1. Enabling UART or Semihosting Printout 4.14.2. Enabling Simple Memory Test 4.14.3. Enabling the Debug Report 4.14.4. Writing a Predefined Data Pattern to SDRAM in the Preloader
4.14.3. Enabling the Debug Report x
4.14.3.1. Analysis of Debug Report
5. Functional Description—HPC II Controller x
5.1. HPC II Memory Interface Architecture 5.2. HPC II Memory Controller Architecture 5.3. HPC II Controller Features 5.4. External Interfaces 5.5. Top-Level Signals Description 5.6. Sequence of Operations 5.7. Document Revision History
5.2. HPC II Memory Controller Architecture x
5.2.1. Backpressure Support 5.2.2. Command Generator 5.2.3. Timing Bank Pool 5.2.4. Arbiter 5.2.5. Rank Timer 5.2.6. Read Data Buffer and Write Data Buffer 5.2.7. ECC Block 5.2.8. AFI and CSR Interfaces
5.3. HPC II Controller Features x
5.3.1. Data Reordering 5.3.2. Pre-emptive Bank Management 5.3.3. Quasi-1T and Quasi-2T 5.3.4. User Autoprecharge Commands 5.3.5. Address and Command Decoding Logic 5.3.6. Low-Power Logic 5.3.7. ODT Generation Logic 5.3.8. Burst Merging 5.3.9. ECC
5.3.9. ECC x
5.3.9.1. Partial Writes 5.3.9.2. Partial Bursts
5.4. External Interfaces x
5.4.1. Clock and Reset Interface 5.4.2. Avalon® -ST Data Slave Interface 5.4.3. AXI Data Slave Interface 5.4.4. Controller-PHY Interface 5.4.5. Memory Side-Band Signals 5.4.6. Controller External Interfaces
5.4.3. AXI Data Slave Interface x
5.4.3.1. Enabling the AXI Interface 5.4.3.2. AXI Interface Parameters 5.4.3.3. AXI Interface Ports
5.5. Top-Level Signals Description x
5.5.1. Clock and Reset Signals 5.5.2. Local Interface Signals 5.5.3. Controller Interface Signals 5.5.4. CSR Interface Signals 5.5.5. Soft Controller Register Map 5.5.6. Hard Controller Register Map
6. Functional Description—QDR II Controller x
6.1. Block Description 6.2. Avalon® -MM and Memory Data Width 6.3. Signal Descriptions 6.4. Document Revision History
6.1. Block Description x
6.1.1. Avalon® -MM Slave Read and Write Interfaces 6.1.2. Command Issuing FSM 6.1.3. AFI
7. Functional Description—RLDRAM II Controller x
7.1. Block Description 7.2. User-Controlled Features 7.3. Avalon® -MM and Memory Data Width 7.4. Signal Descriptions 7.5. Document Revision History
7.1. Block Description x
7.1.1. Avalon® -MM Slave Interface 7.1.2. Write Data FIFO Buffer 7.1.3. Command Issuing FSM 7.1.4. Refresh Timer 7.1.5. Timer Module 7.1.6. AFI
7.2. User-Controlled Features x
7.2.1. Error Detection Parity 7.2.2. User-Controlled Refresh
8. Functional Description—RLDRAM 3 PHY-Only IP x
8.1. Block Description 8.2. Features 8.3. RLDRAM 3 AFI Protocol 8.4. Document Revision History
9. Functional Description—Example Designs x
9.1. UniPHY-Based Example Designs 9.2. Document Revision History
9.1. UniPHY-Based Example Designs x
9.1.1. Synthesis Example Design 9.1.2. Simulation Example Design 9.1.3. Traffic Generator and BIST Engine 9.1.4. Creating and Connecting the UniPHY Memory Interface and the Traffic Generator in Platform Designer
9.1.3. Traffic Generator and BIST Engine x
9.1.3.1. Read and Write Generation 9.1.3.2. Address and Burst Length Generation 9.1.3.3. Traffic Generator Signals 9.1.3.4. Traffic Generator Add-Ons 9.1.3.5. Traffic Generator Timeout Counter
9.1.4. Creating and Connecting the UniPHY Memory Interface and the Traffic Generator in Platform Designer x
9.1.4.1. Notes on Configuring UniPHY IP in Platform Designer
10. Introduction to UniPHY IP x
