SWCU193A April   2023  – August 2024 CC2340R2 , CC2340R5 , CC2340R5-Q1

 

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  2.   Read This First
    1.     About This Manual
    2.     Devices
    3.     Register, Field, and Bit Calls
    4.     Related Documentation
    5.     Trademarks
  3. 1 Architectural Overview
    1. 1.1  Target Applications
    2. 1.2  Introduction
    3. 1.3  Arm Cortex M0+
      1. 1.3.1 Processor Core
      2. 1.3.2 SysTick Timer
      3. 1.3.3 Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller
      4. 1.3.4 System Control Block (SCB)
    4. 1.4  On-Chip Memory
      1. 1.4.1 SRAM
      2. 1.4.2 Flash
      3. 1.4.3 ROM
    5. 1.5  Power Supply System
      1. 1.5.1 VDDS
      2. 1.5.2 VDDR
      3. 1.5.3 VDDD Digital Core Supply
      4. 1.5.4 DC/DC Converter
    6. 1.6  Radio
    7. 1.7  AES 128-bit Cryptographic Accelerator
    8. 1.8  System Timer (SYSTIM)
    9. 1.9  General Purpose Timers (LGPT)
    10. 1.10 Always-ON (AON) or Ultra-Low Leakage (ULL) Domain
      1. 1.10.1 Watchdog Timer
      2. 1.10.2 Battery and Temperature Monitor
      3. 1.10.3 Real-time Clock (RTC)
      4. 1.10.4 Low Power Comparator
    11. 1.11 Direct Memory Access
    12. 1.12 System Control and Clock
    13. 1.13 Communication Peripherals
      1. 1.13.1 UART
      2. 1.13.2 I2C
      3. 1.13.3 SPI
    14. 1.14 Programmable I/Os
    15. 1.15 Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
  4. 2  Arm Cortex-M0+ Processor
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Block Diagram
    3. 2.3 Overview
      1. 2.3.1 Peripherals
      2. 2.3.2 Programmer's Model
      3. 2.3.3 Instruction Set Summary
      4. 2.3.4 Memory Model
    4. 2.4 Registers
      1. 2.4.1 BPU Registers
      2. 2.4.2 CPU_ROM_TABLE Registers
      3. 2.4.3 DCB Registers
      4. 2.4.4 SCB Registers
      5. 2.4.5 SCSCS Registers
      6. 2.4.6 NVIC Registers
      7. 2.4.7 SYSTICK Registers
  5. 3 Memory Map
    1. 3.1 Memory Map
  6. 4 Interrupts and Events
    1. 4.1 Exception Model
      1. 4.1.1 Exception States
      2. 4.1.2 Exception Types
      3. 4.1.3 Exception Handlers
      4. 4.1.4 Vector Table
      5. 4.1.5 Exception Priorities
      6. 4.1.6 Exception Entry and Return
        1. 4.1.6.1 Exception Entry
        2. 4.1.6.2 Exception Return
    2. 4.2 Fault Handling
      1. 4.2.1 Lockup
    3. 4.3 Event Fabric
      1. 4.3.1 Introduction
      2. 4.3.2 Overview
      3. 4.3.3 Registers
      4. 4.3.4 AON Event Fabric
        1. 4.3.4.1 AON Common Input Events List
        2. 4.3.4.2 AON Event Subscribers
        3. 4.3.4.3 Power Management Controller (PMCTL)
        4. 4.3.4.4 Real Time Clock (RTC)
        5. 4.3.4.5 AON to MCU Event Fabric
      5. 4.3.5 MCU Event Fabric
        1. 4.3.5.1 Common Input Event List
        2. 4.3.5.2 MCU Event Subscribers
          1. 4.3.5.2.1 System CPU
          2. 4.3.5.2.2 Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
    4. 4.4 Digital Test Bus (DTB)
    5. 4.5 EVTULL Registers
    6. 4.6 EVTSVT Registers
  7. 5 Debug Subsystem
    1. 5.1  Introduction
    2. 5.2  Block Diagram
    3. 5.3  Overview
      1. 5.3.1 Physical Interface
      2. 5.3.2 Debug Access Ports
    4. 5.4  Debug Features
      1. 5.4.1 Processor Debug
      2. 5.4.2 Breakpoint Unit (BPU)
      3. 5.4.3 Peripheral Debug
    5. 5.5  Behavior in Low Power Modes
    6. 5.6  Restricting Debug Access
    7. 5.7  Mailbox (DSSM)
    8. 5.8  Mailbox Events
