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venus/doc/MEMIF-fixed-2.8V: update for new MCP
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Sat, 11 Dec 2021 03:34:04 +0000
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9c2f913fa5cf venus/doc/MEMIF-fixed-2.8V: explanatory article
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1 Our Calypso+Iota chipset allows Calypso MEMIF (memory bus interface) to run at
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2 either 2.8V or 1.8V; the choice between these two voltages is made by way of
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3 Iota VLMEM pin strapping. TI's Leonardo reference design had a pair of resistor
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4 footprints connected to VLMEM (R209 pull-up for 2.8V and R210 pull-down for
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5 1.8V), and both of these resistor footprints have been preserved by both
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6 Openmoko and iWOW. Our FCDEV3B, based on Openmoko, has them too. All 3 boards
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7 in question (OM GTA01/02, FCDEV3B and TR-800 module) use flash+RAM MCPs that run
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8 at 2.8V, thus R209 is populated, R210 is unpopulated, and MEMIF runs at 2.8V.
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10 On FC Venus we have an additional complication: Calypso MEMIF goes not only to
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11 the flash+RAM MCP, but also to our big color LCD. On the one hand our LCD
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12 module does support split power supplies, with Vccio supporting the full range
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13 from 1.65 to 3.6 V, and we could design our board to support both MEMIF voltage
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14 options and thus both our current 2.8V flash+RAM MCP and hypothetical 1.8V
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15 options. However, this design would imply additional complexity and cost:
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17 * We would need to run two power supply traces to our LCD: one trace to the LCD
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18 module's Vcc pin (needs to be 2.5 V minimum) from our Vio rail (always 2.8V),
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19 and another trace to the LCD module's Vccio pin from Iota VRMEM or VRRAM
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20 regulator output (voltage switches with VLMEM strapping).
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22 * Because Calypso nRESET_OUT, which we use for LCD reset, is a 2.8V output
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23 (V-IO domain, not MEMIF), we would need to insert a dual supply translating
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24 buffer between this Calypso output and the LCD module's reset input.
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26 However, because the hypothetical possibility of swapping our current 2.8V
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27 flash+RAM MCP for a 1.8V part is just that, hypothetical and not realistic, the
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28 Mother's decision is to simplify our Venus board design by fixing MEMIF at 2.8V.
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29 The simplifications resulting from this decision are as follows:
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31 * R209 and R210 are eliminated, Iota VLMEM is tied directly to UPR.
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33 * Only one 2.8V power supply trace will need to run to the LCD module; because
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34 the module's Vcc and Vccio pins are directly adjacent on the FPC tail
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35 interface, a single trace supplying both pins will be ideal.
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37 * No extra buffer IC on the connection from Calypso nRESET_OUT to the LCD
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38 module's reset input, just a direct trace.
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40 * 2.8V supply for the LCD will be sourced from Vio (not VRMEM or VRRAM),
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41 matching our previous Luna platform in which only Vio is available.
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43 When it comes to the flash+RAM MCP, we are being deliberately non-innovative:
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44 rather than explore potentially suitable parts on our own, we copy specific
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45 parts that have been used successfully in historical Calypso designs. Our PCB
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46 footprint for flash+RAM MCP is compatible with Spansion S71PL064J, S71PL129J
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47 and S71PL129N families, and all of our potential MCP choices require a single
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48 supply between 2.7 and 3.1 V, hence 2.8V MEMIF.