External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About the External Memory Interfaces Agilex™ 5 FPGA IP 2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Introduction 3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Product Architecture 4. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – End-User Signals 5. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Simulating Memory IP 6. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - DDR4 Support 7. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR4 Support 8. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR5 Support 9. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Timing Closure 10. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Controller Optimization 11. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Debugging 12. Document Revision History for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP User Guide
1. About the External Memory Interfaces Agilex™ 5 FPGA IP x
1.1. Release Information
2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Introduction x
2.1. Agilex™ 5 EMIF IP Protocol and Feature Support 2.2. Agilex™ 5 EMIF IP Design Flow
2.2. Agilex™ 5 EMIF IP Design Flow x
2.2.1. Agilex™ 5 EMIF IP Design Checklist
3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Product Architecture x
3.1. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: Protocol and Maximum Interface Width Support 3.2. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: Introduction 3.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Sequencer 3.4. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Controller 3.5. Agilex™ 5 EMIF IP for Hard Processor Subsystem (HPS)
3.2. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: Introduction x
3.2.1. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: I/O Subsystem 3.2.2. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: I/O SSM 3.2.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: HSIO Bank 3.2.4. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: I/O Lane 3.2.5. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: Input DQS Clock Tree 3.2.6. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: PHY Clock Tree 3.2.7. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: PLL Reference Clock Networks 3.2.8. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: Clock Phase Alignment 3.2.9. User Clock in Different Core Access Modes
3.2.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Architecture: HSIO Bank x
3.2.3.1. Pin Placement 3.2.3.2. HSIO Sub-Bank Usage
3.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Sequencer x
3.3.1. Agilex™ 5 Mailbox Structure and Register Definitions
3.3.1. Agilex™ 5 Mailbox Structure and Register Definitions x
3.3.1.1. Mailbox Supported Commands 3.3.1.2. Mailbox Command Definitions
3.4. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Controller x
3.4.1. Hard Memory Controller
3.4.1. Hard Memory Controller x
3.4.1.1. Hard Memory Controller Features
4. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – End-User Signals x
4.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for DDR4 4.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for LPDDR4 4.3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for LPDDR5 4.4. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for EMIF Calibration Component
4.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for DDR4 x
4.1.1. ref_clk for EMIF 4.1.2. core_init_n for EMIF 4.1.3. usr_async_clk for EMIF 4.1.4. usr_clk for EMIF 4.1.5. usr_rst_n for EMIF 4.1.6. s0_axi4 for EMIF 4.1.7. mem for EMIF 4.1.8. oct for EMIF
4.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for LPDDR4 x
4.2.1. ref_clk for EMIF 4.2.2. core_init_n for EMIF 4.2.3. usr_async_clk for EMIF 4.2.4. usr_clk for EMIF 4.2.5. usr_rst_n for EMIF 4.2.6. s0_axi4 for EMIF 4.2.7. mem for EMIF 4.2.8. oct for EMIF
4.3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for LPDDR5 x
4.3.1. ref_clk for EMIF 4.3.2. core_init_n for EMIF 4.3.3. usr_async_clk for EMIF 4.3.4. usr_clk for EMIF 4.3.5. usr_rst_n for EMIF 4.3.6. s0_axi4 for EMIF 4.3.7. oct for EMIF
4.4. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interfaces for EMIF Calibration Component x
4.4.1. s0_axi4lite_clk for EMIF 4.4.2. s0_axi4lite_rst_n for EMIF 4.4.3. s0_axil for EMIF
5. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Simulating Memory IP x
5.1. Simulation Walkthrough
5.1. Simulation Walkthrough x
5.1.1. Calibration 5.1.2. Simulation Scripts 5.1.3. Functional Simulation with Verilog HDL 5.1.4. Simulating the Design Example
6. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - DDR4 Support x