10.1. Release Information 10.2. Device Support Levels 10.3. Device Family and Protocol Support 10.4. UniPHY-Based External Memory Interface Features 10.5. System Requirements 10.6. Intel® FPGA IP Core Verification 10.7. Resource Utilization 10.8. Document Revision History
10.7. Resource Utilization x
10.7.1. DDR2, DDR3, and LPDDR2 Resource Utilization in Arria V Devices 10.7.2. DDR2 and DDR3 Resource Utilization in Arria II GZ Devices 10.7.3. DDR2 and DDR3 Resource Utilization in Stratix III Devices 10.7.4. DDR2 and DDR3 Resource Utilization in Stratix IV Devices 10.7.5. DDR2 and DDR3 Resource Utilization in Arria V GZ and Stratix V Devices 10.7.6. QDR II and QDR II+ Resource Utilization in Arria V Devices 10.7.7. QDR II and QDR II+ Resource Utilization in Arria II GX Devices 10.7.8. QDR II and QDR II+ Resource Utilization in Arria II GZ, Arria V GZ, Stratix III, Stratix IV, and Stratix V Devices 10.7.9. RLDRAM II Resource Utilization in Arria® V Devices 10.7.10. RLDRAM II Resource Utilization in Arria®  II GZ, Arria® V GZ, Stratix®  III, Stratix®  IV, and Stratix® V Devices
11. Latency for UniPHY IP x
11.1. DDR2 SDRAM LATENCY 11.2. DDR3 SDRAM LATENCY 11.3. LPDDR2 SDRAM LATENCY 11.4. QDR II and QDR II+ SRAM Latency 11.5. RLDRAM II Latency 11.6. RLDRAM 3 Latency 11.7. Variable Controller Latency 11.8. Document Revision History
12. Timing Diagrams for UniPHY IP x
12.1. DDR2 Timing Diagrams 12.2. DDR3 Timing Diagrams 12.3. QDR II and QDR II+ Timing Diagrams 12.4. RLDRAM II Timing Diagrams 12.5. LPDDR2 Timing Diagrams 12.6. RLDRAM 3 Timing Diagrams 12.7. Document Revision History
13. External Memory Interface Debug Toolkit x
13.1. User Interface 13.2. Setup and Use 13.3. Operational Considerations 13.4. Troubleshooting 13.5. Debug Report for Arria V and Cyclone V SoC Devices 13.6. On-Chip Debug Port for UniPHY-based EMIF IP 13.7. Example Tcl Script for Running the Legacy EMIF Debug Toolkit 13.8. Document Revision History
13.1. User Interface x
13.1.1. Communication 13.1.2. Calibration and Report Generation
13.2. Setup and Use x
13.2.1. General Workflow 13.2.2. Linking the Project to a Device 13.2.3. Establishing Communication to Connections 13.2.4. Selecting an Active Interface 13.2.5. Reports
13.5. Debug Report for Arria V and Cyclone V SoC Devices x
13.5.1. Enabling the Debug Report for Arria V and Cyclone V SoC Devices 13.5.2. Determining the Failing Calibration Stage for a Cyclone V or Arria V HPS SDRAM Controller
13.6. On-Chip Debug Port for UniPHY-based EMIF IP x
13.6.1. Access Protocol 13.6.2. Command Codes Reference 13.6.3. Header Files 13.6.4. Generating IP With the Debug Port 13.6.5. Example C Code for Accessing Debug Data
14. Upgrading to UniPHY-based Controllers from ALTMEMPHY-based Controllers x
14.1. Generating Equivalent Design 14.2. Replacing the ALTMEMPHY Datapath with UniPHY Datapath 14.3. Resolving Port Name Differences 14.4. Creating OCT Signals 14.5. Running Pin Assignments Script 14.6. Removing Obsolete Files 14.7. Simulating your Design 14.8. Document Revision History
1. Functional Description—UniPHY
2. Functional Description— Intel® MAX® 10 EMIF IP
3. Functional Description—Hard Memory Interface
4. Functional Description—HPS Memory Controller
5. Functional Description—HPC II Controller
6. Functional Description—QDR II Controller
7. Functional Description—RLDRAM II Controller
8. Functional Description—RLDRAM 3 PHY-Only IP
9. Functional Description—Example Designs
10. Introduction to UniPHY IP
11. Latency for UniPHY IP
12. Timing Diagrams for UniPHY IP
13. External Memory Interface Debug Toolkit
14. Upgrading to UniPHY-based Controllers from ALTMEMPHY-based Controllers