      1. 5.8.1 CPU Interrupt Event (AON_DBG_COMB)
    9. 5.9  Software Considerations
    10. 5.10 DBGSS Registers
  8. 6 Power, Reset, and Clocking
    1. 6.1  Introduction
    2. 6.2  System CPU Modes
    3. 6.3  Supply System
      1. 6.3.1 Internal DC/DC Converter and Global LDO
    4. 6.4  Power States
      1. 6.4.1 Reset
      2. 6.4.2 Shutdown
      3. 6.4.3 Active
      4. 6.4.4 Idle
      5. 6.4.5 Standby
    5. 6.5  Digital Power Partitioning
    6. 6.6  Clocks
      1. 6.6.1 CLKSVT
      2. 6.6.2 CLKULL
    7. 6.7  Resets
      1. 6.7.1 Watchdog Timer (WDT)
      2. 6.7.2 LF Loss Detection
    8. 6.8  AON (REG3V3) Register Bank
    9. 6.9  CKMD Registers
    10. 6.10 CLKCTL Registers
    11. 6.11 PMCTL Registers
  9. 7 Internal Memory
    1. 7.1 SRAM
    2. 7.2 VIMS
      1. 7.2.1 Introduction
      2. 7.2.2 Block Diagram
      3. 7.2.3 Cache
        1. 7.2.3.1 Basic Cache Mechanism
        2. 7.2.3.2 Cache Prefetch Mechanism
        3. 7.2.3.3 Cache Micro-Prediction Mechanism
      4. 7.2.4 Flash
        1. 7.2.4.1 Flash Read-Only Protection
        2. 7.2.4.2 Flash Memory Programming
      5. 7.2.5 ROM
    3. 7.3 VIMS Registers
    4. 7.4 FLASH Registers
  10. 8 Device Boot and Bootloader
    1. 8.1 Device Boot and Programming
      1. 8.1.1 Boot Flow
      2. 8.1.2 Boot Timing
      3. 8.1.3 Boot Status
      4. 8.1.4 Boot Protection/Locking Mechanisms
      5. 8.1.5 Debug and Active SWD Connections at Boot
      6. 8.1.6 Flashless Test Mode and Tools Client Mode
        1. 8.1.6.1 Flashless Test Mode
        2. 8.1.6.2 Tools Client Mode
      7. 8.1.7 Retest Mode and Return-to-Factory Procedure
      8. 8.1.8 Disabling SWD Debug Port
    2. 8.2 Flash Programming
      1. 8.2.1 CCFG
      2. 8.2.2 CCFG Permissions/Restrictions that Affect Flash Programming
      3. 8.2.3 SACI Flash Programming Commands
      4. 8.2.4 Flash Programming Flows
        1. 8.2.4.1 Initial Programming of a New Device
        2. 8.2.4.2 Reprogramming of Previously Programmed Device
        3. 8.2.4.3 Add User Record on Already Programmed Device as Part of Commissioning Step
        4. 8.2.4.4 Incrementally Program Ancillary Data to MAIN Flash Sectors of a Previously Programmed Device
        5. 8.2.4.5 Debug Flow Charts
    3. 8.3 Device Management Command Interface
      1. 8.3.1 SACI Communication Protocol
        1. 8.3.1.1 Host Side Protocol
        2. 8.3.1.2 Command Format
        3. 8.3.1.3 Response Format
        4. 8.3.1.4 Response Result Field
        5. 8.3.1.5 Command Sequence Tag
        6. 8.3.1.6 Host Side Timeout
      2. 8.3.2 SACI Commands
        1. 8.3.2.1 Miscellaneous Commands
          1. 8.3.2.1.1 SACI_CMD_MISC_NO_OPERATION
          2. 8.3.2.1.2 SACI_CMD_MISC_GET_DIE_ID
          3. 8.3.2.1.3 SACI_CMD_MISC_GET_CCFG_USER_REC
        2. 8.3.2.2 Debug Commands
          1. 8.3.2.2.1 SACI_CMD_DEBUG_REQ_PWD_ID
          2. 8.3.2.2.2 SACI_CMD_DEBUG_SUBMIT_AUTH
          3. 8.3.2.2.3 SACI_CMD_DEBUG_EXIT_SACI_HALT
          4. 8.3.2.2.4 SACI_CMD_DEBUG_EXIT_SACI_SHUTDOWN
          5. 8.3.2.2.5 SACI_CMD_BLDR_APP_RESET_DEVICE
          6. 8.3.2.2.6 SACI_CMD_BLDR_APP_EXIT_SACI_RUN
        3. 8.3.2.3 Flash Programming Commands
          1. 8.3.2.3.1 SACI_CMD_FLASH_ERASE_CHIP
          2. 8.3.2.3.2 SACI_CMD_FLASH_PROG_CCFG_SECTOR
          3. 8.3.2.3.3 SACI_CMD_FLASH_PROG_CCFG_USER_REC
          4. 8.3.2.3.4 SACI_CMD_FLASH_PROG_MAIN_SECTOR
          5. 8.3.2.3.5 SACI_CMD_FLASH_PROG_MAIN_PIPELINED
