
Zynq-7000 PCB Design Guide
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UG933 (v1.8) November 7, 2014
Chapter 4:
SelectIO Signaling
In general, parallel resistive termination (R
P
) has a value equal to the characteristic
impedance Z
0
of the transmission line it is terminating. Some interfaces, such as DDR2
memory interfaces, use 75
Ω
termination resistors instead of 50
Ω
in an effort to open the
data eye. In this case, the trade-off is eye height against a small amount of signal reflection
from the impedance discontinuity. Controlled-impedance drivers are typically tuned such
that the driver output impedance (R
O
) is equal to the characteristic impedance (Z
0
) of the
transmission line it is terminating.
Assuming transmission lines with 50
Ω
characteristic impedance and a driver output
impedance of 25
Ω
, 50
Ω
parallel terminations are appropriate (
Controlled-impedance drivers, whether implemented with DCI or with weak LVCMOS
drivers, should be sized to have an output impedance (R
O
) of 50
Ω
. An example of the use
of a controlled-impedance driver would be the LVDCI_15 I/O standard. By using 50
Ω
X-Ref T
a
rget - Fig
u
re 4-9
Figure 4-9:
DCI Controlled Impedance Bidirectional Point-to-Point Topography
X-Ref T
a
rget - Fig
u
re 4-10
Figure 4-10:
HSLVDCI Controlled Impedance Driver Bidirectional Point-to-Point
Topography
X-Ref T
a
rget - Fig
u
re 4-11
Figure 4-11:
“Weak Driver” Bidirectional Point-to-Point Topography
UG933_c4_09_032411
LVDCI_15
LVDCI_15
Z
0
= 50
Ω
R
O
= R
VRN
= R
VRP
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω
R
O
= R
VRN
= R
VRP
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω
UG933_c4_10_032411
LVDCI_DIV2_15
LVDCI_DIV2_15
V
REF
V
REF
Z
0
= 50
Ω
R
O
= 0.5 x R
VRN
= 0.5 x R
VRP
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω
R
O
= 0.5 x R
VRN
= 0.5 x R
VRP
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω
UG933_c4_11_031711
LVCMOS (DRIVE = 6, SLEW = FAST)
Z
0
= 50
Ω
R
O
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω
LVCMOS_6F
R
O
≈
Z
0
= 50
Ω