SPRUJC5 April 2024 TMS320F28P550SJ , TMS320F28P559SJ-Q1
Sets up data and issues program command to valid Flash or OTP memory addresses.
Fapi_StatusType Fapi_issueProgrammingCommand(
uint32 *pu32StartAddress,
uint16 *pu16DataBuffer,
uint16 u16DataBufferSizeInWords,
uint16 *pu16EccBuffer,
uint16 u16EccBufferSizeInBytes,
Fapi_FlashProgrammingCommandType oMode
)
pu32StartAddress [in] | Start address in Flash for the data and ECC to be programmed. Also, the start address should always be even. |
pu16DataBuffer [in] | Pointer to the Data buffer address. Data buffer should be 128-bit aligned. |
u16DataBufferSizeInWords [in] | Number of 16-bit words in the Data buffer |
pu16EccBuffer [in] | Pointer to the ECC buffer address |
u16EccBufferSizeInBytes [in] | Number of 8-bit bytes in the ECC buffer |
oMode [in] | Indicates the programming mode to use: Fapi_DataOnly Programs only the data buffer Fapi_AutoEccGeneration Programs the data buffer and auto generates and programs the ECC. Fapi_DataAndEcc Programs both the data and ECC buffers Fapi_EccOnly Programs only the ECC buffer |
This function sets up the programming registers of the Flash State Machine based on the supplied parameters. It offers four different programming modes to the user for use in different scenarios as mentioned in Uses of Different Programming Modes.
For allowed programming range for the function, see Table 3-1.
Programming Mode (oMode) | Arguments Used | Usage Purpose |
---|---|---|
Fapi_DataOnly | pu32StartAddress, pu16DataBuffer, u16DataBufferSizeInWords |
Used when any custom programming utility or an user application (that embed/use Flash API) has to program data and corresponding ECC separately. Data is programmed using Fapi_DataOnly mode and then the ECC is programmed using Fapi_EccOnly mode. Generally most of the programming utilities do not calculate ECC separately and instead use Fapi_AutoEccGeneration mode. However, some Safety applications may require to insert intentional ECC errors in their Flash image (which is not possible when Fapi_AutoEccGeneration mode is used) to check the health of the SECDED (Single Error Correction and Double Error Detection) module at run time. In such case, ECC is calculated separately (using the Fapi_calculateEcc() function as applicable). Application may want to insert errors in either main array data or in the ECC as needed. In such scenarios, after the error insertion, Fapi_DataOnly mode and Fapi_EccOnly modes can be used to program the data and ECC respectively. |
Fapi_AutoEccGeneration | pu32StartAddress, pu16DataBuffer, u16DataBufferSizeInWords |
Used when any custom programming utility or user application (that embed/use Flash API to program Flash at run time to store data or to do a firmware update) has to program data and ECC together without inserting any intentional errors. This is the most prominently used mode. |
Fapi_DataAndEcc | pu32StartAddress, pu16DataBuffer, u16DataBufferSizeInWords, pu16EccBuffer, u16EccBufferSizeInBytes |
Purpose of this mode is not different than that of using Fapi_DataOnly and Fapi_EccOnly modes together. However, this mode is beneficial when both the data and the calculated ECC can be programmed at the same time. |
Fapi_EccOnly | pu16EccBuffer u16EccBufferSizeInBytes |
See the usage purpose given for Fapi_DataOnly mode. |
Flash API | Main Array | DCSM OTP | ECC | Link Pointer |
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Fapi_issueProgrammingCommand() 128-bit, Fapi_AutoEccGeneration mode |
Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed (Flash API will program it as Fapi_DataOnly) |
Fapi_issueProgrammingCommand() 128-bit, Fapi_DataOnly mode |
Allowed | Allowed (Flash API will program it as Fapi_AutoEccGeneration) | Not allowed | Allowed |
Fapi_issueProgrammingCommand() 128-bit, Fapi_DataAndEcc mode |
Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed (Flash API will program it as Fapi_DataOnly) |
Fapi_issueProgrammingCommand() 128-bit, Fapi_EccOnly mode |
Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed | Not allowed |
Programming modes:
Fapi_DataOnly – This mode will only program the data portion in Flash at the address specified. It can program from 1-bit up to 8 16-bit words. However, review the restrictions provided for this function to know the limitations of flash programming data size. The supplied starting address to program at plus the data buffer length cannot cross the 128-bit aligned address boundary. Arguments 4 and 5 are ignored when using this mode.
