Description

MIG can provide calibrated on-die input termination for DDR2 and DDR3 memory interfaces.When this option is selected, the mcb_soft_calibration module calibrates the input termination for the bidirectional memory interface signals dq, ldqs_p/n, udqs_p/n to an external 100 Ohm pull-up resistor on the RZQ pin. It is possible to determine the values that the mcb_soft_calibration module selects for the pull-up (p-term) and the pull-down(n-term) by using the ChipScope Pro toolto read out those values. Reading out the values can provide insight as to whether the calibrated input termination has been performed as expected.

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Solution

For ISE 13.2, MIG 3.8, the calibrated input termination algorithm is as follows:

1. Set RZQ pin n-term to x0
2. Set RZQ pin p-term to x0
3. Increment RZQ pin p-term until the RZQ pin flips from a logic-0 to a logic-1
4. Scale found RZQ p-term by 7/4
5. Load scaled p-term value into ZIO pin
6. Set ZIO pin n-term to x0
7. IncrementZIO pin n-term until the ZIO pin flips from a logic-1 to a logic-0
8. Skew the found p-term by 9/8 and n-term by 7/8 and load into all bidirectional memory interface pins (provides slight pull-up)
9. Skew the found p-term by 7/8 andn-term by 9/8 and load into all differential bidirectional memory interfacepositive pins (provides slight pull-down)
10. Skew the found p-term by 9/8 andn-term by 7/8 and load into all differential bidirectional memory interfacenegative pins (provides slight pull-up)
11. Set RZQ pin p-term to x0
12. SetZIO pin n-term to x0

This provides a ~50 Ohm calibrated parallel input termination.

To determine the values for the p-term and n-term that are programmed into thebidirectional memory interface pins, you need to observe the following signals in the mcb_soft_calibration module:

P_Term - p-term value programmed initially into allbidirectional memory interface pins

N_Term- n-term value programmed initially into allbidirectional memory interface pins

P_Term_s -p-term value programmed into all differential bidirectional memory interfacenegative pins

N_Term_w-n-term value programmed into all differential bidirectional memory interfacenegative pins

P_Term_w-p-term value programmed into all differential bidirectional memory interfacepositive pins

N_Term_s -n-term value programmed into all differential bidirectional memory interfacepositive pins

Typical values for these signals depend on the I/O standard and theVCCAUX voltagefor the interface. For a DDR3 interface with a 3.3 Volt VCCAUX setting theP_Term signal should be around 0xF and the N_Term signal should be around 0xB.The other values can becalculated from the P_Term and N_Term values.

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