Altera DDR SDRAM High-Performance Controllers and ALTMEMPHY IP User Manual

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Chapter 3: Parameter Settings

ALTMEMPHY Parameter Settings

External Memory Interface Handbook Volume 3

June 2011

Altera Corporation

Section I. DDR and DDR2 SDRAM Controllers with ALTMEMPHY IP User Guide

DQ bits per DQS bit

4 or 8

bits

Defines the number of data (DQ) bits for each data strobe
(DQS) pin.

Precharge address bit

8 or 10

bits

Selects the bit of the address bus to use as the precharge
address bit.

Drive DM pins from FPGA

Yes or No

Specifies whether you are using DM pins for write
operation. Altera devices do not support DM pins in ×4
mode.

Maximum memory frequency
for CAS latency 3.0

80–533

MHz

Specifies the frequency limits from the memory data
sheet per given CAS latency. The ALTMEMPHY
parameter editor generates a warning if the operating
frequency with your chosen CAS latency exceeds this
number.

Maximum memory frequency
for CAS latency 4.0

Maximum memory frequency
for CAS latency 5.0

Maximum memory frequency
for CAS latency 6.0

Note to

Table 3–3

:

(1) The range values depend on the actual memory device used.

Table 3–4. DDR2 SDRAM Initialization Options

Parameter Name

Range

Units

Description

Memory burst length

4 or 8

beats

Sets the number of words read or written per transaction.

Memory burst length of four equates to local burst length
of one in half-rate designs and to local burst length of two
in full-rate designs.

Memory burst ordering

Sequential or

Interleaved

Controls the order in which data is transferred between
memory and the FPGA during a read transaction. For
more information, refer to the memory device datasheet.

Enable the DLL in the
memory devices

Yes or No

Enables the DLL in the memory device when set to Yes.
You must always enable the DLL in the memory device as
Altera does not guarantee any ALTMEMPHY operation
when the DLL is turned off. All timings from the memory
devices are invalid when the DLL is turned off.

Memory drive strength
setting

Normal or

Reduced

Controls the drive strength of the memory device’s output
buffers. Reduced drive strength is not supported on all
memory devices. The default option is normal.

Memory ODT setting

Disabled, 50, 75,

150

W

Sets the memory ODT value. Not available in DDR
SDRAM interfaces.

Memory CAS latency setting

3, 4, 5, 6

cycles

Sets the delay in clock cycles from the read command to
the first output data from the memory.

Table 3–3. DDR2 SDRAM Attributes Settings (Part 2 of 2)

Parameter Name

Range

(1)

Units

Description

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