Excalibur Solutions Using the Expansion Bus Interface. Introduction. EBI Characteristics
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1 Excalibur Solutions Using the Expansion Bus Interface October 2002, ver. 1.0 Application Note 143 Introduction In the Excalibur family of devices, an ARM922T processor, memory and peripherals are embedded on an FPGA. For designers, this combination of elements provides an easy and flexible way of integrating highly-complex embedded microprocessor designs into a cost-effective and faster time-to-market system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solution. In addition to the benefits of easy design development, Excalibur devices offer the flexibility of configuration through the expansion bus interface (EBI). The EBI in the Excalibur embedded stripe provides a connection between external peripherals and the system bus. A flash memory connected to the EBI can be used to boot and configure the Excalibur device. In addition, the EBI can also be used to connect slower memorymapped peripherals to the ARM922T processor. EBI Characteristics The EBI is a 16-bit bidirectional interface connecting external memorymapped peripherals to the AHB2 bus on the embedded stripe. The AHB2 slave interface runs synchronously to the AHB2 bus, supporting all transaction types, as defined in the ARM document AMBA Specification, Revision 2.0, and works at a range of frequencies. The EBI manages data packing and unpacking automatically, based on endianness, block configuration, and the size of the transaction selected by the master. It also supports rate adaptation for slow external devices. Four blocks of up to 32 Mbytes of external memory or memory-mapped devices can be connected to the EBI. The base address and size of each block is set in the memory map registers. In boot-from-flash mode, EBI width and voltage standard are selectable by configuration at power-up. The EBI is a slave-only interface, with a fixed programmable access period selectable on a block-by-block basis. A clock can be output for synchronous operation, if required, with a programmable divide from the AHB2 clock frequency. Split responses can be issued to AHB transactions that otherwise tie up the bus for a long period, e.g., a long burst read from a slow 8-bit external device. Altera Corporation 1 A-AN
2 The EBI can be configured to operate in various ways, as follows: Synchronous connection, with variable wait states 8- or 16-bit bus width optionally using byte enables Active-high or active-low chip-select polarity Width and Voltage Operation The EBI can be set up for 8-bit or 16-bit operation, i.e., devices on the EBI can be 8 bits or 16 bits wide, using a 2.5-V, 3.3-V or 1.8-V input supply. Flash memory devices are typically slower than other types of memory, so EBI outputs are usually driven at a slow slew rate by default. However, using the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In, designers can optionally choose a fast slew rate or open drain output. EBI Functions This section describes the internal operation of the EBI and the basic functions of all the signals on the EBI, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. EBI Internal Block Diagram Interrupt Timer Data (HWDATA) 32 Address (HADDR) 32 Control (HSIZE... ) AHB Slave Interface 72 Transaction FIFO 72 Timeout Start/ Stop EBI_DQ 16 Data (HRDATA) Write Data Control Read Data Read Return FIFO 32 EBI Transaction Sequencer EBI_A 25 EBI_CS 4 EBI_WE_n EBI_OE_n EBI_BE EBI_ACK Control and Status Registers Control EBI_CLK AHB2 Interface EBI Interface 2 Altera Corporation
3 Table 1 lists the EBI interface signals: Table 1. EBI Interface Signals Signal Description EBI_DQ [15:0] 16-bit bidirectional data bus, which carries data between the EBI and the connected peripheral EBI_A [24:0] Unidirectional bus that can be connected to four blocks of 32 Mbytes each EBI_CS [3:0] Chip-select signal for each of the four blocks on the EBI. Individual chip selects correspond to memory map blocks EBI0, EBI1, EBI2, and EBI3. The default polarity of this signal is active-low EBI_WE_n Write-enable signal to the peripheral. EBI_OE_n Read-enable signal to the peripheral EBI_BE Optional byte enables, provided to allow byte writes/reads to a 16-bit bus EBI_ACK Asynchronous acknowledgement input to the EBI from the peripheral to make EBI aware of its ready status. The conventional use of this signal is currently not supported; however, an alternative way of using asynchronous memory is described later in this application note. EBI_CLK Clock output from the EBI EBI Internal Operation As shown in Figure 1 on page 2, the EBI consists of two interfaces, the AHB2 interface and the EBI interface, which communicate by means of the transaction FIFO buffer and the read-return FIFO buffer. The AHB2 interface receives transactions from masters on the AHB2 bus, which it posts to the transaction FIFO buffer. The EBI interface decodes the transactions and drives the appropriate signals from the memory interface based on the settings in the control registers. For read transactions, the EBI interface posts read data to the read-return FIFO buffer. f For more information on the EBI FIFO buffers, refer to the Excalibur Devices Hardware Reference Manual. Altera Corporation 3
