Could someone explain how I would go about determining if a particular SDR SDRAM (not DDR) is compatible with a CPU, AT91SAM9260 for example.
The cpu's Master Clock (MCK) runs at 100MHz which is the speed at which the SDRAM controller clock (SDCK) also runs.
Does this automatically mean I should be looking for only PC100 rated SDR SDRAM?
Any pointers would help the rest of us noobs out there!
Regards.
Read the manual on the SDRAM controller in every detail. Read the datasheet on the SDRAM in every detail. Determine if the controller can be configured to interface with this particular SDRAM.
Not necessarily. You should look at the details of the timing of the particular SDRAM and controller.
There are quite a few parameters that must be compatible: 2.5V or 3.3V, number of banks, memory size, page size, burst length, init sequence type, refresh type and period, timings of the RAS/CAS signals in clocks and nanoseconds.
Vladimir Vassilevsky DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant
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