The DACx3204 implement a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) feature
for the NVM to make sure that the data stored in the NVM is uncorrupted. There are two types
of CRC alarm bits implemented in DACx3204:
- NVM-CRC-FAIL-USER
- NVM-CRC-FAIL-INT
The NVM-CRC-FAIL-USER bit indicates the status of user-programmable NVM bits, and the
NVM-CRC-FAIL-INT bit indicates the status of internal NVM bits The CRC feature is
implemented by storing a 16-Bit CRC (CRC-16-CCITT) along with the NVM data each time NVM
program operation (write or reload) is performed and during the device start up. The device
reads the NVM data and validates the data with the stored CRC. The CRC alarm bits
(NVM-CRC-FAIL-USER and NVM-CRC-FAIL-INT in the GENERAL-STATUS register) report any errors
after the data are read from the device NVM. The alarm bits are set only at boot-up.