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AR# 54262 MIG 7 Series DDR3 - Dual rank example design incorrectly detects data compare error when reading from 2nd rank address space

Version Found:v1.8
Version Resolved: See(Xilinx Answer 45195)

The MIG 7 Series DDR3 Dual Rank example designcan detect data compare errors in both behavioral simulation and in hardware simulations when reading from the 2nd rank address space.

The traffic generator compare logic located in the MIG example design incorrectly compares the read data with the wrong expected data and flags a compare error. This only occurs when reading from the 2nd rank address space and only occurs with the MIG generated example design. The MIG User Design is not affected as it does not use the synthesizable traffic generator RTL.

To work around the problem, open up mig_7series_v1_8_traffic_gen_top.v located in the ./example_design/rtl/traffic_gen/ directory and add the following:

localparam ADDR_WIDTH_MASK = {{31-ADDR_WIDTH{1'b0}}, {ADDR_WIDTH-1{1'b1}}};
localparam ADDR_WIDTH_MASK_1 = {{30-ADDR_WIDTH{1'b0}}, {ADDR_WIDTH{1'b1}}};
localparam BEGIN_ADDRESS_MASK = ADDR_WIDTH_MASK & BEGIN_ADDRESS;
localparam END_ADDRESS_MASK = ADDR_WIDTH_MASK_1 & END_ADDRESS;

localparam SHIFT_COUNT = (31-ADDR_WIDTH) ;
localparam BEGIN_ADDRESS_INT = (BEGIN_ADDRESS_MASK >= END_ADDRESS_MASK) ? (BEGIN_ADDRESS >> SHIFT_COUNT) : BEGIN_ADDRESS_MASK ;
localparam END_ADDRESS_INT = (BEGIN_ADDRESS_MASK >= END_ADDRESS_MASK) ? (END_ADDRESS >> SHIFT_COUNT) : END_ADDRESS_MASK ;

Replace the following under the mig_7series_v1_8_init_mem_pattern_ctr instantiation:
.BEGIN_ADDRESS (BEGIN_ADDRESS),
.END_ADDRESS (END_ADDRESS),
with
.BEGIN_ADDRESS (BEGIN_ADDRESS_INT),
.END_ADDRESS (END_ADDRESS_INT),

Replace the following under the mig_7series_v1_8_memc_traffic_geninstantiation:

.PRBS_SADDR_MASK_POS (BEGIN_ADDRESS),
.PRBS_EADDR_MASK_POS (PRBS_EADDR_MASK_POS),
.PRBS_SADDR (BEGIN_ADDRESS),
.PRBS_EADDR (END_ADDRESS),
with
.PRBS_SADDR_MASK_POS (BEGIN_ADDRESS_INT),
.PRBS_EADDR_MASK_POS (PRBS_EADDR_MASK_POS),
.PRBS_SADDR (BEGIN_ADDRESS_INT),
.PRBS_EADDR (END_ADDRESS_INT),

Revision History
02/14/2013- Initial Release

Master Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
45195 MIG 7 Series - Release Notes and Known Issues for All Versions N/A N/A
AR# 54262
Date Created 02/14/2013
Last Updated 02/20/2013
Status Active
Type Known Issues
Devices
  • Kintex-7
  • Artix-7
  • Virtex-7
IP
  • MIG 7 Series
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