4 AHB2 Interface The AHB2 interface consists of the AHB slave interface and control and status registers, as shown in Figure 1 on page 2. AHB Slave Interface The AHB slave interface decodes bus transactions from the AHB2 bus masters and provides a response based on the settings for the EBI block that has been targeted for the transaction. The EBI block settings are maintained in the control registers, which are set up depending on the options you set for the EBI in the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In. See Configuring the EBI Using the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In on page 6 for details. Control and Status Registers For control and status register read and write operations, the slave interface can operate at the full speed of the AHB2 clock, and wait-states are not required. For writes or reads to an EBI block, the slave interface posts a transaction to the transaction FIFO, and wait-states the AHB2 bus according to the settings for the block. For a non-split read, the slave interface stalls the AHB2 bus until the data from the read is available. 1 Stalling the bus for a slow device can inhibit the performance of the EBI. Split transactions are supported to increase the utilization of the AHB2 bus while interfacing to slow peripherals on the EBI. f For more information on split transactions on the EBI, refer to the Excalibur Devices Hardware Reference Manual. 4 Altera Corporation
5 EBI Interface The EBI interface consists of the timer and the EBI transaction sequencer, which are used in conjunction for interface flexibility. Timer The timer is a binary counter that is used to time asynchronous memory access. In asynchronous operation, the timer counts the number of EBI_CLK cycles taken to receive an acknowledgement from an asynchronous device on the EBI and compares it with the acceptable timeout period, which is programmable via the EBI_CR register. If no acknowledgement is received before the expiration of the time-out period, the timer generates an interrupt to prevent the bus locking. The EBI_INT_ADDRSR register maintains the address and byte access information of the memory location that caused the time-out. Clearing the interrupt from EBI_INT_SR restarts the timer. f For more details about the acknowledgement signal, EBI_ACK, refer to the Excalibur device errata. Transaction Sequencer The transaction sequencer performs the following functions: Runs state machines that perform reads and writes to the EBI blocks Controls all EBI external pins Generates the EBI clock i.e., the EBI_CLK external pin Assembles bytes/half words into words for reads Reformats words into bytes/half words for writes Handles endianness The transaction sequencer controls all of the external pins of the EBI by taking input from the transaction FIFO output and using each entry as an instruction. The transaction sequencer performs a table lookup of the EBI block number to obtain key parameters for the sequence of memory accesses that it needs to make to process the instruction. The EBI block number identifies timing information, such as the polarity of chip-enables and the number of wait states for the memory access. The block number also provides other information, such as whether byte enables are used to access of the external memory. Altera Corporation 5
6 Configuring the EBI Using the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In This section explains how to use the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In to configure the EBI by setting up the control registers with the memory block characteristics. Reserving Pins for the EBI Figure 2 on page 7 shows how to reserve a bank of pins for the EBI, which is done automatically if you turn on Do you want to boot from FLASH? If you do not want to boot from flash memory, you can still reserve pins for the EBI by turning on EBI (FLASH) under Reserve Pins. Reserving pins for the EBI gives further options for the Inputs and Outputs voltage supplies. One selects the output slew rate, which for the EBI is usually slow; another selects the chip input supply, which is typically 3.3 V, but can be 1.8 V. 6 Altera Corporation
7 Figure 2. MegaWizard Plug-In Manager EBI Block Settings Figure 3 shows how to specify the start address and memory size for each of the blocks in the EBI. When you designate the location of a block, the wizard displays an additional dialog, which is used to specify its particular characteristics. Figure 3 demonstrates how the wizard is used to specify characteristics for EBI block 0. Altera Corporation 7
