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Mode Register Set (MRS)
EM6AA160TSA
The Mode Register stores the data for controlling various operating modes of a DDR SDRAM. It programs
CAS
Latency, Burst Type, and Burst Length to make the DDR SDRAM useful for a variety of applications. The
default value of the Mode Register is not defined; therefore the Mode Register must be written by the user.
Values stored in the register will be retained until the register is reprogrammed. The Mode Register is written by
asserting Low on
CS
,
RAS
,
CAS
,
WE
, BA1 and BA0 (the device should have all banks idle with no bursts in
progress prior to writing into the mode register, and CKE should be High). The state of address pins A0~A12
and BA0, BA1 in the same cycle in which
CS
,
RAS
,
CAS
and
WE
are asserted Low is written into the Mode
Register. A minimum of two clock cycles, tMRD, are required to complete the write operation in the Mode
Register. The Mode Register is divided into various fields depending on functionality. The Burst Length uses
A0~A2, Burst Type uses A3, and
CAS
Latency (read latency from column address) uses A4~A6. A logic 0
should be programmed to all the undefined addresses to ensure future compatibility. Reserved states should
not be used to avoid unknown device operation or incompatibility with future versions. Refer to the table for
specific codes for various burst lengths, burst types and
CAS
latencies.
Table 4. Mode Register Bitmap
BA1 BA0 A12 A11 A10
A9
A8
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
Address Field
0
0
RFU must be set to “0”
T.M.
CAS Latency
BT
Burst Length
Mode Register
A8
0
1
X
A7 Test Mode
0 Normal mode
0
DLL Reset
1
Test mode
BA0 Mode
0
MRS
1
EMRS
A6
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
A5
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
A4 CAS Latency
0
Reserved
1
Reserved
0
Reserved
1
3
0
Reserved
1
Reserved
0
2.5
1
Reserved
A3 Burst Type
0 Sequential
1 Interleave
A2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
A1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
A0 Burst Length
0
Reserved
1
2
0
4
1
8
0
Reserved
1
Reserved
0
Reserved
1
Reserved
•
Burst Length Field (A2~A0)
This field specifies the data length of column access using the A2~A0 pins and selects the Burst Length to be
2, 4, 8.
Table 5. Burst Length
A2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
A1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
A0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Burst Length
Reserved
2
4
8
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Etron Confidential
6
Rev. 1.2
May 2009
ETRON [ ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. ]
