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- sstrell
Super Contributor
No, in the top section of the Mem Timing tab in the parameter editor, you should enter information for the binning of the part, not the speed at which you plan to run it. This sets up the controller and interface for correctly accessing the external memory at any speed it is designed for.
At the bottom of the Mem Timing tab of the parameter editor, you should see some info to enter that is not bin specific. Here and on the other tabs is where you enter info for the speed you'll be running at.
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- alinave
New Contributor
Hi sstrell,
Thanks for that. And I believe that the Memory CAS latency and Memory Write CAS latency settings would depend on the speed at which we are running the core (2400 MT/s in this case). Please correct me if you find that incorrect.
Thanks,
Naved
- BoonT_Intel
Frequent Contributor
Hi I think you should use the 3200 datasheet. for some specific parameter that need to derive from memory clock, then you have to calculate it based on the actual frequency that you use which is 2400. (1200MHz)
- alinave
New Contributor
Hi BoonT_Intel and sstrell,
Thanks for your reply. I will be using using the speed grade of the device in the timing information in the "Parameters dependent on Speed Bin" section of the "Mem Timing" tab of the EMIF IP. Also, for the "Parameters dependednt on Speed Bin, Operating Frequency, and Page size", I would be using the parameters depending on the operating frequency and the page size of the device used.
However, I am still not sure about the "Latency and Burst" section in "Memory" tab of the EMIF IP. I want to write the correct "Memory CAS latency setting" and "Memory write CAS latency setting". I need to dig in more into the details... please let me know your thoughts on that.
-Naved
- BoonT_Intel
Frequent Contributor
Hi Naved,
Are you able to find the "Memory CAS latency setting" and "Memory write CAS latency setting" in the device datasheet? to be accurate, you need to get these value from memory vendor. Otherwise, you can select the preset (at right bottom corner) that nearest to the device that you using and apply it to get the recommended setting.
- alinave
New Contributor
Hi BoonT_Intel,
Yes. I can get these settings fromt he memory vendor. However, I see different settings "Memory CAS latency" and "Memory write CAS latency" depending on different speed bins. If the device is of 3200 speed bin but we are operating it at 2400 speed bin, then which of values should I enter while configuring the IP CAS values for 2400 or for 3200?
Thanks,
Naved
- BoonT_Intel
Frequent Contributor
in this case, my practice is to use the larger latency value as this loosen the requirement but it gives additional latency to the traffic.
If you have the memory support contact, you can check with them see if they got better explanation on this. Hope you can share with us if you get the answer from them. Thanks 😉
- alinave
New Contributor
Hi BoonT_Intel,
Thanks a lot for your input. I'll get back to this thread soon. :)
Thanks,
Naved
- BoonT_Intel
Frequent Contributor
Hi Naved,
Are you able to contact Memory support?
- BoonT_Intel
Frequent Contributor
ok thanks.