8 Figure 3. EBI Block Settings In this page of the wizard, you can set the following characteristics for each EBI block: Prefetch To increase bridge throughput, the EBI supports read prefetching. Read pre-fetching occurs in situations where the AHB master interface cannot determine the exact amount of data in a burst (i.e., an unspecified length burst is in progress). The AHB master interface continues to fill the read buffer until it is full, anticipating that the data will be needed. When a new transaction begins, the data is no longer valid. 1 Prefetching should not be used where reads have side effects, i.e., where a read can have the effect of resetting bits. 8 Altera Corporation
9 Byte Enable Devices on the EBI can be 8- or 16-bits wide. Transactions on AHB2 can be 8-, 16-, or 32-bits wide. If the size of the AHB transaction exceeds the EBI device width, the transaction sequencer makes multiple EBI accesses. If the AHB transaction is smaller than the EBI, the transaction sequencer masks the data read or, if appropriate, uses byte enables. Byte enables are also used to allow byte-writes to a 16-bit bus, although this does not work if the connected flash devices do not use byte-enables. EBI_BE0 is used for EBI_DQ [7..0]; EBI_BE1 is used for EBI_DQ [15..8]. Wait Cycles Wait cycles are sometimes required to meet the read/write timing requirement of the connected memory device. Inserting wait cycles prolongs the signals EBI_WE_n and EBI_OE_n by the specified number of wait cycles, where a wait cycle is an EBI_CLK cycle count. CS Polarity Chip-select polarity depends on the specification of the memory connected to the EBI. Flash memory devices typically have an active-low chip select, but this is not always the case. Data Width This is the data width of the memory connected to the EBI. It can be either an 8- or 16-bit flash memory or a memorymapped device. Figure 3 on page 8 shows how each of four EBI blocks is configured for a different 32-Mbyte address space. Each block can have different flash settings. (e.g., EBI0 could be 8-bit wide with an active-low chip select and wait cycles of 0, whereas EBI2 could be a 16-bit wide peripheral with an active-high chip select and wait cycles of 9; similarly, EBI1 and EBI3 could have different individual interface settings). Altera Corporation 9
10 EBI Global Settings The wizard allows you to specify global settings for the EBI, in addition to individual EBI block settings. Figure 3 on page 8 shows the EBI global settings, which are fixed for all the four EBI blocks. The settings are described below: Bus Clock Divide The AHB2 clock is divided by the number specified in this setting, which must be in the range 1 to 16. The resultant clock is EBI_CLK, as shown in Figure 1 on page 2. Timeout This is used for asynchronous connection to flash memory. The count specified here counts a specified number of EBI clocks for a flash memory acknowledge signal. If the acknowledge is not received during the specified time, the time-out condition generates an interrupt. Enable external clock This outputs EBI_CLK as an external clock pin. It can be used for synchronous memory connection. Enable split reads In conditions where the memory connected to the EBI is extremely slow or stalls the bus, e.g., when a long burst is read from a slow 8-bit external device, split reads are beneficial. f For more information about split transactions on the EBI, refer to the Excalibur Devices Hardware Reference Manual. Excalibur EBI Port Figure 4 on page 11 shows a block symbol instance of the EBI instantiated -in the ARM stripe. You use the wizard to set up the EBI port, as explained in Configuring the EBI Using the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In on page Altera Corporation
11 Figure 4. EBI Port on ARM Stripe Symbol The external interrupt pin, intextpin, is implemented on the same set of input pins (i.e., the same power bank) as the EBI interface pins. Consequently, this pin is only enabled if the EBI interface is enabled. It is a shared pin, level-triggered and active-low, whereas all other interrupt sources are active-high. intextpin does not affect EBI functioning; it is an input to the embedded stripe interrupt controller. 1 To create this stripe instance, the minimum options in the wizard have been chosen, i.e., the only memory-mapped regions are EBI0, EBI1, EBI2, EBI3 and the general purpose registers. EBI Timing Diagrams Figures 5 and 6, starting on page 12, show the synchronous operation of the EBI interface. Signals are sampled on the rising edge of the EBI clock. For a read operation, when the chip has been selected, data is sampled from memory when EBI_OE_n is low. This occurs at T3 in Figure 5. For write transactions, as shown in Figure 6 on page 13, when the chip has been selected, data is written to memory when EBI_WE_n is low. Altera Corporation 11
