I may need to have the Sitara NVFLASH bus (8Bit Mux Address and Data GPMC interface) operate at an I/O voltage of 1.8V. The current designs, the interface operates at a 3.3V Voltage. Or use Voltage translators
The reason for going with the 1.8V is that I will have another device (new device) connected to this interface which only operates at 1.8V while supporting the current NFLASH device (3.3V).
I believe I have three choices:
1) Keep the Sitara GPMC operating at 3.3V and have a bi direction and uni-direction translators from 3.3V to 1.8V to interface to the new bus device
- 1.8V new device side
- 3.3V on Sitara side
- Bidirectional translator for AD(7-0)
- Unidirection translator for control: CS, WE,RD,ALE,WP etc.
- Question: Suggestions on translator? – assume 50MHZ cycle times max
2) Change the Sitara GPMC to operate at 1.8V which is compatible with new bus device and have a bi direction and uni-direction translators from 1.8V to 3.3V for the current NFLASH device
- 1.8V new device side
- 3.3V on Sitara side
- Bidirectional translator for AD(7-0)
- Unidirection translator for control: CS, WE,RD,ALE,WP etc.
- Question: Suggestions on translator? – assume 50MHZ cycle times
3) Change the Sitara GPMC to operate at 1.8V which is compatible with new bus device and change the current NFLASH to a 1.8V
- This would limit all I/O on the Sitara VDDSHV1 chain to be 1.8V (this is OK because Mostly GPMC)
- I need to know if I should use VDIG 2 from the PMIC and how to power budget this voltage rail.
Please advise, best option