Re: [IBIS] BIRD88.1 comments

Arpad:

I agree with all comments and will send you a revised BIRD88.2
for your review and uploading. I adoped your suggestion (3),
but with different wording.

Bob

Muranyi, Arpad wrote:
> Bob,
>
> BIRD88.1 is much better now. I have a few comments, mostly editorial
> regarding
> the paragraph above the table. Original:
>
> |* In the table below the scheduled model initial states
> depend
> |* on the initial state of the [Model]. This top-level
> [Model]
> |* state ('Low' or 'High') is a function of the stimulus
> pulse
> |* or simulation control method and the [Model] Polarity
> |* subparameter. For example, if a [Model] Polarity is
> Inverting
> |* and its stimulus pulse starts high and switches from
> high to
> |* low, the [Model] initial state is 'Low' and all
> scheduled model
> |* initial states follow the settings under the 'Low'
> column. The
> |* four entry data ordering combinations omitted in the
> table are
> |* disallowed because their initial states are ambiguous
> and the
> |* rule to resolve this ambiguity would be equivalent to
> using one
> |* of first two permitted combinations.
>
>
> 1) I would put parentheses around the following words to make it less
> confusing
> to the reader:
>
> |* (or simulation control method) and the [Model] Polarity
>
>
>
> 2) I would take out the following words, again to be less confusing to
> the reader:
>
> |* and its stimulus pulse starts high
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |* xxx, the [Model] initial state is 'Low' and all
> scheduled model
>
>
>
> 3) I would fix the last sentence to make it flow better:
>
> |* The omitted four entry data ordering combinations are
> |* disallowed because their initial states are ambiguous
> and the
> |* rule to resolve this ambiguity would be equivalent to
> using one
> |* of first two permitted combinations.
>
> Or:
>
> |* There are two more seemingly reasonable four entry data
> ordering
> |* combinations which are not included in the table. These
> are
> |* disallowed because their initial states are ambiguous
> and the
> |* rule to resolve this ambiguity would be equivalent to
> using one
> |* of first two permitted combinations.
>
>
>
> 4) I am also wondering whether we should mention anything about over
> clocking in
> the portion which will make it into the spec. Something along the lines
> that these
> delay numbers are only defined or designed to work in situations when
> these delay
> numbers are shorter than the pulse width of the stimulus, and all other
> cases are
> not supported.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions about my comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arpad
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