12 Figure 5. EBI Synchronous Read (0 Wait States) T1 T2 T3 EBI_CLK EBI_A EBI_CS EBI_DQ EBI_OE_n EBI_WE_n 12 Altera Corporation
13 Figure 6. EBI Synchronous Write (0 Wait States) T1 T2 T3 EBI_CLK EBI_A EBI_CS EBI_DQ EBI_WE_n EBI_OE_n Connecting Flash Memory to the EBI This section outlines how to connect different types of flash memory to the EBI on Excalibur devices, using an Intel 3-V advanced+ boot block 16-bit flash memory (TE28F160C3TC80) as an example. Figure 7 on page 14 shows a block-level schematic of how this device is connected to the EBI. Altera Corporation 13
14 Figure 7. TE28F160C3TC80 Connections to the EBI (2) EBI_CS [x] (1) WP# CE# EBI_WE_n WE# Excalibur Solution EBI_OE_n OE# LH28F160BVE nreset RP# EBI_A[16:1] A15-A0 EBI_DQ[15:0] DQ15-DQ0 (1) Only for EBI_CS[1], EBI_CS[2], EBI_CS[3] (2) If high, lockable blocks are unlocked Flash Memory Timing Requirements The features of the TE28F160C3TC80 include: Zero-latency, flexible block locking 128-bit protection register Simple system implementation for 12-V production programming with 2.7-V, in-field programming Ultra low-power operation at 2.7 V V CCQ input of 1.65 V 2.5 V on all I/Os Minimum 100,000 block erase cycles Common flash interface (CFI) data structure for software query of device specifications and features The TE28F160C3TC80 read and write timing parameters specified below are abstracted from the device datasheet. Refer to the Intel 28F160C3T device datasheet for more specific timings. 14 Altera Corporation
15 Flash Read Timing Requirements The EBI must satisfy the timing requirements given in Table 2 when reading from the TE28F160C3TC80 device. Table 2. TE28F160C3TC80 Read Timing Parameters Parameter Read cycle time Address to output delay OE# to output delay CE# to output delay Value 80 ns (min.) 80 ns (max.) 20 ns (max.) 80 ns (max.) 1 The EBI meets these timing requirements. Refer to the Excalibur Devices Hardware Reference Manual for details of EBI timing. Flash Write Timing Requirements The EBI must satisfy the following timing requirements given in Table 3 when writing to the TE28F160C3TC80 device: Table 3. TE28F160C3TC80 Write Timing Parameters Parameter WE# (CE#) low pulse width Data setup to WE# (CE#) going high Address setup to WE# (CE#) going high WE# (CE#) pulse width high Value 50 ns (min) 40 ns (min.) 50 ns (min.) 30 ns (min.) 1 The EBI meets these timing requirements. Refer to the Excalibur Devices Hardware Reference Manual for details of EBI timing. Altera Corporation 15
16 How EBI Settings Affect the Operation of the EBI This section explains why you must specify the number of wait states and clock cycles on the EBI accurately, using two examples to illustrate why this is important. For the first example, Figure 8 on page 16 shows settings specified for block 0 of the EBI connected to the TE28F160C3TC80. For this example, assume that the AHB2 clock is running at 50 MHz. Because the bus clock divide of AHB2 is specified as 1, the frequency of EBI_CLK is also 50 MHz. The number of wait states is specified as 0 and, since the peripheral is a 16-bit flash memory, the data width selected is 16. The chipselect for this flash memory is active-low. Figure 8. EBI Settings that do not Meet Timing Requirements 16 Altera Corporation
17 The simulation waveform in Figure 9 shows the effect of writing a burst of eight words to the flash memory using these EBI settings. Figure 9. ModelSim Waveform Flash Write Timing Not Met EBI_CLK Chip-enable CE# Write-enable WE# Figure 9 gives the timing values shown in Table 4. Table 4. Simulation Results Parameter WE# (CE#) pulse width Data setup to WE# (CE#) going high Address setup to WE# (CE#) going high Address setup to WE# (CE#) going high Value ns ns ns ns Table 4 shows that the timing requirements of the TE28F160C3TC80 are too low for the Write Pulse Width and the Data Setup to WE going high parameters. This can be avoided by specifying the correct number of wait states in the MegaWizard Plug-In. For the second example, assume that the AHB2 clock is 50 MHz and that the rest of the settings on the EBI block are the same as in the previous example, except that the number of wait states is now specified as 6. Figure 10 shows the simulation waveform of a read and write to the device, demonstrating that all of its timing requirements have been met. Altera Corporation 17
18 Figure 10. ModelSim Waveform Flash Timing Requirements Met Figure 10 gives the timing values listed in Table 5: Table 5. Simulation Results (1) Parameter WE# (CE#) pulse width Data setup to WE# (CE#) going high Address setup to WE# (CE#) going high Address setup to WE# (CE#) going high Value ns ns ns ns Note: (1) Although the above example uses 6 wait states, the EBI would work with this Flash if 2 or more wait states were used. 1 It is very important to understand the timing requirements of the flash memory used on the EBI block and set the EBI parameters in the Quartus II MegaWizard Plug-In accordingly. Connecting to Multiple Memory Blocks on the EBI The EBI can interface to four 32-Mbyte blocks, which means that one flash memory can be connected per block. For example, a designer could connect four TE28F160C3TC80 flash memories to the EBI. When connecting multiple memories on the EBI and using boot-from-flash mode, the chip-selects for blocks other than EBI0 should be pulled to their de-select level at power-up. Figure 11 shows a top-level block diagram of four memories connected to the EBI. 18 Altera Corporation
