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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:55:38 -0400
- From: "Paul J. Dujmich" <paul+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: memory speed
- In-Reply-To: <1992Aug26.150419.27066@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
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- The only good way to check the speed of a ram chip is to
- watch it's response on an oscilloscope. Connect one channel of
- a scope to trigger on RAS or Row Address Select. (CAS or Column
- Address select can be used as well). The other channel of the scope
- is connected to Data out. You'll need a small test program to
- access the chip at that address in a fast loop. If you get this far,
- you read the time (ns) that it takes Data Out to become stable after
- RAS (or CAS) is asserted. In other words...if your testing an 80 ns
- chip, the Data Out pin will become a stable High or a Stable Low
- AT LEAST 80 ns after RAS and CAS are asserted. Maybe this explination
- is a tad too technical, but it's the only sure way I know.
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- Paul Dujmich
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