14.0 Functional Differences
between the DP8420V/21V/22V,
DP84T22 and the DP8420/21/22
1. Extending the Column Address Strobe (CAS) after
AREQ
Transitions High
The DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 allows CAS to be asserted for an indefinite period of time beyond AREQ
(or
AREQB
, DP8422V, DP84T22 only. Scrubbing refreshes
are not affected.) being negated by continuing to assert
the appropriate ECAS
inputs. This feature is allowed as
long as the ECAS
0 input was negated during program-
ming. The DP8420/21/22 does not allow this feature.
2. Dual Accessing
The DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 asserts RAS
either
one or two clock periods after GRANTB has been asserted or negated depending upon how the R0 bit was programmed during the mode load operation. The
DP8420/21/22 will always start RAS
one clock period
after GRANTB is asserted or negated. The above statements assume that RAS
precharge has been completed
by the time GRANTB is asserted or negated.
3. Refresh Request Output (RFRQ
)
The DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 allows RFRQ
(refresh
request) to be output on the WE
output pin given that
ECAS
0 was negated during programming or the controller was programmed to function in the address pipelining
(memory interleaving) mode. The DP8420/21/22 only allows RFRQ
to be output during the address pipelining
mode.
4. Clearing the Refresh Request Clock Counter
The DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 allows the internal refresh request clock counter to be cleared by negating
DISRFSH
and asserting RFSH for at least 500 ns. The
DP8420/21/22 clears the internal refresh request clock
counter if DISRFSH
remains low for at least 500 ns. Once
the internal refresh request clock counter is cleared the
user is guaranteed that an internally generated RFRQ
will
not be generated for at least 13 ms–15 ms (depending
upon how programming bits C0, 1, 2, 3 were programmed).
15.0 DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22
User Hints
1. All inputs to the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 should be
tied high, low or the output of some other device.
Note: One signal is active high. COLINC (EXTNDRF) should be tied low
to disable.
2. Each ground on the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 must
be decoupled to the closest on-chip supply (V
CC
) with
0.1 mF ceramic capacitor. This is necessary because
these grounds are kept separate inside the DP8420V/
21V/22V, DP84T22. The decoupling capacitors should
be placed as close as possible with short leads to the
ground and supply pins of the DP8420V/21V/22V,
DP84T22.
3. The output called ‘‘CAP’’ should have a 0.1 mF capacitor
to ground.
4. The DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 has 20X series
damping resistors built into the output drivers of RAS
,
CAS
, address and WE/RFRQ. Space should be provided
for external damping resistors on the printed circuit board
(or wire-wrap board) because they may be needed. The
value of these damping resistors (if needed) will vary depending upon the output, the capacitance of the load,
and the characteristics of the trace as well as the routing
of the trace. The value of the damping resistor also may
vary between the wire-wrap board and the printed circuit
board. To determine the value of the series damping resistor it is recommended to use an oscilloscope and look
at the furthest DRAM from the DP8420V/21V/22V,
DP84T22. The undershoot of RAS
, CAS,WEand the addresses should be kept to less than 0.5V below ground
by varying the value of the damping resistor. The damping resistors should be placed as close as possible with
short leads to the driver outputs of the DP8420V/21V/
22V, DP84T22.
5. The circuit board must have a good V
CC
and ground
plane connection. If the board is wire-wrapped, the V
CC
and ground pins of the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22,
the DRAM associated logic and buffer circuitry must be
soldered to the V
CC
and ground planes.
6. The traces from the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 to the
DRAM should be as short as possible.
7. ECAS
0 should be held low during programming if the user
wishes that the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 be compatible with a DP8420/21/22 design.
8. Parameter Changes due to Loading
All A.C. parameters are specified with the equivalent load
capacitances, including traces, of 64 DRAMs organized
as 4 banks of 18 DRAMs each. Maximums are based on
worst-case conditions. If an output load changes then the
A.C. timing parameters associated with that particular
output must be changed. For example, if we changed our
output load to
C
e
250 pF loads on RAS0 –3 and CAS0–3
C
e
760 pF loads on Q0 –9 and WE
we would have to modify some parameters (not all calculated here)
$308a clock to CAS
asserted
(t
RAH
e
15 ns, t
ASC
e
0 ns)
A ratio can be used to figure out the timing change per
change in capacitance for a particular parameter by using
the specifications and capacitances from heavy and light
load timing.
Ratio
e
$308a w/Heavy Loadb$308a w/Light Load
CH(CAS)bCL(CAS)
e
79 nsb72 ns
125 pFb50 pF
e
7ns
75 pF
$308a (actual)
e
(capacitance difference
c
ratio)a$308a (specified)
e
(250 pFb125 pF)
7ns
75 pF
a
79 ns
e
11.7 nsa79 ns
e
90.7 ns@250 pF load
9. It is required that the user perform a hardware reset to
the DP8420V/21V/22V, DP84T22 before programming
and using the chip. A hardware reset consists of asserting both ML
and DISRFSH for a minimum of 16 positive
edges of CLK, see Section 3.1.
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