19 Figure 11. Multiple Blocks on the EBI EBI_CS[3:0] EBI_WE_n EBI_OE_n nreset EBI_A[24:1] EBI_DQ[15:0] CS0# WE# OE# RP# A19-A0 D15-D0 Block 0 Intel 28F160C3 [0:19] Excalibur Device CS1# (1) Block 1 WE1# OE# IDT71V416 EBI_BE[1:0] A17-A0 SRAM D15-D0 EBI_CLK CS2# (1) Block 2 WE2# EBI_ACK (2) OE# Memory-Mapped Device A18-A0 D15-D0 CS3# (1) Block 3 (1) Memories connected to CS1, CS2 and CS3 must be pulled such that the devices are not selected at power-up (2) The signal is not supported in the present version of the silicon WE3# OE# RP# A20-A0 D15-D0 Intel 28F320C3 1 EBI_A [0] is unused, to provide the correct addressing offset for the flash memory connected to the EBI. This is needed to read the correct 16-bit or 8-bit data from the memory. Altera Corporation 19
20 Booting From Flash Memory At power-up, the embedded processor in an Excalibur device selects the memory that is connected to the EBI0 block. Therefore, it is important to deselect other memories on the same data bus as the block 0 memory. Pulling CS1, CS2 and CS3 high or low prevents all memories being simultaneously active. This section describes how to program flash memory connected to the EBI using the Altera-provided programming utility, exc_flash_programmer. This utility runs on a host PC and interfaces to the Excalibur device via JTAG, using either a ByteblasterMV cable connected to a parallel port (LPT1/LPT2) or a MasterBlaster cable via a serial port or USB. exc_flash_programmer can only program flash memory devices that include a CFI data structure. The data structure allows exc_flash_programmer to determine the command interface and obtain nformation about the device. exc_flash_programmer carries out the following procedure to authenticate the connected flash memory: 1. Issues the standard Query Access Command (0x98), allowing read output of the CFI query data structure. 2. Checks for the existence of CFI by comparing the first three data elements with the ASCII string QRY. If this comparison fails, the device does not support CFI and is rejected. 3. Reads in the rest of the CFI data structure and checks that the device interface is 16. If the interface is 8 or 32, the device is rejected. 4. Checks that the primary command-set ID is 3 (Intel boot-block) or 2 (AMD boot-block). If any other code is found, the device is rejected. Either top or bottom boot block is acceptable. 5. Checks that the device supports only two erase regions. Devices with more than two erase regions are rejected. To be programmed by exc_flash_programmer, it is necessary for a flash memory device to meet criteria 1 to Altera Corporation
21 Flash Memory Compatibility with Excalibur Devices Excalibur devices expressly support certain types of flash memory device, although not all. As well as listing the device types, this section explains how to determine whether a flash memory is compatible and can be programmed by exc_flash_programmer utility version 2.1, build 166. Flash Memory Types Supported by Excalibur Devices The following flash memory types can be programmed using the exc_flash_programmer utility version 2.1, build 166: Any 16-bit flash devices compatible with Intel 28FXX0C3 (top or bottom block) advanced boot block flash memories (primary OEM command set to 0003). Any 16-bit flash devices compatible with AMD AM29DL32XD advanced boot block flash memories ( primary OEM command set to 0002). Flash Memory Types Not Supported by Excalibur Devices The following flash memory types are not supported by the exc_flash_programmer version 2.1, build 166: Any 3-V Intel StrataFlash memory (e.g. 28F128J3A, 28F640J3A, 28F320J3A) Intel advanced boot block flash memories with the suffix B (e.g. 28F008/800B3, 28F016/160B3, 28F320B3, 28F640B3) Determining the Compatibility of Flash Memory The best way to determine whether exc_flash_programmer supports a given flash memory is as follows: 1. Ensure that the flash memory supports CFI. 2. Determine whether the CFI query table meets requirements 1 to 5 in Booting From Flash Memory on page To use a flash memory that is not supported by the Excalibur flash programmer, you must create a compatible programming algorithm. 1 Known issues with the EBI are documented in the appropriate Excalibur device errata sheets. Refer to the Altera website at for further details. Altera Corporation 21
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