Epson S1C33L03 User Manual
II CORE BLOCK: BCU (Bus Control Unit)
B-II-4-28
EPSON
S1C33L03 FUNCTION PART
DRAM Read/Write Cycles
The following shows the basic bus cycles of DRAM.
The DRAM interface does not accept wait cycles inserted via the #WAIT pin.
DRAM random read cycle
Example: RAS: 1 cycle; CAS: 2 cycles; Precharge: 1 cycle
BCLK
A[11:0]
#RASx
#HCAS/
#LCAS
#LCAS
#RD
D[15:0]
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ROW
COL
data
RAS cycle
CAS cycle
Precharge
cycle
Figure 4.29 DRAM Random Read Cycle
DRAM read cycle (fast page mode)
Example: RAS: 1 cycle; CAS: 2 cycles; Precharge: 1 cycle
BCLK
A[11:0]
#RASx
#HCAS/
#LCAS
#LCAS
#RD
D[15:0]
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ROW
COL #1
COL #2
data
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data
RAS cycle
CAS cycle #1
CAS cycle #2
Precharge
cycle
Figure 4.30 DRAM Read Cycle (fast page mode)
DRAM read cycle (EDO page mode)
Example: RAS: 1 cycle; CAS: 2 cycles; Precharge: 1 cycle
BCLK
A[11:0]
#RASx
#HCAS/
#LCAS
#LCAS
#RD
D[15:0]
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ROW
COL #1
COL #2
data
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data
RAS cycle
CAS cycle #1
CAS cycle #2
Precharge
cycle
Figure 4.31 DRAM Read Cycle (EDO page mode)
The read timing in EDO page-mode lags 0.5 cycles behind that in fast page mode.