          6. 8.3.2.3.6 SACI_CMD_FLASH_VERIFY_MAIN_SECTORS
          7. 8.3.2.3.7 SACI_CMD_FLASH_VERIFY_CCFG_SECTOR
    4. 8.4 Bootloader Support
      1. 8.4.1 Bootloader Parameters
      2. 8.4.2 Persistent State
      3. 8.4.3 User-Defined Bootloader Guidelines
    5. 8.5 ROM Serial Bootloader
      1. 8.5.1 ROM Serial Bootloader Interfaces
        1. 8.5.1.1 Packet Handling
          1. 8.5.1.1.1 Packet Acknowledge and Not-Acknowledge Bytes
        2. 8.5.1.2 Transport Layer
          1. 8.5.1.2.1 UART Transport
            1. 8.5.1.2.1.1 UART Baud Rate Automatic Detection
          2. 8.5.1.2.2 SPI Transport
      2. 8.5.2 ROM Serial Bootloader Parameters
      3. 8.5.3 ROM Serial Bootloader Commands
        1. 8.5.3.1 BLDR_CMD_PING
        2. 8.5.3.2 BLDR_CMD_GET_STATUS
        3. 8.5.3.3 BLDR_CMD_GET_PART_ID
        4. 8.5.3.4 BLDR_CMD_RESET
        5. 8.5.3.5 BLDR_CMD_CHIP_ERASE
        6. 8.5.3.6 BLDR_CMD_CRC32
        7. 8.5.3.7 BLDR_CMD_DOWNLOAD
        8. 8.5.3.8 BLDR_CMD_DOWNLOAD_CRC
        9. 8.5.3.9 BLDR_CMD_SEND_DATA
      4. 8.5.4 Bootloader Firmware Update Example
  11. 9 Device Configuration
    1. 9.1 Factory Configuration (FCFG)
    2. 9.2 Customer Configuration (CCFG)
  12. 10General Purpose Timers (LGPT)
    1. 10.1 Overview
    2. 10.2 Block Diagram
    3. 10.3 Functional Description
      1. 10.3.1  Prescaler
      2. 10.3.2  Counter
      3. 10.3.3  Target
      4. 10.3.4  Channel Input Logic
      5. 10.3.5  Channel Output Logic
      6. 10.3.6  Channel Actions
        1. 10.3.6.1 Period and Pulse Width Measurement
        2. 10.3.6.2 Clear on Zero, Toggle on Compare Repeatedly
        3. 10.3.6.3 Set on Zero, Toggle on Compare Repeatedly
      7. 10.3.7  Channel Capture Configuration
      8. 10.3.8  Channel Filters
        1. 10.3.8.1 Setting up the Channel Filters
      9. 10.3.9  Synchronize Multiple LGPT Timers
      10. 10.3.10 Interrupts, ADC Trigger, and DMA Request
    4. 10.4 Timer Modes
      1. 10.4.1 Quadrature Decoder
      2. 10.4.2 DMA
      3. 10.4.3 IR Generation
      4. 10.4.4 Fault and Park
      5. 10.4.5 Deadband
      6. 10.4.6 Deadband, Fault, and Park
      7. 10.4.7 Example Application: Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor
    5. 10.5 LGPT0 Registers
    6. 10.6 LGPT1 Registers
    7. 10.7 LGPT2 Registers
    8. 10.8 LGPT3 Registers
  13. 11System Timer (SYSTIM)
    1. 11.1 Overview
    2. 11.2 Block Diagram
    3. 11.3 Functional Description
      1. 11.3.1 Common Channel Features
        1. 11.3.1.1 Compare Mode
        2. 11.3.1.2 Capture Mode
        3. 11.3.1.3 Additional Channel Arming Methods
      2. 11.3.2 Interrupts and Events
    4. 11.4 SYSTIM Registers
  14. 12Real Time Clock (RTC)
    1. 12.1 Introduction
    2. 12.2 Block Diagram
    3. 12.3 Interrupts and Events
      1. 12.3.1 Input Event
      2. 12.3.2 Output Event
      3. 12.3.3 Arming and Disarming Channels
    4. 12.4 Capture and Compare Configuration
      1. 12.4.1 Capture
      2. 12.4.2 Compare
    5. 12.5 RTC Registers
  15. 13Low Power Comparator and SYS0
    1. 13.1 Introduction
    2. 13.2 Block Diagram
    3. 13.3 Functional Description
      1. 13.3.1 Input Selection
      2. 13.3.2 Voltage Divider
      3. 13.3.3 Hysteresis
      4. 13.3.4 Wake-Up
    4. 13.4 SYS0 Registers
  16. 14Battery Monitor, Temperature Sensor, and DCDC Controller (PMUD)
    1. 14.1 Introduction
    2. 14.2 Functional Description