6.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for DDR4 6.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning 6.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Pin Swapping Guidelines 6.4. DDR4 Layout Design Guidelines
6.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for DDR4 x
6.1.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameter for DDR4 6.1.2. Intel Agilex 5 FPGA EMIF Memory Device Description IP (DDR4) Parameter Descriptions
6.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning x
6.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources 6.2.2. Pin Guidelines for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP 6.2.3. Pin Placements for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA DDR4 EMIF IP
6.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources x
6.2.1.1. OCT 6.2.1.2. PLL
6.2.2. Pin Guidelines for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP x
6.2.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning
6.2.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning x
6.2.2.1.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interface Pins 6.2.2.1.2. Estimating Pin Requirements 6.2.2.1.3. Maximum Number of Interfaces
6.2.3. Pin Placements for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA DDR4 EMIF IP x
6.2.3.1. Address and Command Pin Placement for DDR4 6.2.3.2. DDR4 Data Width Mapping 6.2.3.3. General Guidelines 6.2.3.4. Specific Pin Connection Requirements 6.2.3.5. Command and Address Signals 6.2.3.6. Clock Signals 6.2.3.7. Data, Data Strobes, DM/DBI, and Optional ECC Signals
6.3. Agilex™ 5 EMIF Pin Swapping Guidelines x
6.3.1. DDR4 Byte Lane Swapping 6.3.2. DDR4 Address and Command and CLK Lane 6.3.3. DDR4 Interface x8 Data Lane 6.3.4. DDR4 Interface x4 Data Lane
6.4. DDR4 Layout Design Guidelines x
6.4.1. DDR4 PCB Stackup and Design Considerations 6.4.2. DDR4 General Design Considerations 6.4.3. DDR4 Routing Guidelines - Memory-Down (Discrete) Topologies
6.4.3. DDR4 Routing Guidelines - Memory-Down (Discrete) Topologies x
6.4.3.1. 1 Rank x 8 Discrete (Memory Down) Topology 6.4.3.2. 1 Rank x 16 Discrete (Memory Down) Topology 6.4.3.3. VREF_CA/RESET Signal Routing Guidelines for 1 Rank x 8 and 1 Rank x 16 Discrete (Memory Down) Topology 6.4.3.4. Skew Matching Guidelines for DDR4 (Memory Down) Discrete Configurations 6.4.3.5. Power Delivery Recommendation for DDR4 Discrete Configurations 6.4.3.6. DDR4 Simulation Strategy
7. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR4 Support x
7.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for LPDDR4 7.2. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning 7.3. LPDDR4 Layout Design Guidelines
7.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for LPDDR4 x
7.1.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameter for LPDDR4 7.1.2. Intel Agilex 5 FPGA EMIF Memory Device Description IP (LPDDR4) Parameter Descriptions
7.2. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning x
7.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interface Pins 7.2.2. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources 7.2.3. Pin Guidelines for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP
7.2.1. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interface Pins x
7.2.1.1. Estimating Pin Requirements 7.2.1.2. LPDDR4 Component Options 7.2.1.3. Maximum Number of Interfaces
7.2.2. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources x
7.2.2.1. OCT 7.2.2.2. PLL
7.2.3. Pin Guidelines for Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP x
7.2.3.1. General Guidelines 7.2.3.2. Specific Pin Connection Requirements 7.2.3.3. Command and Address Signals 7.2.3.4. Clock Signals 7.2.3.5. Address and Command Pin Placement for LPDDR4 7.2.3.6. Pin Placements for Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP for LPDDR4 7.2.3.7. Pin Swapping Guidelines
7.3. LPDDR4 Layout Design Guidelines x
7.3.1. LPDDR4 PCB Stackup and Design Considerations 7.3.2. LPDDR4 General Design Considerations 7.3.3. LPDDR4 Interface Design Guidelines
7.3.3. LPDDR4 Interface Design Guidelines x
7.3.3.1. LPDDR4 Discrete Component/Memory Down Topology (up to 32 bits interface) 7.3.3.2. LPDDR4 Simulation Strategy
8. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR5 Support x
8.1. Intel Agilex 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for LPDDR5 8.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning 8.3. LPDDR5 Layout Design Guidelines
8.1. Intel Agilex 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameters for LPDDR5 x
8.1.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameter for LPDDR5 8.1.2. Intel Agilex 5 FPGA EMIF Memory Device Description IP (LPDDR5) Parameter Descriptions
8.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Pin and Resource Planning x
8.2.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interface Pins 8.2.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources 8.2.3. Pin Guidelines for Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP 8.2.4. Pin Placements for Intel Agilex 5 FPGA LPDDR5 EMIF IP
8.2.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Interface Pins x
8.2.1.1. Estimating Pin Requirements 8.2.1.2. LPDDR5 Component Options 8.2.1.3. Maximum Number of Interfaces
8.2.2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Resources x
8.2.2.1. OCT 8.2.2.2. PLL
8.2.3. Pin Guidelines for Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP x
8.2.3.1. General Guidelines - LPDDR5 8.2.3.2. Specific Pin Connection Requirements 8.2.3.3. Command and Address Signals 8.2.3.4. Clock Signals
8.2.4. Pin Placements for Intel Agilex 5 FPGA LPDDR5 EMIF IP x
8.2.4.1. Address and Command Pin Placement for LPDDR5 8.2.4.2. LPDDR5 Data Width Mapping 8.2.4.3. LPDDR5 Byte Lane Swapping
8.3. LPDDR5 Layout Design Guidelines x
8.3.1. LPDDR5 PCB Stackup and Design Considerations 8.3.2. LPDDR5 General Design Considerations 8.3.3. LPDDR5 Interface Design Guidelines
8.3.3. LPDDR5 Interface Design Guidelines x
8.3.3.1. LPDDR5 Discrete Component/Memory Down Topology (Single Rank or Dual-Rank) 8.3.3.2. Example of an LPDDR5 Layout on an Intel FPGA Platform Board 8.3.3.3. LPDDR5 Simulation Strategy
9. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Timing Closure x
9.1. Timing Closure 9.2. Optimizing Timing
9.1. Timing Closure x
9.1.1. Timing Analysis
9.1.1. Timing Analysis x
9.1.1.1. PHY or Core
10. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Controller Optimization x
10.1. Interface Standard 10.2. Bank Management Efficiency 10.3. Data Transfer 10.4. Improving Controller Efficiency
10.4. Improving Controller Efficiency x
10.4.1. Frequency of Operation 10.4.2. Series of Reads or Writes
11. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Debugging x
11.1. Interface Configuration Performance Issues 11.2. Functional Issue Evaluation 11.3. Timing Issue Characteristics 11.4. Verifying Memory IP Using the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer 11.5. Generating Traffic with the Test Engine IP 11.6. Guidelines for Developing HDL for Traffic Generator 11.7. Hardware Debugging Guidelines 11.8. Create a Simplified Design that Demonstrates the Same Issue 11.9. Measure Power Distribution Network 11.10. Measure Signal Integrity and Setup and Hold Margin 11.11. Vary Voltage 11.12. Operate at a Lower Speed 11.13. Determine Whether the Issue Exists in Previous Versions of Software 11.14. Determine Whether the Issue Exists in the Current Version of Software 11.15. Try A Different PCB 11.16. Try Other Configurations 11.17. Debugging Checklist 11.18. Categorizing Hardware Issues 11.19. Signal Integrity Issues 11.20. Characteristics of Signal Integrity Issues 11.21. Evaluating Signal Integrity Issues 11.22. Skew 11.23. Crosstalk 11.24. Power System 11.25. Clock Signals 11.26. Address and Command Signals 11.27. Read Data Valid Window and Eye Diagram 11.28. Write Data Valid Window and Eye Diagram 11.29. Hardware and Calibration Issues 11.30. Memory Timing Parameter Evaluation 11.31. Verify that the Board Has the Correct Memory Component or DIMM Installed
11.1. Interface Configuration Performance Issues x
11.1.1. Interface Configuration Bottleneck and Efficiency Issues
11.2. Functional Issue Evaluation x
11.2.1. Intel® IP Memory Model 11.2.2. Vendor Memory Model 11.2.3. Transcript Window Messages
11.3. Timing Issue Characteristics x
11.3.1. Evaluating FPGA Timing Issues 11.3.2. Evaluating External Memory Interface Timing Issues
1. About the External Memory Interfaces Agilex™ 5 FPGA IP
2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Introduction
3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Product Architecture
4. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – End-User Signals
5. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Simulating Memory IP
6. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - DDR4 Support
7. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR4 Support
8. Intel® Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP - LPDDR5 Support
9. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Timing Closure
10. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Controller Optimization
11. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP – Debugging
12. Document Revision History for External Memory Interfaces (EMIF) IP User Guide

