[coreboot] Memory clock cycles -> microseconds (us)

[Joseph Smith]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:14:32 +0200, Peter Stuge <peter at stuge.se> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 01:06:08PM -0400, Joseph Smith wrote:
>> >> Does anyone know the mathematical formula for converting memory
>> >> clock cycles into microseconds (us)??
>> >
>> > 1 MHz means 1 million clock cycles per second, so 1 clock cycle
>> > per microsecond.
>> >
>> > 166 MHz -> 166 clock cycles per microsecond.
>>
>> Thanks Myles:-)
>> I didn't realize it was that easy.
>> So, for example if a memory initialization datasheet says you
>> should delay for 3 clocks than that means 3us, correct?
> 
> Only if the memory clock is 1MHz, but if it's 166MHz then delay for
> 3/166 microseconds = 18 nanoseconds
> 
> 
> The formula is: t=1/f
> 
> If f=1000000, each cycle is 1/1000000 seconds, or 1 microsecond.
> If f=166000000, each cycle is 1/166000000 seconds, or 1/166 us = 6 ns
> 
> 
Ok, let me get this straight. So in my case the memory is PC133 which is
133 MHz. So each clock cycle is 1/133 us? And, to delay for 3 clocks would
be 3/133 us = 22 ns?

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Thanks,
Joseph Smith
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