      1. 14.2.1 BATMON
      2. 14.2.2 DCDC
    3. 14.3 PMUD Registers
  17. 15Micro Direct Memory Access (µDMA)
    1. 15.1 Introduction
    2. 15.2 Block Diagram
    3. 15.3 Functional Description
      1. 15.3.1  Channel Assignments
      2. 15.3.2  Priority
      3. 15.3.3  Arbitration Size
      4. 15.3.4  Request Types
        1. 15.3.4.1 Single Request
        2. 15.3.4.2 Burst Request
      5. 15.3.5  Channel Configuration
      6. 15.3.6  Transfer Modes
        1. 15.3.6.1 Stop Mode
        2. 15.3.6.2 Basic Mode
        3. 15.3.6.3 Auto Mode
        4. 15.3.6.4 Ping-Pong Mode
        5. 15.3.6.5 Memory Scatter-Gather Mode
        6. 15.3.6.6 Peripheral Scatter-Gather Mode
      7. 15.3.7  Transfer Size and Increments
      8. 15.3.8  Peripheral Interface
      9. 15.3.9  Software Request
      10. 15.3.10 Interrupts and Errors
      11. 15.3.11 Initialization and Configuration
        1. 15.3.11.1 Module Initialization
        2. 15.3.11.2 Configuring a Memory-to-Memory Transfer
        3. 15.3.11.3 Configure the Channel Attributes
        4. 15.3.11.4 Configure the Channel Control Structure
        5. 15.3.11.5 Start the Transfer
        6. 15.3.11.6 Software Considerations
    4. 15.4 DMA Registers
  18. 16Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
    1. 16.1 Introduction
      1. 16.1.1 AES Performance
    2. 16.2 Functional Description
      1. 16.2.1 Reset Considerations
      2. 16.2.2 Interrupt and Event Support
        1. 16.2.2.1 Interrupt Events and Requests
        2. 16.2.2.2 Connection to Event Fabric
      3. 16.2.3 µDMA
        1. 16.2.3.1 µDMA Example
    3. 16.3 Encryption and Decryption Configuration
      1. 16.3.1  CBC-MAC (Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code)
      2. 16.3.2  CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) Encryption
      3. 16.3.3  CBC Decryption
      4. 16.3.4  CTR (Counter) Encryption/Decryption
      5. 16.3.5  ECB (Electronic Code Book) Encryption
      6. 16.3.6  ECB Decryption
      7. 16.3.7  CFB (Cipher Feedback) Encryption
      8. 16.3.8  CFB Decryption
      9. 16.3.9  OFB (Open Feedback) Encryption
      10. 16.3.10 OFB Decryption
      11. 16.3.11 PCBC (Propagating Cipher Block Chaining) Encryption
      12. 16.3.12 PCBC Decryption
      13. 16.3.13 CTR-DRBG (Counter-Deterministic Random Bit Generator)
      14. 16.3.14 CCM
    4. 16.4 AES Registers
  19. 17Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
    1. 17.1 Overview
    2. 17.2 Block Diagram
    3. 17.3 Functional Description
      1. 17.3.1  ADC Core
      2. 17.3.2  Voltage Reference Options
      3. 17.3.3  Resolution Modes
      4. 17.3.4  ADC Clocking
      5. 17.3.5  Power-Down Behavior
      6. 17.3.6  Sampling Trigger Sources and Sampling Modes
        1. 17.3.6.1 AUTO Sampling Mode
        2. 17.3.6.2 MANUAL Sampling Mode
      7. 17.3.7  Sampling Period
      8. 17.3.8  Conversion Modes
      9. 17.3.9  ADC Data Format
      10. 17.3.10 Status Register
      11. 17.3.11 ADC Events
        1. 17.3.11.1 CPU Interrupt Event Publisher (INT_EVENT0)
        2. 17.3.11.2 Generic Event Publisher (INT_EVENT1)
        3. 17.3.11.3 DMA Trigger Event Publisher (INT_EVENT2)
        4. 17.3.11.4 Generic Event Subscriber
    4. 17.4 Advanced Features
      1. 17.4.1 Window Comparator
      2. 17.4.2 DMA and FIFO Operation
        1. 17.4.2.1 DMA/CPU Operation in Non-FIFO Mode (FIFOEN=0)
