How to Test and Debug DDR4 Memory Systems

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Performing DDR4 functional validation and protocol debug

Implementing a double data rate 4 (DDR4) memory system requires engineers to perform thorough read / write functional tests. They require a solution that can quickly step through, isolate, and uncover issues, such as memory write-back, initialization, system crashes, and system abnormalities. To perform a complete protocol validation and performance improvement of DDR4 systems, test engineers need a logic analyzer that can stream bus signals and record them at specific data rates.

Special DDR4 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) or ball grid array (BGA) hardware interposers are required to capture the complete bus trace signals reliably. Memory analysis software is critical to analyze the performance and functional protocol compliance, including post-process compliance violations across speed changes. Engineers should also monitor memory performance with qualitative insights for hundreds of signals and bus-level signal integrity.

DDR4 test and debug solution

DDR4 test and debug solution

Testing and debugging DDR4 memory systems require engineers to perform functional / protocol validation, debugging, analysis, and bus-level signal integrity testing. The Keysight solution for DDR4 is a complete test, debug, and analysis solution. It consists of an interposer, a high-performance logic analyzer, and memory analysis software. Different interposers enable connectivity to different memory packages, including DIMM, SODIMM, or BGA. The high-performance logic analyzer should stream all the bus signals and record them at data rates up to 5,000 Tb/s for address and command and up to 4,000 MT/s for data. The memory analysis software executes performance and functional protocol analysis. The Keysight DDR4 solution also provides a visual, qualitative DDR eye-scan tool that enables you to scan hundreds of bus-level signals simultaneously to assess the system’s signal integrity quickly.
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