HyperBus Controller Documentation

Last updated: 2026-03-26

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This file is the documentation index. The definitive controller narrative is:

• doc/theory_of_operation.md

Use the companion documents for narrower topics:

• doc/system_level_operating_guide.md
  • checked-in project bring-up, delay tuning, debug workflow, integration notes
• doc/hyperbus_phy_design_notes.md
  • PHY implementation constraints and change checklist
• doc/implemented_ff_by_clock_domain.md
  • implemented resource counts
• doc/hb_dq_input_vs_hb_ck_p_timing.md
• doc/hb_dq_vs_hb_ck_p_timing.md
• doc/hb_dq_vs_hb_ck_p_output_relative_timing.md
  • extracted timing windows

Overview

This project implements a HyperBus / HyperRAM controller with:

• AXI4-Full slave data path
• AXI4-Lite slave control and register path
• HyperBus physical interface using Xilinx primitives

Reference assumptions:

• AXI clock: 50 MHz
• HyperBus clock: 200 MHz
• External HyperBus sample clock on i_hb_clk_200_samp_90
  • default testbench run: 90-degree offset for UltraScale+
  • 7-series testbench run: 144-degree offset

Main RTL:

• rtl/hyperbus_controller.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_axi_full_frontend.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_axi_lite_frontend.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_hb_engine.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_phy_xilinx.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_phy_xilinx_usplus.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_phy_xilinx_7series.sv
• rtl/hyperbus_fifo_bank_xilinx.sv

For block responsibilities, internal data flow, clocking semantics, transaction sequencing, and read-path alignment, refer to doc/theory_of_operation.md.

Testbench

Primary testbench:

• tb/hyperbus_controller_tb.sv
• tb/hyperbus_tb_axi_tasks.svh
• tb/hyperbus_tb_checks.svh
• tb/hyperbus_tb_sequences.svh

Testbench partitioning:

• hyperbus_controller_tb.sv
  • DUT/model hookup, clock/reset generation, shared state, test run order
• hyperbus_tb_axi_tasks.svh
  • AXI-full/AXI-lite transaction driver tasks
• hyperbus_tb_checks.svh
  • Common check/helper tasks and functions
• hyperbus_tb_sequences.svh
  • Higher-level scenario tasks composed from drivers/checks

Contains self-checking cases for:

• AXI-lite ID/CR defaults and CR0 write/readback
• AXI-lite held-valid stress (AWVALID/ARVALID held extra cycles) with command-push counting checks (exactly one command per request)
• AXI-full single-beat write/read
• AXI-full WSTRB masked write/read
• AXI-full malformed WLAST checks (early and missing-final) expecting SLVERR
• AXI-full same-cycle read+write request arbitration/data-integrity check
• AXI-full burst sweep from 2 to 32 beats (write/read, self-checking)

Simulation compile note:

• sim_m/xsim/hyperbus_controller_tb.sh generates a run-local vlog.prj in the selected run directory before compile.
• The default launcher runs the UltraScale+ PHY configuration.
• sim_m/xsim/hyperbus_controller_tb_7series.sh runs the 7-series PHY configuration.
• sim_m/xsim/hyperbus_controller_tb_parallel.sh launches both in parallel and writes logs under:
  • sim_m/xsim/runs/usplus/
  • sim_m/xsim/runs/7series/

Implementation status note:

• The UltraScale+ PHY design has been verified on an implemented FPGA design.
• The 7-series PHY design currently has simulation coverage, but implemented-FPGA verification is still future work.

Vivado IP Packaging

Use the batch Tcl flow to package the RTL as a local Vivado IP:

vivado -mode batch -source scripts/package_hyperbus_ip.tcl

Output location:

• ip_repo/hyperbus_controller/component.xml

Notes:

• Target part is xcsu35p-2sbvb625e.
• The packager imports RTL from rtl/ only (no testbench files).
• Top-level ODELAY debug outputs (o_ck_p_odly_*) were removed from the controller interface; ODELAY control is now software-driven through AXI-Lite registers.
• If the controller top-level interface changes, also regenerate the consuming block-design/IP-instance artifacts (for example design_1.bd and design_1_hyperbus_controller_0_0.xci) so the new ports appear in the project.

Clock constraint note:

• The reusable controller source package does not include a dedicated standalone controller .xdc.
• The checked-in Vivado project does contain project-level constraints, including vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/hyperbus_test_proj.srcs/constrs_1/new/constraints.xdc.
• In an integrating project, apply single-ended clock constraints to HyperBus CK on o_hb_ck_p and do not model o_hb_ck_n as a differential complement output.

OOC Synthesis Troubleshooting (hyperbus_controller_0)

If block design OOC synthesis fails with:

• module 'xpm_fifo_async' not found

follow these Vivado Tcl steps:

set_property XPM_LIBRARIES {XPM_CDC XPM_MEMORY XPM_FIFO} [current_project]
update_ip_catalog
generate_target all [get_files *.bd]
reset_run design_1_hyperbus_controller_0_0_synth_1
launch_runs design_1_hyperbus_controller_0_0_synth_1

This ensures the FIFO XPM library is available during the hyperbus_controller_0 out-of-context synthesis run.

