Yafei, 2b/1b in a serial format is any of the many variations on MFM, phase encoding etc. They can be done in very few gates and are DC balanced. In a parallel format, 2b/1b is just complementary coding and requires only one inverter. Steve. At 12:04 PM 5/11/2006, Yafei Bi wrote: >Hi, Steve, > >What is 2b/1b encoding, can you explain. > >Thanks > >Yafei > >--- Yafei Bi <yafei_bi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Steve, thanks. > > > > the implementation target is ASIC and I am very > > limited on the silicon area. > > > > Thanks > > > > Yafei > > > > --- steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > It depends on the implementation target, ASIC, > > FPGA > > > etc. That's a > > > better question for the language or FPGA > > reflectors. > > > There are lots > > > of encoder / decoders for sale. > > > > > > 2b/1b takes few gates, but lots of wires. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > At 11:36 AM 5/11/2006, Yafei Bi wrote: > > > >Hi, SI experts, > > > > > > > >Can someone explains to me how 8B10B > > > encoding/decoding > > > >can be implemented with minimum hardware? > > > > > > > >I am aware of the concept but don't know much > > about > > > >the details to figure out how much hardware(in > > this > > > >case, silicon area) is needed to implemented the > > > >functions. > > > > > > > >Arew there any other ways to encode the data > > stream > > > to > > > >ensure DC balance, and requires very few gates? > > > > > > > >any suggestion/web links are appreciated. > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > >Yafei Bi > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >To unsubscribe from si-list: > > > >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' > > in > > > the Subject field > > > > > > > >or to administer your membership from a web page, > > > go to: > > > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > > > > > > >For help: > > > >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the > > > Subject field > > > > > > > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > > > > > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > > > > > > >List technical documents are available at: > > > > http://www.si-list.org > > > > > > > >List archives are viewable at: > > > > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > > >or at our remote archives: > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > > > >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are > > > viewable at: > > > > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from si-list: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > > the Subject field > > > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go > > to: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > > > For help: > > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the > > Subject field > > > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > > > > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > > > List technical documents are available at: > > http://www.si-list.org > > > > List archives are viewable at: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > or at our remote archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are > > viewable at: > > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu