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M E M O R Y C O N T R O L L E R
Address connectivity
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A d d r e s s c o n n e c t i v i t y
Memory banks
constructed from
8-bit or non-byte-
partitioned
memory devices
For memory banks constructed from 8-bit or non-byte-partitioned memory devices,
it is important that the byte lane state (PB) bit is cleared to 0 within the respective
memory bank control register. This forces all
data_mask
lines high during a read
access, as the byte lane selects are connected to the device write enables.
The next figure shows 8-bit memory configuring memory banks that are 8-, 16-, and
32-bits wide. In each of these configurations, the
data_mask[3:0]
signals are connected
to write enable (
WE_n
) inputs of each 8-bit memory. The
st_we_n
signal from the
memory controller is not used.
For write transfers, the appropriate
data_mask[3:0]
byte lane signals are asserted
low, and direct the data to the addressed bytes.
For read transfers, all
data_mask[3:0]
signals are deasserted high, enabling the
external bus to be defined for at least the width of the accessed memory.
32-bit bank consisting of four 8-bit devices
16-bit bank consisting of two 8-bit devices
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
8-bit bank consisting of one 8-bit device
addr[22:2]
cs[n]
st_oe_n
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[3]
data[31:24]
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[2]
data[23:16]
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[1]
data[15:8]
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[0]
data[7:0]
addr[21:1]
cs[n]
st_oe_n
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[3]
data[31:24]
data_mask[2]
data[23:16]
A[20:0]
CE_n
OE_n
WE_n
IO[7:0]
data_mask[3]
data[31:24]
st_oe_n
addr[20:0]
cs[n]