The DACx3701-Q1 implement a cyclic
redundancy check (CRC) feature for the device NVM to make sure that the data stored in the
device NVM is uncorrupted. There are two types of CRC alarm bits implemented in DACx3701-Q1:
- NVM_CRC_ALARM_USER
- NVM_CRC_ALARM_INTERNAL
The NVM_CRC_ALARM_USER bit indicates the status of user-programmable NVM bits, and the
NVM_CRC_ALARM_INTERNAL bit indicates the status of internal NVM bits The CRC feature is
implemented by storing a 10-Bit CRC (CRC-10-ATM) 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_ALARM_USER and NVM_CRC_ALARM_INTERNAL address D0h) report any errors after the data
are read from the device NVM.