Charlene, if the trace is short, and the package capacitances aren't too bad, then there isn't going to be a whole lot of stored energy. You could get someone else to have a look at your simulation set-up, and/or verify the models. Steve. crr1231@xxxxxxx wrote: > I am using PCI (33MHz). The simulator says that my problem is with undershoot > but I'm thinking that the model isn't very good. It is a point to point trace > and very short (PPC to V5). I don't have room on the board for series > resistors and don't realy want to go down that path. I'm dissapointed that > the simulator (ICX) and the ibs model for the V5 is showing what it does. The > only way I can reduce the undershoot is to insert the V5 with a fast-6mA > driver in place of the PPC IO. Any other suggestions are welcomed. > Thanks, > Charlene > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aubrey_Sparkman@xxxxxxxx > To: weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx; crr1231@xxxxxxx > Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cradtke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 1:13 pm > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Virtex -5 PCI ibis file and simulation > > > > Charlene, > You didn't say whether you were using PCI or PCI-X, but my memory says > both PCI and PCI-X specs allowed HUGE amounts of over and undershoot. > PCI-66 was often the worst case. Are you sure you violate the *shoot > specs? The spec allows so much, I've only ever seen this once. > > Steve is right that series resistors can reduce the *shoots but that > takes a lot of resistors and they can kill your setup time if you have a > long link or several loads. > > > Aubrey Sparkman=20 > Enterprise Engineering Signal Integrity Team=20 > Dell, Inc.=20 > Aubrey_Sparkman@xxxxxxxx=20 > (512) 723-3592=20 > "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has > taken place." -- George Bernard Shaw > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of steve weir > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:42 PM > To: crr1231@xxxxxxx > Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cradtke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Virtex -5 PCI ibis file and simulation > > PCI is so old that this could be a real problem. I don't believe Xilinx > does anything to particularly slow down V5 outputs when set for PCI I/O. > External resistors should take care of the problem. > > > Steve. > crr1231@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> I was wondering if anyone else in the community has been able to >> > implement (in simulation and in Hardware) PCI at 3.3v on the virtex 5 > device (point to point between processer and FPGA). It seems that the V5 > model that I am using responds the same whether I use 3.3V or 3.0V and > gives the same over and undershoot regardless of trace length using the > PCI models in the ibis file. According to my questionable simulations, > overshoot is within range but undershoot is out by 300mV. My concern is > that the sim is somewhat accurate, in hardware - the input diodes will > not be able to clamp and the device will be damaged (over time). 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