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From Figure 16, the following equations may be derived. tcyc is the period at which the EMIF operates. The R_SETUP, R_STROBE, and R_HOLD fields are programmed in terms of EMIF cycles where as the data sheet specifications are typically given is nano seconds. This is explains the presence of tcyc in the denominator of the following equations. A minus 1 is included in the equations because each field in ACFGn is programmed in terms of EMIF clock cycles, minus 1 cycle. For example, R_SETUP is equal to R_SETUP width in EMIF clock cycles minus 1 cycle.

R_SETUP w tCLR(m) * 1

tcyc

R_STROBE w max￿￿tREA(m) ) tSU￿ , tRP(m)￿* 1

tcyctcyc

R_SETUP ) R_STROBE w ￿tCEA(m) ) tSU￿ * 1

tcyc

R_HOLD w ￿tH * tCHZ(m)￿ * 1

tcyc

R_SETUP ) R_STROBE ) R_HOLD w tRC(m) * 3

tcyc

The EMIF offers an additional parameter, TA, that defines the turnaround time between read and write cycles. This parameter protects against the situation when the output turn-off time of the memory is longer than the time it takes to start the next write cycle. If this is the case, the EMIF will drive data at the same time as the memory, causing contention on the bus. By examining Figure 16, the equation for TA can be derived as:

TA w max￿

tCHZ(m)

,

tRHZ(m) * (R_HOLD ) 1)tcyc

￿* 1

tcyc

tcyc

Figure 16. Timing Waveform of a NAND Flash Read

 

 

Setup

Hold

 

 

 

Strobe

 

EM_CS

tRC(m)

ALE_EM_A[1]

CLE_EM_A[2]

 

 

 

tCLR(m)

tRP(m)

 

 

 

 

 

EM_OE

 

tCHZ(m)

 

 

 

 

tREA(m)

tSU

tH

 

tCEA(m)

tRHZ(m)

 

 

 

EM_D[7:0]

 

 

 

SPRUEQ7C –February 2010

Asynchronous External Memory Interface (EMIF)

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Texas Instruments TMS320DM646X DMSOC manual Timing Waveform of a Nand Flash Read