Re: [IBIS-Users] Rising falling waveform timestep

From: Anshul Bansal <bka_at_.....>
Date: Mon Oct 27 2008 - 08:51:41 PDT
Hello Al,

Thanks for replying to my question. I think I understand that I can use unequal timsteps to get better accuracy of the waveforms.

Hyperlynx is the editor that I am using to check the Syntax of the final IBIS file. I was just emphasizing the point that I get no syntax error when using unequal timesteps.

Thanks,

Anshul

al davis wrote:
On Monday 27 October 2008, Anshul Bansal wrote:
  
I had a question regarding the timesteps for the
rising/falling waveform. Is it legal to use unequal timestep
for the rising or falling waveforms? 
    

The use of unequal timestep is preferred.  You should use more 
points where they are needed to express detail and less points 
in relatively flat sections.

It actually makes a difference.  If your data looks like steps, 
with groups of consecutive values that are the same, you are 
using too many steps.  It does matter.

You may not see a problem because files like that are common so 
simulators will drop steps to make the waveform smooth and 
simulateable.

  
I did not read anywhere 
in the IBIS spec that prevents me from doing so. Even
Hyperlynx is able to read the IBIS file with unequal timestep
and does not give any warnings/errors.
    

What do you mean "even Hyperlynx" ????????

  

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