        2. 17.4.2.2 DMA/CPU Operation in FIFO Mode (FIFOEN=1)
        3. 17.4.2.3 DMA/CPU Operation Summary Matrix
      3. 17.4.3 Ad-Hoc Single Conversion
    5. 17.5 ADC Registers
  20. 18I/O Controller (IOC)
    1. 18.1  Introduction
    2. 18.2  Block Diagram
    3. 18.3  I/O Mapping and Configuration
      1. 18.3.1 Basic I/O Mapping
      2. 18.3.2 Radio GPO
      3. 18.3.3 Pin Mapping
      4. 18.3.4 DTB Muxing
    4. 18.4  Edge Detection
    5. 18.5  GPIO
    6. 18.6  I/O Pins
    7. 18.7  Unused Pins
    8. 18.8  Debug Configuration
    9. 18.9  IOC Registers
    10. 18.10 GPIO Registers
  21. 19Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
    1. 19.1 Introduction
    2. 19.2 Block Diagram
    3. 19.3 Functional Description
      1. 19.3.1 Transmit and Receive Logic
      2. 19.3.2 Baud Rate Generation
      3. 19.3.3 FIFO Operation
        1. 19.3.3.1 FIFO Remapping
      4. 19.3.4 Data Transmission
      5. 19.3.5 Flow Control
      6. 19.3.6 IrDA Encoding and Decoding
      7. 19.3.7 Interrupts
      8. 19.3.8 Loopback Operation
    4. 19.4 Interface to µDMA
    5. 19.5 Initialization and Configuration
    6. 19.6 UART Registers
  22. 20Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
    1. 20.1 Overview
      1. 20.1.1 Features
      2. 20.1.2 Block Diagram
    2. 20.2 Signal Description
    3. 20.3 Functional Description
      1. 20.3.1  Clock Control
      2. 20.3.2  FIFO Operation
        1. 20.3.2.1 Transmit FIFO
        2. 20.3.2.2 Repeated Transmit Operation
        3. 20.3.2.3 Receive FIFO
        4. 20.3.2.4 FIFO Flush
      3. 20.3.3  Interrupts
      4. 20.3.4  Data Format
      5. 20.3.5  Delayed Data Sampling
      6. 20.3.6  Chip Select Control
      7. 20.3.7  Command Data Control
      8. 20.3.8  Protocol Descriptions
        1. 20.3.8.1 Motorola SPI Frame Format
        2. 20.3.8.2 Texas Instruments Synchronous Serial Frame Format
        3. 20.3.8.3 MICROWIRE Frame Format
      9. 20.3.9  CRC Configuration
      10. 20.3.10 Auto CRC Functionality
      11. 20.3.11 Auto Header Functionality
      12. 20.3.12 SPI Status
      13. 20.3.13 Debug Halt
    4. 20.4 µDMA Operation
    5. 20.5 Initialization and Configuration
    6. 20.6 SPI Registers
  23. 21Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
    1. 21.1 Introduction
    2. 21.2 Block Diagram
    3. 21.3 Functional Description
      1. 21.3.1 Functional Overview
        1. 21.3.1.1 Start and Stop Conditions
        2. 21.3.1.2 Data Format with 7-Bit Address
        3. 21.3.1.3 Data Validity
        4. 21.3.1.4 Acknowledge
        5. 21.3.1.5 Arbitration
      2. 21.3.2 Available Speed Modes
      3. 21.3.3 Interrupts
        1. 21.3.3.1 I2C Controller Interrupts
        2. 21.3.3.2 I2C Target Interrupts
      4. 21.3.4 Loopback Operation
      5. 21.3.5 Command Sequence Flow Charts
        1. 21.3.5.1 I2C Controller Command Sequences
        2. 21.3.5.2 I2C Target Command Sequences
    4. 21.4 Initialization and Configuration
    5. 21.5 I2C Registers
  24. 22Radio
    1. 22.1 Introduction
    2. 22.2 Block Diagram
    3. 22.3 Overview
      1. 22.3.1 Radio Sub-Domains
      2. 22.3.2 Radio RAMs
      3. 22.3.3 Doorbell (DBELL)
        1. 22.3.3.1 Interrupts
        2. 22.3.3.2 GPIO Control
        3. 22.3.3.3 SYSTIM Interface
    4. 22.4 Radio Usage Model
      1. 22.4.1 CRC and Whitening
    5. 22.5 LRFDDBELL Registers
    6. 22.6 LRFDRXF Registers
    7. 22.7 LRFDTXF Registers
  25. 23Revision History

