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17 years ago

SDRAM controller: Altera High Performance vs. Microtronix Multi-Port

We are in a process of choosing which one to use: the Altera High Performance SDRAM controller or the Microtronix Avalon Multi-Port SDRAM controller. Please advice, in the following factors: ...
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17 years ago

In these multi-master configuration, Monitoring Wait request by all masters is one way to implement scheduling. The Avalon Master arbitration logic takes of the rest when ever a master tries to read/write into the SDRAM controller. Every Master has to monitor the Waitrequest before performing a write/read to the SDRAM controller.

--Sheshi