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10/13 23:48:13 joe2371
    I do not understand iobuf.  What happens if I is driven to (NOT IO)?
    Which input wins?
10/13 23:50:28 joe2371
    Would this condition tie Vcc to ground?
10/13 23:57:15 joe2371
    Do I use T to select input vs. output mode?  The table I have in my
    documentation does not make this clear to me.
10/14 00:08:35 joe2371
    I am going to assume that the table is simply unclear and the
    schematic symbol probably represents a combination of obuft with
    ibuf.  That would make a lot of sense, but I am surprised that the
    Xilinx documentation would describe the operation the way it does.
    Unless my original interpretation of the documentation is correct and
    I need to use seperate ibuf and obuft components in my design.  Ugh.
10/14 00:23:54 joe2371
    Please look at this and tell me if I am right or wrong. Thank
    you. http://rafb.net/p/y1DT3Y68.html
10/14 00:30:40 joe2371
    Hans, can you please answer my question if you have time?
    http://rafb.net/p/y1DT3Y68.html
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iobuf
 
 T ____
       |
     |\|
 I __| \______ IO
     | /   |
     |/    |
       /|  |
 O ___/ |__|
      \ |
       \|
 
 
Xilinx iobuf table:
 
T I IO O
1 X Z X
0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
 
But I think I want this:
 
T I IO O
1 X 0 0
1 X 1 1
0 0 0 X
0 1 1 X
 
Is this what I get?
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10/14 00:31:57 joe2371
    I am trying to learn how to use the iobuf component and the
    documentation is not clear to me.
10/14 00:33:12 joe2371
    And I don't know how to test my understanding in simulation because
    it is a buffer.
10/14 01:31:34 hiyuh
    joe2371: did you understand...
10/14 01:31:46 hiyuh
    1. "I is input from inside of FPGA, to output to IO"?
10/14 01:31:53 hiyuh
    2. "O is output from outside of FPGA, to input from IO"?
10/14 01:31:55 hiyuh
    3. "buffered I and unbuffered O is shared at inside of FPGA"?
10/14 01:32:33 joe2371
    IO is pin side. I,O are FPGA side, right?
10/14 01:32:47 hiyuh
    yup
10/14 01:33:23 joe2371
    does T select input/output mode?  I mean, what happens if I is 0
    but IO goes to 1?
10/14 01:35:19 joe2371
    I mean, if SRAM is driving IO, how do I disable I from trying to
    drive it also?
10/14 01:36:08 joe2371
    Do I have to output Z to the I?
10/14 01:37:07 hiyuh
    nope, T selects buffered I's state (it may not be IO's state) to 'Z'
    (T = 1) or unbuffered I (T = 0).
10/14 01:38:13 joe2371
    So T disables the I pin of the iobuf, but does prevent IO from
    changing O?
10/14 01:40:12 joe2371
    I am trying to learn how to read the value of IO into the FPGA.
10/14 01:42:06 joe2371
    I guess I still don't understand. And I have not been able to simulate
    an iobuf to learn how it works. :-/
10/14 01:44:20 joe2371
    Maybe you have answered my question already.  If T=1 makes I=Z,
    then hopefully O=IO.
10/14 01:45:46 joe2371
    I am sorry if I do not immediately understand your explanation.
10/14 01:52:39 hiyuh
    "if T <= 1, then buffered I <= 'Z' and O <= IO", "if T =
    0, buffered I <= I. so O and IO <= wired(buffered I, IO comes
    from as others' output)"
10/14 01:53:44 joe2371
    Thank you.  I think that is exactly what I want.
10/14 01:53:55 hiyuh
    yw
10/14 01:57:27 hiyuh
    ... so bus collision make your day, I guess. :p
10/14 01:57:35 hiyuh
    s/make/makes/
10/14 01:57:36 *
    hiyuh runs.
10/14 01:59:37 hiyuh
    FYI, to read about "I-BEFORE" and "OUT-AFTER" for ucf files' timing
    constrain would be useful.
10/14 01:59:53 hiyuh
    s/I-/IN-/
10/14 02:00:31 joe2371
    oh, no.  This means "O and IO <= wired(I, IO comes from SRAM)"
    means two inputs on same bus.  That is not what I want, of course.
10/14 02:01:34 hiyuh
    yeah
10/14 02:02:13 joe2371
    "assign IO = I and assign IO = SRAM-output" at the same time is not
    what I want.  Does this mean I cannot use iobuf for my design?
10/14 02:03:05 joe2371
    I will look for "I-BEFORE" and "OUT-AFTER" for ucf files.
10/14 02:07:54 hiyuh
    so, to keep IO <= 'Z' w/ T = '1' as neutral. when you really want
    to output via IOBUF, make sure SRAM is input-state before output
    via IOBUF. when others, you should think SRAM may be output-state.
10/14 02:08:53 joe2371
    oh, I see.
10/14 02:08:56 hiyuh
    otherwise, bus collisoin makes your day. :p