UltraScale Architecture Memory Resources
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Chapter 1: Block RAM <strong>Resources</strong><br />
Byte-Wide Write Enable<br />
The byte-wide write enable feature of the block RAM enables the writing of eight-bit (one<br />
byte) portions of incoming data. There are four independent byte-wide write enable inputs<br />
to the RAMB36E2 true dual-port RAM. In TDP mode for RAMB36E2, there are two ports, A<br />
and B, each of which have a 4-bit write enable bus (one bit corresponding to each data<br />
byte). In SDP mode for RAMB36E2, there is one write port, which has an 8-bit write enable<br />
bus (one bit corresponding to each data byte). Table 1-4 summarizes the byte-wide write<br />
enables for the 36 Kb and 18 Kb block RAM. Each byte-wide write enable is associated with<br />
one byte of input data and one parity bit. The byte-wide write enable inputs must be driven<br />
in accordance with the data width configurations. This feature is useful when using<br />
block RAM to interface with a microprocessor. Byte-wide write enable is not available in the<br />
ECC mode. Byte-wide write enable is further described in Additional RAMB18E2 and<br />
RAMB36E2 Primitive Design Considerations, page 45. Figure 1-13 shows the byte-wide<br />
write enable timing diagram for the RAMB36E2.<br />
X-Ref Target - Figure 1-13<br />
CLK<br />
WE<br />
DIN<br />
1111 0011<br />
XXXX 1111 2222<br />
XXXX<br />
ADDR<br />
aa bb bb cc<br />
DOUT<br />
0000 MEM(aa) 1111 1122 MEM(cc)<br />
EN<br />
Disabled<br />
Read<br />
Write<br />
MEM(bb)=1111<br />
Byte Write<br />
MEM(bb)=1122<br />
Read<br />
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Figure 1-13:<br />
Byte-wide Write Operation Waveforms (x36 WRITE_FIRST)<br />
Table 1-4:<br />
Available Byte-Wide Write Enables<br />
Primitive<br />
Maximum Bit<br />
Width<br />
Number of Byte-Wide<br />
Write Enables<br />
RAMB36E2 TDP usage 36 4<br />
RAMB36E2 SDP usage 72 8<br />
RAMB18E2 TDP usage 18 2<br />
RAMB18E2 SDP usage 36 4<br />
When the RAMB36E2 is configured for a 36-bit or 18-bit wide datapath, any port can<br />
restrict writing to specified byte locations within the data word. If configured in READ_FIRST<br />
mode, the DOUT bus shows the previous content of the whole addressed word. In<br />
WRITE_FIRST mode, DOUT shows a combination of the newly written enabled byte(s), and<br />
the initial memory contents of the unwritten bytes.<br />
<strong>UltraScale</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Memory</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> www.xilinx.com<br />
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