1.10. UniPHY Signals

The following tables list the UniPHY signals.
Table 3.  Clock and Reset Signals 

Name

Direction

Width

Description 

pll_ref_clk

Input

1

PLL reference clock input. 

global_reset_n

Input

1

Active low global reset for PLL and all logic in the PHY, which causes a complete reset of the whole system. Minimum recommended pulse width is 100ns. 

soft_reset_n

Input

1

Holding soft_reset_n low holds the PHY in a reset state. However it does not reset the PLL, which keeps running. It also holds the afi_reset_n output low.

Table 4.  DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM Interface Signals

Name

Direction

Width

Description 

mem_ck, mem_ck_n

Output 

MEM_CK_WIDTH

Memory clock. 

mem_cke

Output 

MEM_CLK_EN_WIDTH

Clock enable. 

mem_cs_n

Output 

MEM_CHIP_SELECT_WIDTH

Chip select.. 

mem_cas_n

Output 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

Column address strobe. 

mem_ras_n

Output 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

Row address strobe. 

mem_we_n

Output 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

Write enable. 

mem_a

Output 

MEM_ADDRESS_WIDTH

Address. 

mem_ba

Output 

MEM_BANK_ADDRESS_WIDTH

Bank address. 

mem_dqs, mem_dqs_n

Bidirectional 

MEM_DQS_WIDTH

Data strobe. 

mem_dq

Bidirectional 

MEM_DQ_WIDTH

Data. 

mem_dm

Output 

MEM_DM_WIDTH

Data mask. 

mem_odt

Output 

MEM_ODT_WIDTH

On-die termination. 

mem_reset_n (DDR3 only)

Output 

1

Reset 

mem_ac_parity (DDR3 only, RDIMM/LRDIMM only)

Output 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

Address/command parity bit. (Even parity, per the RDIMM spec, JESD82-29A.) 

mem_err_out_n (DDR3 only, RDIMM/LRDIMM only)

Input 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

Address/command parity error.

Table 5.  UniPHY Parameters

Parameter Name

Description 

AFI_RATIO

AFI_RATIO is 1 in full-rate designs.

AFI_RATIO is 2 for half-rate designs.

AFI_RATIO is 4 for quarter-rate designs. 

MEM_IF_DQS_WIDTH

The number of DQS pins in the interface. 

MEM_ADDRESS_WIDTH

The address width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_BANK_WIDTH

The bank width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_CHIP_SELECT_WIDTH

The chip select width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_CONTROL_WIDTH

The control width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_DM_WIDTH

The DM width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_DQ_WIDTH

The DQ width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_READ_DQS_WIDTH

The READ DQS width of the specified memory device. 

MEM_WRITE_DQS_WIDTH

The WRITE DQS width of the specified memory device. 

OCT_SERIES_TERM_CONTROL_WIDTH

— 

OCT_PARALLEL_TERM_CONTROL_WIDTH

— 

AFI_ADDRESS_WIDTH

The AFI address width, derived from the corresponding memory interface width. 

AFI_BANK_WIDTH

The AFI bank width, derived from the corresponding memory interface width. 

AFI_CHIP_SELECT_WIDTH

The AFI chip select width, derived from the corresponding memory interface width. 

AFI_DATA_MASK_WIDTH

The AFI data mask width. 

AFI_CONTROL_WIDTH

The AFI control width, derived from the corresponding memory interface width. 

AFI_DATA_WIDTH

The AFI data width. 

AFI_DQS_WIDTH

The AFI DQS width. 

DLL_DELAY_CTRL_WIDTH

The DLL delay output control width. 

NUM_SUBGROUP_PER_READ_DQS

A read datapath parameter for timing purposes. 

QVLD_EXTRA_FLOP_STAGES

A read datapath parameter for timing purposes. 

READ_VALID_TIMEOUT_WIDTH

A read datapath parameter; calibration fails when the timeout counter expires. 

READ_VALID_FIFO_WRITE_ADDR_WIDTH

A read datapath parameter; the write address width for half-rate clocks. 

READ_VALID_FIFO_READ_ADDR_WIDTH

A read datapath parameter; the read address width for full-rate clocks. 

MAX_LATENCY_COUNT_WIDTH

A latency calibration parameter; the maximum latency count width. 

MAX_READ_LATENCY

A latency calibration parameter; the maximum read latency. 

READ_FIFO_READ_ADDR_WIDTH

— 

READ_FIFO_WRITE_ADDR_WIDTH

— 

MAX_WRITE_LATENCY_COUNT_WIDTH

A write datapath parameter; the maximum write latency count width. 

INIT_COUNT_WIDTH

An initailization sequence. 

MRSC_COUNT_WIDTH

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

INIT_NOP_COUNT_WIDTH

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_CONFIGURATION

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_BURST_LENGTH

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_ADDRESS_MODE

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_DLL_RESET

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_IMP_MATCHING

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_ODT_EN

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MRS_BURST_LENGTH

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MEM_T_WL

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

MEM_T_RL

A memory-specific initialization parameter. 

SEQ_BURST_COUNT_WIDTH

The burst count width for the sequencer. 

VCALIB_COUNT_WIDTH

The width of a counter that the sequencer uses. 

DOUBLE_MEM_DQ_WIDTH

— 

HALF_AFI_DATA_WIDTH

— 

CALIB_REG_WIDTH

The width of the calibration status register. 

NUM_AFI_RESET

The number of AFI resets to generate.

Note: For information about the AFI signals, refer to AFI 3.0 Specification in this chapter.
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