External Memory Interfaces Intel® Arria® 10 FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 12/19/2023
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7.1.3. Intel Arria 10 EMIF IP DDR4 Parameters: Memory

Table 236.  Group: Memory / Topology
Display Name Description
Memory format Specifies the format of the external memory device. The following formats are supported: Component - a Discrete memory device; UDIMM - Unregistered/Unbuffered DIMM where address/control, clock, and data are unbuffered; RDIMM - Registered DIMM where address/control and clock are buffered; LRDIMM - Load Reduction DIMM where address/control, clock, and data are buffered. LRDIMM reduces the load to increase memory speed and supports higher densities than RDIMM; SODIMM - Small Outline DIMM is similar to UDIMM but smaller in size and is typically used for systems with limited space. Some memory protocols may not be available in all formats. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_FORMAT_ENUM)
DQ width Specifies the total number of data pins in the interface. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DQ_WIDTH)
DQ pins per DQS group Specifies the total number of DQ pins per DQS group. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DQ_PER_DQS)
Number of clocks Specifies the number of CK/CK# clock pairs exposed by the memory interface. Usually more than 1 pair is required for RDIMM/LRDIMM formats. The value of this parameter depends on the memory device selected; refer to the data sheet for your memory device. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_CK_WIDTH)
Number of chip selects Specifies the total number of chip selects in the interface, up to a maximum of 4. This parameter applies to discrete components only. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DISCRETE_CS_WIDTH)
Number of DIMMs Total number of DIMMs. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_NUM_OF_DIMMS)
Chip ID width Specifies the number of chip ID pins. Only applicable to registered and load-reduced DIMMs that use 3DS/TSV memory devices. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_CHIP_ID_WIDTH)
Number of physical ranks per DIMM Number of ranks per DIMM. For LRDIMM, this represents the number of physical ranks on the DIMM behind the memory buffer (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_RANKS_PER_DIMM)
Row address width Specifies the number of row address pins. Refer to the data sheet for your memory device. The density of the selected memory device determines the number of address pins needed for access to all available rows. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ROW_ADDR_WIDTH)
Column address width Specifies the number of column address pins. Refer to the data sheet for your memory device. The density of the selected memory device determines the number of address pins needed for access to all available columns. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_COL_ADDR_WIDTH)
Bank address width Specifies the number of bank address pins. Refer to the data sheet for your memory device. The density of the selected memory device determines the number of bank address pins needed for access to all available banks. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_BANK_ADDR_WIDTH)
Bank group width Specifies the number of bank group pins. Refer to the data sheet for your memory device. The density of the selected memory device determines the number of bank group pins needed for access to all available bank groups. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_BANK_GROUP_WIDTH)
Data mask Indicates whether the interface uses data mask (DM) pins. This feature allows specified portions of the data bus to be written to memory (not available in x4 mode). One DM pin exists per DQS group. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DM_EN)
Write DBI Indicates whether the interface uses write data bus inversion (DBI). This feature provides better signal integrity and write margin. This feature is unavailable if Data Mask is enabled or in x4 mode. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_WRITE_DBI)
Read DBI Specifies whether the interface uses read data bus inversion (DBI). Enable this feature for better signal integrity and read margin. This feature is not available in x4 configurations. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_READ_DBI)
Enable address mirroring for odd chip-selects Enabling address mirroring for multi-CS discrete components. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DISCRETE_MIRROR_ADDRESSING_EN)
Enable address mirroring for odd ranks Enabling address mirroring for dual-rank or quad-rank DIMM. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_MIRROR_ADDRESSING_EN)
Enable ALERT#/PAR pins Allows address/command calibration, which may provide better margins on the address/command bus. The alert_n signal is not accessible in the AFI or Avalon domains. This means there is no way to know whether a parity error has occurred during user mode. The parity pin is a dedicated pin in the address/command bank, but the alert_n pin can be placed in any bank that spans the memory interface. You should explicitly choose the location of the alert_n pin and place it in the address/command bank. Address/command parity is checked only during calibration, not in user mode. Because the alert_n pin is not accessible via the AFI or Avalon interfaces, changing the address/command parity latency option from the default value in advanced mode register settings, is not recommended. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ALERT_PAR_EN)
ALERT# pin placement Specifies placement for the mem_alert_n signal. If you select "I/O Lane with Address/Command Pins", you can pick the I/O lane and pin index in the add/cmd bank with the subsequent drop down menus. If you select "I/O Lane with DQS Group", you can specify the DQS group with which to place the mem_alert_n pin. If you select "Automatically select a location", the IP automatically selects a pin for the mem_alert_n signal. If you select this option, no additional location constraints can be applied to the mem_alert_n pin, or a fitter error will result during compilation. For optimum signal integrity, you should choose "I/O Lane with Address/Command Pins". For interfaces containing multiple memory devices, it is recommended to connect the ALERT# pins together to the ALERT# pin on the FPGA. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ALERT_N_PLACEMENT_ENUM)