8.1.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA EMIF IP Parameter for LPDDR5

The following topics describe the parameters available on each tab of the IP parameter editor, which you can use to configure your IP. Each parameter with an adjacent checkbox can be auto-computed. The checkbox to the left of the parameter controls whether its value is auto-computed (true) or set manually (false). If there is no checkbox to the left of a parameter, then it must be set manually.
Table 112.  Group: Example Design / Example Design
Display Name Description
HDL Selection

This option lets you choose the format of HDL in which generated simulation and synthesis files are created. You can select either Verilog or VHDL.

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_HDL_FORMAT)
Synthesis

Generate Synthesis Example Design

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_GEN_SYNTH)
Simulation

Generate Simulation Example Design

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_GEN_SIM)
Core Clock Freq

Frequency of the core clock in MHz. This clock drives the traffic generator and NoC initiator (If in NoC mode)

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_CORE_CLK_FREQ_MHZ)
Core Refclk Freq

PLL reference clock frequency in MHz for PLL supplying the core clock

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_CORE_REFCLK_FREQ_MHZ)
Hydra Remote Access

Specifies whether the Hydra control and status registers are accessible via JTAG, exported to the fabric, or just disabled

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_HYDRA_REMOTE)
Table 113.  Group: General IP Parameters / High-Level Parameters
Display Name Description
Technology Generation

Denotes the specific memory technology generation to be used

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: MEM_TECHNOLOGY)
Memory Format

Specifies the packaging format of the memory device

(Identifier: MEM_FORMAT)
Memory Device Topology

Topology used by memory device

(Identifier: MEM_TOPOLOGY)
Memory Ranks

Total number of physical ranks in the interface

(Identifier: MEM_NUM_RANKS)
Number of Channels

Number of channels

(Identifier: MEM_NUM_CHANNELS)
Device DQ Width

If the device is a DIMM: Specifies the full DQ width of the DIMM.

If the interface is composed of discrete components: Specifies the DQ width of each discrete component.

(Identifier: MEM_DEVICE_DQ_WIDTH)
Number of Components Per Rank

Number of components per rank. If each component contains more than one rank, then set this parameter to 1.

(Identifier: MEM_COMPS_PER_RANK)
Enable Frequency Set Point 1

Specifies whether or not a second Frequency Set Point will be used for FSP-enabled technologies

(Identifier: PHY_FSP1_EN)
Enable Frequency Set Point 2

Specifies whether or not a third Frequency Set Point will be used for FSP-enabled technologies

(Identifier: PHY_FSP2_EN)
ECC Mode

Specifies the type of ECC (if any) and the required number of side-band bits per channel that will be used by this EMIF instance. While not all required side-band bits necessarily carry ECC bits, all need to be connected to the memory device. If enabling ECC requires more side-band bits than necessary ECC bits, then ECC bits are transmitted on the least significant side-band bits.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: CTRL_ECC_MODE)
Total DQ Width

(Derived Parameter) This will be the width (in bits) of the mem_dq port on the memory interface.

For a component interface, it is calculated based on: (MEM_COMPS_PER_RANK * MEM_DEVICE_DQ_WIDTH + (8 bits if Side-band ECC is enabled, or 8 bits if AXI4 User Data is enabled in fabric modes, or 4 bits if AXI4 User Data is enabled in NoC mode)) * MEM_NUM_CHANNELS

For a DIMM-based interface, it is just MEM_DEVICE_DQ_WIDTH + (8 bits if side-band ECC is enabled, or 8 bits if AXI4 User Data is enabled in fabric modes, or 4 bits if AXI4 User Data is enabled in NoC mode) * MEM_NUM_CHANNELS.

(Identifier: MEM_TOTAL_DQ_WIDTH)
Memory Clock Frequency for Frequency Set Point 0

Specifies the FSP0 operating frequency of the memory interface in MHz. If you change the memory frequency, you should update the memory latency parameters on the Memory tab and the memory timing parameters on the Mem Timing tab.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: PHY_MEMCLK_FSP0_FREQ_MHZ)
Memory Clock Frequency for Frequency Set Point 1

Specifies the FSP1 operating frequency of the memory interface in MHz. If you change the memory frequency, you should update the memory latency parameters on the Memory tab and the memory timing parameters on the Mem Timing tab.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: PHY_MEMCLK_FSP1_FREQ_MHZ)
Memory Clock Frequency for Frequency Set Point 2

Specifies the FSP2 operating frequency of the memory interface in MHz. If you change the memory frequency, you should update the memory latency parameters on the Memory tab and the memory timing parameters on the Mem Timing tab.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: PHY_MEMCLK_FSP2_FREQ_MHZ)
Instance ID

Instance ID of the EMIF IP. EMIF in the same bank, or connected to related user logic (e.g. to the same INIU), should have unique IDs in order to distinguish them when using the side-band interface. Valid values are 0-6.

