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1. About the External Memory Interfaces Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA IP
2. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Introduction
3. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Product Architecture
4. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – End-User Signals
5. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Simulating Memory IP
6. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – DDR4 Support
7. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – DDR5 Support
8. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – LPDDR5 Support
9. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Timing Closure
10. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Controller Optimization
11. Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA EMIF IP – Debugging
12. Document Revision History for External Memory Interfaces Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA IP User Guide
3.1.1. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: I/O Subsystem
3.1.2. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: I/O SSM
3.1.3. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: I/O Bank
3.1.4. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: I/O Lane
3.1.5. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: Input DQS Clock Tree
3.1.6. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: PHY Clock Tree
3.1.7. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: PLL Reference Clock Networks
3.1.8. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Architecture: Clock Phase Alignment
3.1.9. User Clock in Different Core Access Modes
Benefits of Each Access Mode
4.1.1. ref_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.2. core_init_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.3. usr_async_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.4. usr_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.5. usr_rst_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.6. s0_axi4 for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.7. mem for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.1.8. oct for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.1. ref_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.2. core_init_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.3. usr_async_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.4. usr_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.5. usr_rst_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.6. s0_axi4 for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.7. mem for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.8. i3c for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.9. mem_lbd for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.10. mem_lbs for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.2.11. oct for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.1. ref_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.2. core_init_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.3. usr_async_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.4. usr_clk for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.5. usr_rst_n for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.6. s0_axi4 for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.7. mem for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
4.3.8. oct for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP
6.2.4.1. Address and Command Pin Placement for DDR4
6.2.4.2. DDR4 Data Width Mapping
6.2.4.3. General Guidelines - DDR4
6.2.4.4. x4 DIMM Implementation
6.2.4.5. Specific Pin Connection Requirements
6.2.4.6. Command and Address Signals
6.2.4.7. Clock Signals
6.2.4.8. Data, Data Strobes, DM/DBI, and Optional ECC Signals
6.3.5.1. Single Rank x 8 Discrete (Component) Topology
6.3.5.2. Single Rank x 16 Discrete (Component) Topology
6.3.5.3. ADDR/CMD Reference Voltage/RESET Signal Routing Guidelines for Single Rank x 8 and Single Rank x 16 Discrete (Component) Topologies
6.3.5.4. Skew Matching Guidelines for DDR4 Discrete Configurations
6.3.5.5. Power Delivery Recommendations for DDR4 Discrete Configurations
6.3.5.6. Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF Pin Swapping Guidelines
7.3.1. PCB Stack-up and Design Considerations
7.3.2. General Design Considerations
7.3.3. DDR Differential Signals Routing
7.3.4. Ground Plane and Return Path
7.3.5. RDIMM, UDIMM, and SODIMM Break-in Layout Guidelines
7.3.6. DRAM Break-in Layout Guidelines
7.3.7. DDR5 PCB Layout Guidelines
7.3.8. DDR5 Simulation Strategy
7.3.7.1. DDR5 Discrete Component/Memory Down Topology: up to 40-Bit Interface (1 Rank x8 or x16, 2 Rank x8 or x16)
7.3.7.2. Routing Guidelines for DDR5 Memory Down: 1 Rank or 2 Rank (x8 bit or x16 bit) Configurations
7.3.7.3. Routing Guidelines for DDR5 RDIMM, UDIMM, and SODIMM Configurations
7.3.7.4. Example of a DDR5 layout on an Altera FPGA Platform Board
11.1. Interface Configuration Performance Issues
11.2. Functional Issue Evaluation
11.3. Timing Issue Characteristics
11.4. Verifying Memory IP Using the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer
11.5. Debugging with the External Memory Interface Debug Toolkit
11.6. Generating Traffic with the Test Engine IP
11.7. Guidelines for Developing HDL for Traffic Generator
11.8. Guidelines for Traffic Generator Status Check
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3.1.9. User Clock in Different Core Access Modes
The EMIF IP for Agilex™ 7 M-Series devices supports three user access modes.
- Synchronous fabric clocking, where the EMIF IP provides a user clock.
- The user clock frequency is limited by the maximum core-to-periphery (C2P) and periphery-to-core (P2C) frequency of 400 MHz.
- In DDR4, the user clock frequency will be one-quarter of the memory clock frequency ((mem_CK)/4).
- In DDR5 and LPDDR5, the user clock frequency will be one-eighth of the memory clock frequency ((mem CK)/8).
- Asynchronous fabric clocking, where you provide the clock to the EMIF IP.
- The asynchronous user clock can come from any user clock source on the device.
- The user clock frequency has no dependency on the memory clock (mem_CK).
- NoC Mode.
- The initiator clock can come from any user clock source on the device.
- For additional information, refer to the Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA Network-on-Chip (NoC) User Guide .
The following figures illustrate the different clocking styles available for the Agilex™ 7 M-Series EMIF IP. The NoC mode shown is the simplest NoC mode.
Figure 11. Access Modes
Benefits of Each Access Mode
- Synchronous fabric clocking is required for DDR4 DIMM.
- Asynchronous fabric access mode has the lowest latency.
- NoC mode can achieve the highest bandwidth and efficiency, and has the lowest initiator blockage.