Flow Diagrams

Multi-beat AXI flow diagrams are available at:

• doc/jpg/multibeat_axi_write_flow.jpg
• doc/jpg/multibeat_axi_read_flow.jpg
• doc/jpg/hb_tx_datapath_fabric_to_pins.jpg

Diagram generator scripts:

• doc/py/multibeat_axi_write_flow.py
• doc/py/multibeat_axi_read_flow.py
• doc/dot/hb_tx_datapath_fabric_to_pins.jpg.dot

Reference PDFs are stored under:

• doc/pdf/hyperbus_spec.pdf
• doc/pdf/infineon-s27kl0642-s27ks0642-3.0-v-1.8-v-64-mb-8-mb-hyperram-self-refresh-dram-datasheet-en.pdf

Additional Notes

Theory of operation:

• doc/theory_of_operation.md

System-level operating guidance:

• doc/system_level_operating_guide.md

PHY / primitive implementation notes:

• doc/hyperbus_phy_design_notes.md
• doc/odelaye3_SUP.md

Implemented timing notes:

• doc/hb_dq_input_vs_hb_ck_p_timing.md
• doc/hb_dq_vs_hb_ck_p_timing.md
• doc/hb_dq_vs_hb_ck_p_output_relative_timing.md

Implemented resource notes:

• doc/implemented_ff_by_clock_domain.md

AXI-Lite Register Summary

AXI-Lite register map in offset order:

• 0x0000 -> HyperBus 0x0000 (ID0)
• 0x0002 -> HyperBus 0x0000 (ID1 16-bit alias)
• 0x0004 -> HyperBus 0x0002 (ID1)
• 0x0024 VERSION (local, read-only, 0x01000005)
• 0x0028 DQ (local, read-only, sampled DQ debug view)
• 0x0080 ERR_STATUS (local, bit0 timeout status, W1C)
• 0x0084 AXIF_RWDS_CNTR (local, read-only, 6-bit counter)
• 0x0088 AXIL_RWDS_CNTR (local, read-only, 6-bit counter)
• 0x008C HB_CLK_CE_FORCE (local, bit0 ORed with o_hb_clk_ce, reset default 1)
• 0x0100 CK_P_ODELAY_CTRL (local)
• 0x0104 CK_P_ODELAY_TIME (local)
• 0x0108 CK_P_ODELAY_STATUS (local)
• 0x01C0 RWDS_IDELAY_CTRL (local)
• 0x01C4 RWDS_IDELAY_TIME (local)
• 0x01C8 RWDS_IDELAY_STATUS (local)
• 0x0200 DELAY_RST_CTRL (local)
  • bit0 IDELAYCTRL reset request
  • bit1 CK_P ODELAY reset request
  • bit2 RWDS and DQ IDELAY reset request
• 0x0204 IDELAYCTRL_STATUS (local, bit0 RDY)
• 0x0300 + n*0x10 DQn_IDELAY_CTRL for n=0..7 (local)
• 0x0304 + n*0x10 DQn_IDELAY_TIME for n=0..7 (local)
• 0x0308 + n*0x10 DQn_IDELAY_STATUS for n=0..7 (local)
• 0x0800 -> HyperBus 0x0800 (CR0)
• 0x0802 -> HyperBus 0x0800 (CR1 16-bit alias)
• 0x0804 -> HyperBus 0x0802 (CR1)

Software Delay Control API

The software helper library is in:

• software/hyperbus_odly.h
• software/hyperbus_odly.c
• software/hyperbus_memtest.h
• software/hyperbus_memtest.c

Current public APIs:

• hb_odly_get()
• hb_odly_set()
• hb_odly_inc()
• hb_odly_dec()
• hb_idelayctrl_reset_wait_ready()
• hb_odly_reset_pulse()
• hb_dly_init() (IDELAYCTRL reset/wait + ODELAY reset pulse)
• hb_odly_sweep() (prints one-line training status per step: CNTVALUEOUT, ID0, ERR_STATUS, AXI RWDS counters)
• hb_odly_sweep_to_midpoint() (finds first/last passing CK ODELAY values from ID0, computes midpoint, then steps back to the midpoint)
• hb_err_status_read_print_clear() (reads/prints ERR_STATUS, clears timeout bit0 if set)
• hb_memtest_hyperram_worst_case_bytes() (runs byte-oriented worst-case patterns: solid fills, checkerboards, walking 1/0 bytes, and address-derived byte patterns)

Post-Impl Simulation Flow

Post-implementation simulation assets are under:

• vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/export_post_impl_netlist.tcl
• vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/design_1_wrapper_post_impl_tb.sv
• vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/run_post_impl_xsim.sh

Flow summary:

1. Export routed netlist + SDF from impl_1:
   • Generates vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/generated/design_1_wrapper_impl_timesim.v
   • Generates vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/generated/design_1_wrapper_impl.sdf
2. Compile/elaborate with the post-impl TB and s27kl0642 HyperRAM model.
3. Run xsim with SDF plusarg:
   • --testplusarg SDF_FILE=<.../design_1_wrapper_impl.sdf>

Included post-impl testcase:

• Direct HyperBus register-space read of ID0 (address 0x0000) in design_1_wrapper_post_impl_tb.sv
• Self-checks returned value against 0x0C81 and fails simulation on mismatch

Convenience command:

./vivado_projects/hyperbus_test_proj/post_impl/run_post_impl_xsim.sh

Possible Future Improvements

• AXI-slave power management, but only if it is easy
• Multi-HyperRAM device support
• 16-bit wide HyperRAM device support
• FIFO power management, though this is more difficult than it sounds
• HyperRAM device power management
  • Datasheet wakeup times to account for: hybrid sleep tEXTHS up to 100 us, deep power-down tEXTDPD up to 150 us