External Memory Interfaces Intel® Stratix® 10 FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 3/11/2022
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5.3.6.1. User-requested Reset in Intel® Stratix® 10 EMIF IP

The following table summarizes information about the user-requested reset mechanism in the Intel® Stratix® 10 EMIF IP.
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  Description
Reset-related signals

local_reset_req (input)

local_reset_done (output)

When can user logic request a reset?

local_reset_req has effect only when local_reset_done is high.

After device power-on, the local_reset_done signal transitions high after the completion of the first calibration, whether the calibration is successful or not. In subsequent calibration in user mode, the local_reset_done signal transitions high once the calibration is completed. The local_reset_done signal takes more time to transition high in first calibration after device power-on as more operations are required put the PHY into working state.

Is user-requested reset a requirement?

A user-requested reset is optional. The I/O SSM automatically ensures that the memory interface begins from a known state as part of the device power-on sequence. A user-requested reset is necessarily only if the user logic must explicitly reset a memory interface after the device power-on sequence.

When does a user-requested reset actually happen?

A reset request is handled by the I/O SSM. If the I/O SSM receives a reset request from multiple interfaces within the same I/O column, it must serialize the reset sequence of the individual interfaces. You should not make assumptions about when the reset sequence will begin after a request is issued.

Timing requirement and triggering mechanism.

Reset request is sent by transitioning the local_reset_req signal from low to high, then keeping the signal at the high state for a minimum of 2 EMIF core clock cycles, then transitioning the signal from high to low. local_reset_req is asynchronous in that there is no setup/hold timing to meet, but it must meet the minimum pulse width requirement of 2 EMIF core clock cycles.

How long can an external memory interface be kept in reset?

It is not possible to keep an external memory interface in reset indefinitely. Asserting local_reset_req high continuously has no effect as a reset request is completed by a full 0->1->0 pulse.

Delaying initial calibration.

Initial calibration cannot be skipped. The local_reset_done signal is driven high only after initial calibration has completed.

Reset scope (within an external memory interface).

Only circuits that are required to restore EMIF to power-up state are reset. Excluded from the reset sequence are the IOSSM, the IOPLL(s), the DLL(s), and the CPA.

Reset scope (within an I/O column).

local_reset_req is a per-interface reset.

Method for Initiating a User-requested Reset

Step 1 - Precondition

Before asserting local_reset_req, user logic must ensure that the local_reset_done signal is high.

As part of the device power-on sequence, the local_reset_done signal automatically transitions to high upon the completion of the interface calibration sequence, regardless of whether calibration is successful or not.

Note: When targeting a group of interfaces that share the same core clocks, user logic must ensure that the local_reset_done signal of every interface is high.

Step 2 - Reset Request

After the pre-condition is satisfied, user logic can send a reset request by driving the local_cal_req signal from low to high and then low again (that is, by sending a pulse of 1).

  • The low-to-high and high-to-low transitions can occur asychronously; that is, they need not happen in relation to any clock edges. However, the pulse must meet a minimum pulse width of at least 2 EMIF core clock cycles. For example, if the emif_usr_clk has a period of 4ns, then the local_reset_req pulse must last at least 8ns (that is, two emif_usr_clk periods).
  • The reset request is considered complete only after the high-to-low transition. The EMIF IP does not initiate the reset sequence when the local_reset_req is simply held high.
  • Additional pulses to local_reset_req are ignored until the reset sequence is completed.

Optional - Detecting local_reset_done deassertion and assertion

If you want, you can monitor the status of the local_reset_done signal to explicitly detect the status of the reset sequence.

  • After the EMIF IP receives a reset request, it deasserts the local_reset_done signal. After initial power-up calibration, local_reset_done is de-asserted only in response to a user-requested reset. The reset sequence is imminent when local_reset_done has transitioned to low, although the exact timing depends on the current state of the I/O SSM. As part of the EMIF reset sequence, the core reset signal (emif_usr_reset_n, afi_reset_n) is driven low. Do not use a register reset by the core reset signal to sample local_reset_done.
  • After the reset sequence has completed, local_reset_done is driven high again. local_reset_done being driven high indicates the completion of the reset sequence and the readiness to accept a new reset request; however, it does not imply that calibration was successful or that the hard memory controller is ready to accept requests. For these purposes, user logic must check signals such as afi_cal_success, afi_cal_fail, and amm_ready.