[SI-LIST] Re: Virtex -5 PCI ibis file and simulation

  • From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: crr1231@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:13:44 -0700

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
>
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> 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.
>
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> 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). If
> anyone has successfully used an ibis model ( I am using the 1136
> package), would you mind emailing it to me?
>   
>> With much appreciation,
>> Charlene
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