Altera ALTDLL User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting Started

Design Example: Implementing Read Paths Using Stratix III Devices

ALTDLL and ALTDQ_DQS Megafunctions User Guide

© February 2012

Altera Corporation

8. On the DLL Offset Controls/Optional Ports page, specify the parameters as

shown in

Table 2–4

.

9. Click Finish.

10. Click Finish. The ALTDLL instance is generated.

11. Click OK to close the Symbol window.

12. Place the instance on the Block Editor.

Generate the ALTDQ_DQS Megafunction

To generate the ALTDQ_DQS megafunction, perform the following steps:

1. Double-click anywhere on the Block Editor window. The Symbol window appears.

2. Click MegaWizard Plug-In Manager. Page 1 of the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager

appears.

3. Select Create a new custom megafunction variation.

4. Click Next. Page 2a of the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager appears. Select

ALTDQ_DQS

, and Verilog HDL, and type the file name as dq_dqs_input_path.v.

5. On the Parameter Settings page, specify the parameters as shown in

Table 2–5

.

These parameters configure the general settings for the ALTDQ_DQS instance.

DQS Delay Buffer Mode

Low

Refer to

Stratix III Device Datasheet: DC and

Switching Characteristics of Stratix III Devices

chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook, and
pick a DLL mode that supports 150 MHz and
find the DLL setting.

Input Clock Frequency

150 MHz

Turn on jitter reduction

Turned off.

Table 2–4. ALTDLL Parameter Settings/DLL Offset Controls/Optional Ports Settings

Settings

Value

DLL Phase Offset Control A

Instantiate dll_offset_ctrl block

Turned off.

The design is intended to run slow, so you do
not need to select this parameter. However, if
the read timing is unbalanced, you can
fine-tune the DQS phase shift using this
parameter.

DLL Phase Offset Control B

Instantiate dll_offset_ctrl block

Turned off.

Optional Ports

Create a dll_aload port

Turned off.

Optional Ports

Create a dll_dqsupdate port

Turned off.

Table 2–3. ALTDLL GeneraL Settings

Settings

Value

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