DQS group of ALERT# Select the DQS group with which the ALERT# pin is placed. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ALERT_N_DQS_GROUP)
Address/command I/O lane of ALERT# Select the lane of the Address/Command I/O Tile where ALERT# pin is placed. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ALERT_N_AC_LANE)
Pin index of ALERT# Select the pin of the Address/Command I/O Lane where ALERT# pin is placed. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ALERT_N_AC_PIN)
Table 237.  Group: Memory / Latency and Burst
Display Name Description
Memory CAS latency setting Specifies the number of clock cycles between the read command and the availability of the first bit of output data at the memory device. Overall read latency equals the additive latency (AL) + the CAS latency (CL). Overall read latency depends on the memory device selected; refer to the datasheet for your device. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_TCL)
Memory write CAS latency setting Specifies the number of clock cycles from the release of internal write to the latching of the first data in at the memory device. This value depends on the memory device selected; refer to the datasheet for your device. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_WTCL)
Memory additive CAS latency setting Determines the posted CAS additive latency of the memory device. Enable this feature to improve command and bus efficiency, and increase system bandwidth. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ATCL_ENUM)
Table 238.  Group: Memory / Mode Register Settings
Display Name Description
Hide advanced mode register settings Show or hide advanced mode register settings. Changing advanced mode register settings to non-default values is strongly discouraged. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_HIDE_ADV_MR_SETTINGS)
Addr/CMD parity latency Additional latency incurred by enabling address/command parity check after calibration. Select a value to enable address/command parity with the latency associated with the selected value. Select Disable to disable address/command parity. Address/command is enabled automatically and as-needed during calibration regardless of the value of this setting. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_AC_PARITY_LATENCY)
Burst Length Specifies the DRAM burst length which determines how many consecutive addresses should be accessed for a given read/write command. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_BL_ENUM)
Read Burst Type Indicates whether accesses within a given burst are in sequential or interleaved order. Select sequential if you are using the Intel-provided memory controller. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_BT_ENUM)
Enable the DLL in memory device Enable the DLL in memory device (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_DLL_EN)
Auto self-refresh method Indicates whether to enable or disable auto self-refresh. Auto self-refresh allows the controller to issue self-refresh requests, rather than manually issuing self-refresh in order for memory to retain data. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ASR_ENUM)
Write CRC enable Write CRC enable (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_WRITE_CRC)
DDR4 geardown mode Set DDR4 geardown mode for control signals at high frequency (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_GEARDOWN)
Per-DRAM addressability Per-DRAM addressability enable (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_PER_DRAM_ADDR)
Temperature sensor readout Temperature sensor readout enable (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_TEMP_SENSOR_READOUT)
Fine granularity refresh Increased frequency of refresh in exchange for shorter refresh. Shorter tRFC and increased cycle time can produce higher bandwidth. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_FINE_GRANULARITY_REFRESH)
MPR read format Multipurpose register readout format (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_MPR_READ_FORMAT)
Maximum power down mode Maximum power down mode (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_MAX_POWERDOWN)
Temperature controlled refresh range Indicates temperature controlled refresh range where normal temperature mode covers 0C to 85C and extended mode covers 0C to 95C. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_TEMP_CONTROLLED_RFSH_RANGE)
Temperature controlled refresh enable Indicates whether to enable temperature controlled refresh, which allows the device to adjust the internal refresh period to be longer than tREFI of the normal temperature range by skipping external refresh commands. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_TEMP_CONTROLLED_RFSH_ENA)
Internal VrefDQ monitor Indicates whether to enable the internal VrefDQ monitor. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_INTERNAL_VREFDQ_MONITOR)
CS to Addr/CMD Latency CS to Addr/CMD Latency (CAL mode) for idle state DRAM receiver power reduction (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_CAL_MODE)
Self refresh abort Self refresh abort for latency reduction. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_SELF_RFSH_ABORT)
Read preamble training mode enable Read preamble training mode enable. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_READ_PREAMBLE_TRAINING)
Read preamble Number of read preamble cycles. This mode register setting determines the number of cycles DQS (read) will go low before starting to toggle. It is strongly recommended to use the default read preamble setting. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_READ_PREAMBLE)
Write preamble Write preamble cycles. It is strongly recommended to use the default write preamble setting. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_WRITE_PREAMBLE)
ODT input buffer during powerdown mode Indicates whether to enable on-die termination (ODT) input buffer during powerdown mode. (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_ODT_IN_POWERDOWN)
Addr/CMD persistent error If set, Addr/CMD parity errors continue to be checked after a previous Addr/CMD parity error (Identifier: MEM_DDR4_AC_PERSISTENT_ERROR)