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GT 48310A Evaluation board & Inter Connectics (IS) evaluation. Student: ZIV HAREL Instructors: Moni & Inna (digital lab) Ilan levin (Galileo). Description : .
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GT 48310A Evaluation board &Inter Connectics (IS) evaluation Student: ZIV HAREL Instructors: Moni & Inna (digital lab) Ilan levin (Galileo)
Description : • The first goal is to evaluate the Mentor-IS tool - by using it to design a fast , problematic board , which was logically designed in Orcad Capture. • The second goal is to design & check an Expandable 8 ports fast Ethernet switch. • 2 board versions : 1. Galileo’s (“very best” tool) 2. Technion’s (Mentor tool)
Project status • Board : design : done. Installation : done. Checking : done. • IS evaluation : board design : done. Simulation : done.Synthesize : done. (for critical lines) Pre-production : done. Final simulation: now.
Contents : • What was evaluated . • The data-flow . • Notes . • Where did I use it ? • Comparison to real board. • My impression about IS .
What was evaluated • IS installation -> stabilization. • Design manager installation->stabilization .PC/Unix versions. • Work flow. • IBIS models. • The IS tool : - Simulation Validity / synthesis power . - IS Interface . • Mentor’s Support .
ORCAD to MENTOR’S IS data-flow designer editor Designer(?) 1 2 3 4 5 6 packages, geometry. Placement , routing Translate files to IS data-base , simulate & synthesize . Translate the components file to Mentor format. Create the Design in Orcad Capture Validate the packaging and geometry data. Mentor board station IS Orcad
Notes • Orcad ->edif ->Design-arch : failed . • Orcad ->comp & Netlist -> Mentor :format mismatch : solved . • Back annotation to Orcad : failed. • Stable -work -flow : solved. • Designer / c.editor / IS relationship: not sorted yet...
More - notes : • IBIS Models :- non-monotonic models : work around … - availability,accuracy : partly solved. - models for capacitors : work around … - models for Magnetics : failed. • Synthesis: - defining the real load : work around … - handling skew capacitors : work around …
Where did I use it ? • Fast signals: - 125Mhz clk to 2xSdram & GT48310A. Needed 0.05ns max skew , low noise. - 83.33Mhz clk to 2xSdram & Glink & GT48310A (same as 125M_clk ). - Sdram signals - addr/data - 0.5ns delay. • Differential lines: (couldn't use the IS) Needed 0.5ns max skew , low noise. - differential Tx/Rx lines :same length , needed low : noise - 50mv max.
Comparison to real board • The comparison can’t be accurate - the boards are not identical ! • IS predicted correctly signal shape and levels . • IS was too pessimist - circuit is robust!
Fast clock circuits : Clk distributor 125Mhz oscillator GT48310A 2 x SDRAM not all resistors are drown . Main Clk distributor Alternative supply . 83.3Mhz source GT48310A 2 x SDRAM GT48300
My impression about IS • Work flow . • User interface . • Stability . • Synthesis power/simulation validity . • Was it right ??? • Other tools interfacing IS. • Customer support . • Notes from companies tour .