LPC4357 EMC / SDRAM, setup or PCB connection problem?

[jimhall]

Hi, I am having a problem using the IS45S32400F-6BLA2 SDRAM 128 mb (1meg x 32 bit x 4 banks)

After setup, I run a simple RAM test writing the lease significant 24 bits into each word of the 8 mB SDRAM space.

When I read back data starting at the first SDRAM addr (0x28000000) I get:
 1004  1008  100c  1010  1014  1018  101c  1000  1024  1028  102c  1030  1034  1038  103c  1020
 1044  1048  104c  1050  1054  1058  105c  1040  1064  1068  106c  1070  1074  1078  107c  1060
 1084  1088  108c  1090  1094  1098  109c  1080  10a4  10a8  10ac  10b0  10b4  10b8  10bc  10a0
 10c4  10c8  10cc  10d0  10d4  10d8  10dc  10c0  10e4  10e8  10ec  10f0  10f4  10f8  10fc  10e0
 1100  1104  1108  110c  1110  1114  1118  111c  1120  1124  1128  112c  1130  1134  1138  113c
 1140  1144  1148  114c  1150  1154  1158  115c  1160  1164  1168  116c  1170  1174  1178  117c
 1180  1184  1188  118c  1190  1194  1198  119c  11a0  11a4  11a8  11ac  11b0  11b4  11b8  11bc
 11c0  11c4  11c8  11cc  11d0  11d4  11d8  11dc  11e0  11e4  11e8  11ec  11f0  11f4  11f8  11fc
 1204  1208  120c  1210  1214  1218  121c  1200  1224  1228  122c  1230  1234  1238  123c  1220
 1244  1248  124c  1250  1254  1258  125c  1240  1264  1268  126c  1270  1274  1278  127c  1260
 1284  1288  128c  1290  1294  1298  129c  1280  12a4  12a8  12ac  12b0  12b4  12b8  12bc  12a0
 12c4  12c8  12cc  12d0  12d4  12d8  12dc  12c0  12e4  12e8  12ec  12f0  12f4  12f8  12fc  12e0
 1300  1304  1308  130c  1310  1314  1318  131c  1320  1324  1328  132c  1330  1334  1338  133c
 1340  1344  1348  134c  1350  1354  1358  135c  1360  1364  1368  136c  1370  1374  1378  137c
 1380  1384  1388  138c  1390  1394  1398  139c  13a0  13a4  13a8  13ac  13b0  13b4  13b8  13bc
 13c0  13c4  13c8  13cc  13d0  13d4  13d8  13dc  13e0  13e4  13e8  13ec  13f0  13f4  13f8  a99595a9

Instead of 0000 0004 0008 000C 0010 etc

Looks like bit 12 is stuck on, the last word is in error, and every other 64 word block has 8 word blocks
shifted left with the first value showing in the 8th word position?

This repeats almost everywhere in SDRAM. However this pattern did not show in at least two places
0x40000 and at 0x200000 although the last byte was still in error.

I have used a similar setup on a different board layout with an MT48LC4M32B2 successfully.
Also tried reducing the EMC clock to 50 mHz - no help.

Is this a setup issue (Setup info attached) or possibly a PCB connection issue? SDRAM is a BGA package.
Thanks for any help -

Original Attachment has been moved to: Source1.cpp.zip

[jeremyzhou]

Hi Jim Hall 

Thank you for your interest in NXP Semiconductor products and 

the opportunity to serve you.

To provide the fastest possible support I want to point you to a 

similar question which has been answered on our NXP community. 

Please refer to External SDRAM with EMC 

to view the details.

Have a great day,

TIC

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