(Identifier: INSTANCE_ID)
Table 114.  Group: General IP Parameters / Memory Device Preset Selection
Display Name Description
Use Memory Device Preset from file for FSP 0

Specifies whether MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP0 will be a value from Quartus (if false), or a value from a custom preset file path (if true)

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_EN_FSP0)
Memory Preset custom file path for FSP 0

Path to a .qprs file on the users disk for Frequency Set Point 0

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_QPRS_FSP0)
Use Memory Device Preset from file for FSP 1

Specifies whether MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP1 will be a value from Quartus (if false), or a value from a custom preset file path (if true)

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_EN_FSP1)
Memory Preset custom file path for FSP 1

Path to a .qprs file on the users disk for Frequency Set Point 1, if enabled

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_QPRS_FSP1)
Use Memory Device Preset from file for FSP 2

Specifies whether MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP2 will be a value from Quartus (if false), or a value from a custom preset file path (if true)

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_EN_FSP2)
Memory Preset custom file path for FSP 2

Path to a .qprs file on the users disk for Frequency Set Point 2, if enabled

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_FILE_QPRS_FSP2)
Memory Preset for FSP 0

The name of a preset that the user would like to load for LPDDR5 Frequency Set Point 0, describing the memory device that this EMIF will be targeting.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP0)
Memory Preset for FSP 1

The name of a preset that the user would like to load for LPDDR5 Frequency Set Point 1, describing the memory device that this EMIF will be targeting.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP1)
Memory Preset for FSP 2

The name of a preset that the user would like to load for LPDDR5 Frequency Set Point 2, describing the memory device that this EMIF will be targeting.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: MEM_PRESET_ID_FSP2)
Table 115.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / PHY / Topology
Display Name Description
Asynchronous Enable

Specifies whether the user logic is clocked based on the clock provided by the IP (Sync), or by a separate user clock (Async). If true - async mode is used, if false - sync mode is used.

(Identifier: PHY_ASYNC_EN)
AC Placement

Indicates location on the device where the interface will reside (specifically, the location of the AC lanes in terms IO BANK and TOP vs BOT part of the IO BANK). Legal ranges are derived from device floorplan. By default (value=AUTO), the most optimal location is selected (to maximize available frequency and data width).

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: PHY_AC_PLACEMENT)
PLL Reference Clock Frequency

Specifies what PLL reference clock frequency the user will supply. It is recommended to use the fastest possible PLL reference clock frequency because it leads to better jitter performance.

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: PHY_REFCLK_FREQ_MHZ)
Table 116.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings
Display Name Description
Voltage

The voltage level for the I/O pins driving the signals between the memory device and the FPGA memory interface.

(Identifier: PHY_IO_VOLTAGE)
Table 117.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings / Address/Command
Display Name Description
Drive Strength

This parameter allows you to change the output on chip termination settings for the selected I/O standard on the Address/Command Pins. Perform board simulation with IBIS models to determine the best settings for your design.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_AC_X_R_S_AC_OUTPUT_OHM)
Table 118.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings / Memory Clock
Display Name Description
Drive Strength

This parameter allows you to change the output on chip termination settings for the selected I/O standard on the CK Pins. Perform board simulation with IBIS models to determine the best settings for your design.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_CLK_X_R_S_CK_OUTPUT_OHM)
Table 119.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings / Data Bus
Display Name Description
I/O Standard

Specifies the I/O electrical standard for the data bus pins. The selected I/O standard configures the circuit within the I/O buffer to match the industry standard.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DATA_X_DQ_IO_STD_TYPE)
Drive Strength

This parameter allows you to change the output on chip termination settings for the selected I/O standard on the DQ Pins. Perform board simulation with IBIS models to determine the best settings for your design.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DATA_X_R_S_DQ_OUTPUT_OHM)
Slew Rate

Specifies the slew rate of the data bus pins. The slew rate (or edge rate) describes how quickly the signal can transition, measured in voltage per unit time. Perform board simulations to determine the slew rate that provides the best eye opening for the data bus signals.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DATA_X_DQ_SLEW_RATE)
Input Termination

This parameter allows you to change the input on chip termination settings for the selected I/O standard on the DQ Pins. Perform board simulation with IBIS models to determine the best settings for your design.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DATA_X_R_T_DQ_INPUT_OHM)
Initial Vrefin

Specifies the initial value for the reference voltage on the data pins(Vrefin). The specified value serves as a starting point and may be overridden by calibration to provide better timing margins.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DATA_X_DQ_VREF)
Table 120.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings / PHY Inputs
Display Name Description
PLL Reference Clock Input Termination

This parameter allows you to change the input on chip termination settings for the selected I/O standard on the refclk input pins. Perform board simulation with IBIS models to determine the best settings for your design.

