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Simon

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Nov 20, 2009, 4:31:26 PM11/20/09
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I'm trying to implement an SDRAM controller for the Altera EP2C8 on a
TS-7300 board (from http://www.embeddedarm.com), and I found a
document from Altera (http://www.pldworld.net/_altera/html/_excalibur/
nios-sdram-tuning/SDRAM_PLL_Tuning.pdf) which looks helpful in
calculating how the PLL ought to be set up.

The problem I'm facing is that the datasheet (http://www.altera.com/
literature/hb/cyc2/cyc2_cii5v1_01.pdf) for the EP2C8 doesn't seem to
have the information needed by the calculations in the tuning guide.
The tuning guide is referencing a table ("table 4:36. EP1C20 Column
pin global clock external i/o timing parameters) that shows t_su,
s_inh, and t_outco for a Cyclone 1, and the closest table I can find
in the datasheet for the cyclone 2 has t_cin, t_cout, t_pllcin, and
t_pllcout (table 5-23 : EP2C8/A Column pins global clock timing
parameters). These don't appear to be the same thing :)

Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Much appreciated if you
do :)

Cheers,
Simon

Simon

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Nov 22, 2009, 12:21:47 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 20, 1:31 pm, Simon <goo...@gornall.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to implement an SDRAM controller for the Altera EP2C8 on a
> TS-7300 board (fromhttp://www.embeddedarm.com), and I found a

No-one got any hints ?

Cheers,
Simon.

nobody

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Nov 30, 2009, 12:37:38 PM11/30/09
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Haven't done it with a Cyclone, but with a Stratix, you get these numbers
from the timing output after a build. Make your calculations and substitute
into the PLL and build again.

Mark

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