Preliminary Technical Data
TEST CONDITIONS
All timing parameters appearing in this data sheet were mea-
sured under the conditions described in this section. Figure 57
shows the measurement point for AC measurements (except
output enable/disable). The measurement point VMEAS is
VDDEXT/2 or VDDMEM/2 for VDDEXT/VDDMEM (nominal) = 1.8 V/2.5
V/3.3 V.
INPUT
OR
OUTPUT
VMEAS
VM EA S
Figure 57. Voltage Reference Levels for AC
Measurements (Except Output Enable/Disable)
Output Enable Time Measurement
Output balls are considered to be enabled when they have made
a transition from a high impedance state to the point when they
start driving.
The output enable time tENA is the interval from the point when
a reference signal reaches a high or low voltage level to the point
when the output starts driving as shown on the right side of
Figure 58.
tDIS
VOH
(MEASURED)
VOL
(MEASURED)
REFERENCE
SIGNAL
tDIS_MEASURED
tENA
VOH (MEASURED) ؊ ⌬V
VOL (MEASURED) + ⌬V
tDECAY
tENA _MEASURED
VOH(MEASURED)
VTRIP(HIGH)
VTRIP(LOW)
VOL(MEASURED)
tTRIP
OUTPUT STOPS DRIVING
OUTPUT STARTS DRIVING
HIGH IMPEDANCE STATE
Figure 58. Output Enable/Disable
The time tENA_MEASURED is the interval, from when the reference
signal switches, to when the output voltage reaches VTRIP(high)
or VTRIP(low). For VDDEXT/VDDMEM (nominal) = 1.8V, VTRIP
(high) is 1.05V, and VTRIP (low) is 0.75V. For VDDEXT/VDDMEM
(nominal) = 2.5V, VTRIP (high) is 1.5V and VTRIP (low) is 1.0V.
For VDDEXT/VDDMEM (nominal) = 3.3V, VTRIP (high) is 1.9V, and
VTRIP (low) is 1.4V. Time tTRIP is the interval from when the out-
put starts driving to when the output reaches the VTRIP(high) or
VTRIP(low) trip voltage.
Time tENA is calculated as shown in the equation:
tENA = tENA_MEASURED – tTRIP
If multiple balls (such as the data bus) are enabled, the measure-
ment value is that of the first ball to start driving.
ADSP-BF522/523/524/525/526/527
Output Disable Time Measurement
Output balls are considered to be disabled when they stop driv-
ing, go into a high impedance state, and start to decay from their
output high or low voltage. The output disable time tDIS is the
difference between tDIS_MEASURED and tDECAY as shown on the left
side of Figure 58.
tDIS = tDIS_MEASURED – tDECAY
The time for the voltage on the bus to decay by ΔV is dependent
on the capacitive load CL and the load current IL. This decay
time can be approximated by the equation:
tDECAY = (CLΔV) ⁄ IL
The time tDECAY is calculated with test loads CL and IL, and with
ΔV equal to 0.25 V for VDDEXT/VDDMEM (nominal) = 2.5 V/3.3 V
and 0.15 V for VDDEXT/VDDMEM (nominal) = 1.8V.
The time tDIS_MEASURED is the interval from when the reference
signal switches, to when the output voltage decays ΔV from the
measured output high or output low voltage.
Example System Hold Time Calculation
To determine the data output hold time in a particular system,
first calculate tDECAY using the equation given above. Choose ΔV
to be the difference between the processor’s output voltage and
the input threshold for the device requiring the hold time. CL is
the total bus capacitance (per data line), and IL is the total leak-
age or three-state current (per data line). The hold time will be
tDECAY plus the various output disable times as specified in the
Timing Specifications on Page 38 (for example tDSDAT for an
SDRAM write cycle as shown in SDRAM Interface Timing on
Page 44).
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