Chapter 3: Memory Blocks in Arria II Devices
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Design Considerations
December 2010
Altera Corporation
Arria II Device Handbook Volume 1: Device Interfaces and Integration
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Read-during-write behavior is controlled using the RAM MegaWizard Plug-In
Manager. For more information about how to implement the desired behavior, refer to
the
Internal Memory (RAM and ROM) Megafunction User Guide
shows a sample functional waveform of mixed-port read-during-write
behavior for old data mode in MLABs.
shows a sample functional waveform of mixed-port read-during-write
behavior for don’t care mode in MLABs.
Figure 3–23. MLABs Mixed-Port Read-During-Write: Old Data Mode
clk_a
wrena
data_in
wraddress
A1
byteena_a
q_b(registered)
A0
rdaddress
A1
A0
AAAA
BBBB
CCCC
DDDD
EEEE
FFFF
A0 (old data)
A1(old data)
DDDD
AABB
AAAA
11
01
10
11
01
10
DDEE
Figure 3–24. MLABs Mixed-Port Read-During-Write: Don’t Care Mode
clk_a
wrena
data_in
wraddress
A1
byteena_a
q_b(registered)
A0
rdaddress
A1
A0
AAAA
BBBB
CCCC
DDDD
EEEE
FFFF
AAAA
DDDD
DDEE
CCBB
AABB
11
01
10
11
01
10
FFEE