[ibis-macro] Analog Buffer model - the User's viewpoint
- From: "Todd Westerhoff" <twesterh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "IBIS-ATM" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:02:53 -0500 (EST)
All,
One of my colleagues here brought up a good point today - how the end-user
interacts with the model.
How do we expect that the user wants to interact with an IBIS-AMI model?
Specifically, how would they want to set up and run simulations? The
answer, in SiSoft's opinion, is to specify values for control parameters
that correspond as closely to the actual hardware as possible. Obviously
a deep and broad subject, of which I want to comment only on one small
slice: how it relates to analog modeling.
Let's assume we have a model where the output impedance (static impedance,
as Scott defined it) varies considerably depending on the TX output swing
setting. We expect that the user wants controls that lets them set the
output swing and EQ settings in a way where the mapping to hardware
settings is obvious, with the model/simulator figuring out to configure
the details of the model. Chances are, the analog model to be used will
change as a function of the output swing and EQ settings selected. If
we're using subcircuit (as proposed by BIRD 116) or Touchstone (as
proposed by BIRD 144) methods, either the equivalent circuit parameters
(BIRD 116), or the Touchstone file selection (BIRD 144) will have to
change, depending on how the user sets the input controls. I believe BIRD
116 & dependency tables can fulfill this requirement, but I'm not sure
that BIRD 144 (as currently proposed) can do this.
Todd.
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