22.4.1 CRC and Whitening

Many proprietary radio systems require a specific CRC or whitening algorithm. This is done through the static configuration which can be exported from SmartRF™ Studio. The registers and fields in the following description can only be manipulated with SmartRF Studio. However to be able to configure the relevant registers correctly a detailed explanation of the implementation is included here for reference. The CRC and whitening are done using the Packet Handling Accelerator (PHA). The PHA is implemented as linear-feedback shift registers (LFSRs) with programmable polynomials.

LFSR sub-engine

CC23xx LFSR Logic Figure 22-2 LFSR Logic

There are 2 LSFR cores, numbered 0 and 1. In the description below, the value k is used to identify the core. Each LSFR core consists of two 32-bit registers: One is the 32-bit polynomial POLYk[31:0], identified as p0–p31 in Figure 22-2; POLYk[n] corresponds to pn. The other is the 32-bit value register LFSRkVAL[31:0], identified as d0–d31 in Figure 22-2; LFSRkVAL[n] corresponds to dn.

The LFSR0 core can be in CRC mode or whitener mode. LFSR1 can only be in CRC mode. The mode of LFSR0 is selected through the PHACFG MODE0 bit.

An LFSR core is assumed to be operated in a bit-serial way. For each new bit, the shift register d0–d31 is clocked once as shown in the block diagram above. In CRC mode, the crc_input line corresponds to the bit that is entered, while output is ignored so that w_input is don’t-care. In whitener mode, w_input corresponds to the bit that is entered, while crc_input is always 0. The polynomial register p0–p31 defines where there are taps in the shift register. A C equivalent of the operation is given below:

LFSR pseudocode


int j, fb;

fb = crc_input ^ LFSRVAL[31];                           /* feedback */ 

for (j = 31; j >= 1; j--)
{
    LFSRVAL[j] = LFSRVAL[j-1] ^ (fb & POLY[j]);    /* LFSRVAL[j-1] XOR (fb AND POLY[j]) */
}
            
LFSRVAL[0] = fb & POLY[0];                          /* fb AND POLY[0] */
            
output = w_input ^ fb;                                  /* w_input XOR fb */

Combination of two LFSRs

Two LFSRs can be run in parallel or in a chain. This is configured through the bits PHACFG[0:1] MODE1 bit field. If MODE1[1:0] is 00, the operation of LFSR 0 and LFSR 1 shall be independent.

