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DRAM Controller
11-38  MCF5206e USER’S MANUAL MOTOROLA
Clock H8
The ColdFire core initiated a DRAM transfer on the previous cycle that missed the open 
page. Therefore, the MCF5206e negates RAS, beginning the RAS precharge. Once the 
RAS precharge time has been reached, a transfer to a new page can start. Once RAS is 
negated, the EDO DRAM disables its output drivers and D[31:0] is three-stated.
Clock H9
The byte read transfer to a new page starts in H9. During H9, the MCF5206e drives the 
row address on A[27:9], drives DRAMW high indicating a DRAM read transfer, drives 
SIZ[1:0] to $1 indicating a byte transfer, and asserts TS.
Clock L9
Now that the RAS precharge time has been reached, the MCF5206e asserts RAS is to 
indicate the row address is valid on A[27:9]. 
Clock H10
The MCF5206e negates TS, drives the column address on A[27:9].
Clock L10
The MCF5206e asserts CAS[0] to indicate the column address is valid on A[27:9]. At this 
point the EDO DRAM drives data on D[31:24].
Clock H11
The internal transfer acknowledge asserts to indicate that the first byte read transfer of the 
word burst will be completed and the data on D[31:24] will be registered on the next rising 
edge of CLK.
Clock H12
The MCF5206e negates the internal transfer acknowledge, ending the byte-read transfer. 
Because the bank is in fast page mode, MCF5206e continues to assert RAS. Because 
RAS remains asserted, the EDO DRAM continues to drive the data from the previous read 
transfer on D[31:24]. 
11.3.7 Refresh Operation
The DRAMC supports CAS-before-RAS refresh. Refresh cycles can be generated while 
nonDRAM transfers are actively using the external bus. Only transfers accessing the 
DRAM banks delays a refresh cycle. Both DRAM banks are refreshed on each refresh 
cycle.
The value stored in the RC field of the DCRR determines the rate at which the refresh 
controller internally requests refreshes in the DRAMC. The DRAMC does not immediately 
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