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Re: [BP] how to evaluate signaling method follow up

I added the shell for package modeling that I've been using for some
time now. I just call it the spec package models that I use to driver
real design requirement. I just tuned the models to -10dB for the 5GHz
and under mark. It's under 100 MB too :-)

Anyhow it's a 3 differential line model and assumes the die resistance
and capacitance load are parameters in the die model outside of this
package model.


PS, Oh Charles,
Neat hspice tricks! It addresses channel jitter amplification.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-3-blade@listserv.ieee.org
[mailto:owner-stds-802-3-blade@listserv.ieee.org] On Behalf Of Charles
Moore
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:23 PM
To: STDS-802-3-BLADE@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: [BP] how to evaluate signaling method follow up


guys,

    Here is the next step after the proposal i sent out August 23.

    This includes:

    1.  A simulation file for NRZ simulation.

    2.  A transmitter subcircuit file for NRZ simulation.

    3.  A simulation file for PAM4 simulation.

    4.  A transmitter subcircuit file for PAM4 simulation.

    5.  a zip file with the PRBS pwl files i used.

    You can look at the files to see the structure of the simulation or
use them to do simulations yourself.  If you want to do simulations
you will need:

    1.  A receiver subcircuit file named "rx.inc".  I am treating
        receivers as proprietary.

    2.  Package model subcircuit files for the transmitter called:
        "TxPackage.inc" and for the receiver called: "RxPackage.inc"

    3.  A touchstone file describing the channel.  You may need to
        change the name of the file in the simulation file.

     You may want to change the parameter values in the simulation file.
The tap values i have included give fairly good EYEs with Steve
Anderson's thru6 channel and the stresses nearly or just re-close the
EYE.

    The over all structure of the simulation deck for either is:

    The simulation file includes:

      1.  Parameter values, which are in 3 kinds:
        A.  Transmitter definition parameter:
            i.   baud, baud rate:  10.3125G for NRZ or 5.15625G for PAM4
            ii.  Amp, the nominal peak to peak differential amplitude
            iii. Trf, the trapezoidal rise and fall time in UI
        B.  Transmitter peaking parameters:
            i.   1 Precursor and 1 postcursor tap value for NRZ
            ii.  2 Postcursor tap values for PAM4
        C.  Stress parameters:
            i.   XtalkAmp, interference amplitude (half peak to peak)
            ii.  XtalkFratio, ratio of interference frequency to
                 baud rate.
            iii. TJ, total jitter in UI
            iv.  dutyCycle_over_TJ, fraction of total jitter which is
                 at half baud rate
    2.  Transmitter sub circuit.  The transmitter sub circuit implements
        a 3 tap equalizer and includes parameterized jitter.
    3.  Package models.  I am going to ask that someone else find a
        suitable model.
    4.  The channel.
    5.  Receiver load (the Tx load is included in the subcircuit)
    6.  Interference injection sources.
    7.  An instance of the receiver sub circuit.  Someone else should
        provide the receiver model.  It may be encrypted.  The Out
        port or the MSB and LSB ports should be considered the
        final measurement point.

     If we decide to proceed with this approach the following will need
to be done before going too much farther:

     1.  Define standard values for Transmitter definition parameters
         and targets for Stress parameters.  These may be different for
         the 3 (or more) signaling schemes.
     2.  Find a  set of channels to simulate over.
     3.  Write scripts for analyzing the output including finding
         EYE size if that is relevant and checking for correct data.
     4.  Write scripts which pre-code PRBS data for duo-binary or
         write output analysis script to post-decode the data.
     5.  Generate longer data files for more through testing.  The
         included scripts should be good enough for finding the right
         equalizer settings etc. but we will want longer more complex
         patterns for final evaluation.
     6.  Separate out all the parts of the simulation file which are
         design values (like tap values) from the specified parts, and
         put them in an include file.
     7.  Fix the various problems which the ad-hoc will discover for
         me.

                      charles



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