If MODE1[1:0] is 01, the output of LFSR0 shall be input to LFSR1 in addition to the output register, and LFSR1 shall be clocked whenever a bit is output from LFSR0. This mode is only allowed when LFSR0 is in whitener mode.

If MODE1[1:0] is 10, the input to LFSR0 shall also be input to LFSR1, and the both these LFSR cores shall be clocked whenever a bit is input to LFSR0. This mode is allowed regardless of the mode of LFSR0.

CRC and whitening usage scenarios

This section describes how the PHA can be configured to implement certain common CRC and whitening schemes.

CRC

The PHA can support any CRC up to 32 bits. A 32-bit CRC polynomial can be described by the polynomial x32 + a31x31 + … + a1x1 + 1, where all an are 0 or 1. To represent this, each POLYk[n] bit in the register POLYk are set to an, and POLYk [0] is set to 1. For a polynomial of order m, described by xm + am−1xm−1 + … + a1x1 + 1, POLYk[32−m+n] are set to an, for all n=1..m−1, POLYk[32−m] are set to 1, and POLYk[31−m:0] are set to all zeros.

Together with the polynomial the start state of the LFSR also needs to be defined. This is done through RCL, see SDK documentation for details. Bit ordering through the CRC calculation is also handled by the radio firmware, and is controlled through the RCL.

Some CRCs used in different systems

System Bit ordering CRC POLYk[31:0] Initialization of LFSRk[31:0]
msb first

CRC-8-ATM

x8 + x2 + x + 1

 0x0700 0000 0xFF00 0000
CC2500, CC2510 msb first

CRC-16

x16 + x15 + x2 + 1

 0x8005 0000 0xFFFF 0000

IEEE 802.15.4,

OQPSK 2.4GHz

 lsb first

CRC-16-CCITT

x16 + x12 + x5 + 1

 0x1021 0000 0x0000 0000
BLE lsb first

CRC-24-BLE

x24 + x10 + x9 + x6 + x4 + x3 + x + 1

 0x0006 5B00

0x5555 5500

(on advertising channels)

CRC-32-IEEE 802.3

x32 + x26 + x23 + x22 + x16 + x12 + x11 + x10 + x8 + x7 + x5 + x4 + x2 + x + 1

 0x04C1 1DB7

0xFFFF FFFF

(for example)

Whitening

Each LFSR can be used to generate pseudo-random bit sequences, LFSR0 which supports whitener mode can collect the output in a vector. The LFSR supports generator polynomials up to order 32. A 32-bit generator polynomial can be described by the equation x32 + a31x31 + … + a1x1 + 1, where all an are 0 or 1. To represent this, each POLYk[n] bit in the register POLYk is set to an, and POLYk[0] is be set to 1. For a polynomial of order m, described by xm + am−1xm−1 + … + a1x1 + 1, POLYk [32−m+n] are set to an, for all n=1..m−1, POLYk[32−m] are set to 1, and POLYk[32−m:0] are set to all zeros.

In whitener mode, the output of the shift register is XORed with the input bit sequence.

The LFSRs use a Galois structure. Many whitening specifications assume a Fibonacci structure. These are equivalent, but the initialization value for the shift registers must be different to get the same start point of the sequence. The whitener initialization state is handled by the radio firmware, see the SDK documentation for details.

Whitener examples

In Bluetooth Low Energy, a whitener with polynomial x7 + x4 + 1 is specified. The whitener is specified with a Galois structure and with an initialization as follows:

Position 0 is set to one.

Positions 1 to 6 are set to the channel index of the channel used when transmitting or receiving, from the most significant bit in position 1 to the least significant bit in position 6.

This whitening scheme can be obtained by setting POLYk to 0x22000000 and initializing the register by writing the channel index OR’ed by 0x40 into LFSRkBR.

In TI’s 2.4 GHz products CC2500, CC2510, CC2511, the whitener has a polynomial of x9 + x4 + 1. The whitener is specified with a Fibonacci structure that is initialized with all ones. To obtain the legacy TI whitening, the PHAPOLYk register is set to 0x08800000. Initialization of the register is done by setting LFSRk to 0xF8000000, as this is equivalent to the all ones initialization with the structure used in CC25xx.