Fapi_AutoEccGeneration – This mode will program the supplied data in Flash along with automatically generated ECC. The ECC is calculated for every 64-bit data aligned on a 64-bit memory boundary. Hence, when using this mode, all the 64 bits of the data should be programmed at the same time for a given 64-bit aligned memory address. Data not supplied is treated as all 1s (0xFFFF). Once ECC is calculated and programmed for a 64-bit data, those 64 bits can not be reprogrammed (unless the sector is erased) even if it is programming a bit from 1 to 0 in that 64-bit data, since the new ECC value will collide with the previously programmed ECC value. When using this mode, if the start address is 128-bit aligned, then either 8 or 4 16-bit words can be programmed at the same time as needed. If the start address is 64-bit aligned but not 128-bit aligned, then only 4 16-bit words can be programmed at the same time. The data restrictions for Fapi_DataOnly also exist for this option. Arguments 4 and 5 are ignored.
Here is an example:
SECTIONS
{
.text : > FLASH, ALIGN(4)
.cinit : > FLASH, ALIGN(4)
.const : > FLASH, ALIGN(4)
.init_array : > FLASH, ALIGN(4)
.switch : > FLASH, ALIGN(4)
}
If you do not align the sections in flash, you would need to track incomplete 64-bit words in a section and combine them with the words in other sections that complete the 64-bit word. This will be difficult to do. So it is recommended to align your sections on 64-bit boundaries.
Some 3rd party Flash programming tools or TI Flash programming kernel examples (C2000Ware) or any custom Flash programming solution may assume that the incoming data stream is all 128-bit aligned and may not expect that a section might start on an unaligned address. Thus it may try to program the maximum possible (128-bits) words at a time assuming that the address provided is 128-bit aligned. This can result in a failure when the address is not aligned. So, it is suggested to align all the sections (mapped to Flash) on a 128-bit boundary.
Fapi_DataAndEcc – This mode will program both the supplied data and ECC in Flash at the address specified. The data supplied must be aligned on a 64-bit memory boundary and the length of data must correlate to the supplied ECC. That means, if the data buffer length is 4 16-bit words, the ECC buffer must be 1 byte. If the data buffer length is 8 16-bit words, the ECC buffer must be 2 bytes in length. If the start address is 128-bit aligned, then either 8 or 4 16-bit words should be programmed at the same time as needed. If the start address is 64-bit aligned but not 128-bit aligned, then only 4 16-bit words should be programmed at the same time.
The LSB of pu16EccBuffer corresponds to the lower 64-bits of the main array and the MSB of pu16EccBuffer corresponds to the upper 64-bits of the main array.
The Fapi_calculateEcc() function can be used to calculate ECC for a given 64-bit aligned address and the corresponding data.
Fapi_EccOnly – This mode will only program the ECC portion in Flash ECC memory space at the address (Flash main array address should be provided for this function and not the corresponding ECC address) specified. It can program either 2 bytes (both LSB and MSB at a location in ECC memory) or 1 byte (LSB at a location in ECC memory).
The LSB of pu16EccBuffer corresponds to the lower 64-bits of the main array and the MSB of pu16EccBuffer corresponds to the upper 64-bits of the main array.
Arguments two and three are ignored when using this mode.
Also, the user application should use the Fapi_doVerify() function to verify that the Flash is programmed correctly.
This function does not wait until the program operation is over; it just issues the command and returns back. Hence, the user application must wait for the Flash Wrapper to complete the program operation before returning to any kind of Flash accesses. The Fapi_checkFsmForReady() function should be used to monitor the status of an issued command.
for TMS320F28P55x.
See the flash programming example provided in C2000Ware at “C2000Ware_.....\driverlib\f28p55x\examples\flash\flashapi_128bit_programming.c” for TMS320F28P55x.
See the flash programming example provided in C2000Ware at “C2000Ware_.....\driverlib\f28p55x\examples\flash\flashapi_512bit_programming.c” for TMS320F28P55x.