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_IN_X_R_T_REFCLK_INPUT_OHM)
Table 121.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / FPGA I/O / FPGA I/O Settings / Decision Feedback Equalization (DFE)
Display Name Description
DFE Tap 1

This parameter allows you to select the amount of bias used on tap 1 of the FPGA DFE

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DFE_X_TAP_1)
DFE Tap 2

This parameter allows you to select the amount of bias used on tap 2 of the FPGA DFE

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DFE_X_TAP_2)
DFE Tap 3

This parameter allows you to select the amount of bias used on tap 3 of the FPGA DFE

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DFE_X_TAP_3)
DFE Tap 4

This parameter allows you to select the amount of bias used on tap 4 of the FPGA DFE

(Identifier: GRP_PHY_DFE_X_TAP_4)
Table 122.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Mem I/O / Memory I/O Settings / Data Bus On-Die Termination (ODT)
Display Name Description
Target Write Termination

Specifies the target termination to be used during a write

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_DQ_X_TGT_WR)
Non-Target Termination

Specifies the termination to be used for the non-target rank in a multi-rank configuration

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_DQ_X_NON_TGT)
Drive Strength

Specifies the termination to be used when driving read data from memory

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_DQ_X_RON)
Data Clock Termination

Specifies the termination to be used for the data clock (WCK)

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_DQ_X_WCK)
Table 123.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Mem I/O / Memory I/O Settings / Data Bus Reference Voltage (Vref)
Display Name Description
VrefDQ Value

Specifies the initial VrefDQ value to be used

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_DQ_VREF_X_VALUE)
Table 124.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Mem I/O / Memory I/O Settings / Address/Command Bus On-Die Termination (ODT)
Display Name Description
Common Termination

Common termination value that can be applied to CA/CK/CS for LPDDR4 and can be applied to CA/CK for LPDDR5

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_CA_X_CA_COMM)
CA Termination Enable

Enable the common termination value on the CA bus. For LPDDR4, enabling CA termination will have no effect unless the ODT_CA bond pad is HIGH.

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_CA_X_CA_ENABLE)
CS Termination Enable

Enable the common termination value on the CS bus for LPDDR4. For LPDDR5, this enables the fixed-value 80 Ohm (RZQ/3) CS termination if it is supported by the memory.

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_CA_X_CS_ENABLE)
CK Termination Enable

Enable the common termination value on the CK bus

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_ODT_CA_X_CK_ENABLE)
Table 125.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Mem I/O / Memory I/O Settings / Address/Command Bus Reference Voltage (Vref)
Display Name Description
VrefCA Value

Specifies the initial VrefCA value to be used

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_VREF_CA_X_CA_VALUE)
Table 126.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Mem I/O / Memory I/O Settings / Decision Feedback Equalization (DFE)
Display Name Description
DFE Tap 1

This parameter allows you to select the amount of bias used on tap 1 of the memory DFE

(Identifier: GRP_MEM_DFE_X_TAP_1)
Table 127.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / AXI Settings / AXI Interface Settings
Display Name Description
Enable Debug Tools

If enabled, the AXI-L port will be connected to SLD nodes, allowing for a system-console avalon manager interface to interact with this AXI-L subordinate interface.

(Identifier: DEBUG_TOOLS_EN)
AXI-Lite Port Access Mode

Specifies whether the AXI-Lite port is connected to the fabric, the NOC, or disabled

Note: This parameter can be auto-computed.

(Identifier: AXI_SIDEBAND_ACCESS_MODE)
Table 128.  Group: General IP Parameters / Advanced Parameters / Additional Parameters / Additional String Parameters
Display Name Description
User Extra Parameters

Semi-colon separated list of key/value pairs of extra parameters

(Identifier: USER_EXTRA_PARAMETERS)
Table 129.  Group: Example Design / Performance Monitor
Display Name Description
Enable performance monitoring

Enable performance monitor on all channels for measuring read/write transaction metrics

(Identifier: EX_DESIGN_PMON_ENABLED)
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