EtronTech
EM6A8160
Mode Register Set (MRS)
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
,
,
,
, BA1 and BA0 (the device should have all banks idle with no bursts in
CS RAS CAS WE
progress prior to writing into the mode register, and CKE should be High). The state of address pins A0~A11
and BA0, BA1 in the same cycle in which and are asserted Low is written into the Mode
,
,
CS RAS CAS
WE
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 A11 A10 A9
A8
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
BT
A2
A1
A0 Address Field
0
0
0
T.M.
CAS Latency
Burst Length
Mode Register
A8 A7
Test Mode
Normal mode
DLL Reset
A6 A5 A4 CAS Latency A3 Burst Type A2 A1 A0 Burst Length
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Reserved
2
0
1
X
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Reserved
Reserved
2
0 Sequential
Interleave
1
4
Test mode
3
8
Reserved
Reserved
2.5
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
BA0 Mode
0
1
MRS
EMRS
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, and 8.
Table 5. Burst Length
A2
0
A1
0
A0
0
Burst Length
Reserved
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
0
1
1
8
1
0
0
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Rev. 1.1
7
Oct. /2015
ETRON [ ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. ]
