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  • EEPROM Emulation for Generation 3 C2000 Real-Time Controllers

    • SPRADE8A November   2023  – April 2024 F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1 , TMS320F28P650DH , TMS320F28P650DK , TMS320F28P650SH , TMS320F28P650SK , TMS320F28P659DH-Q1 , TMS320F28P659DK-Q1 , TMS320F28P659SH-Q1

       

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  • EEPROM Emulation for Generation 3 C2000 Real-Time Controllers
  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Difference Between EEPROM and On-Chip Flash
  6. 3 Overview
    1. 3.1 Basic Concept
    2. 3.2 Single-Unit Method
    3. 3.3 Ping-Pong Method
    4. 3.4 Creating EEPROM Sections (Pages) and Page Identification
  7. 4 Software Description
    1. 4.1 Software Functionality and Flow
  8. 5 Ping-Pong Emulation
    1. 5.1 User-Configuration
      1. 5.1.1 EEPROM_PingPong_Config.h
      2. 5.1.2 F28P65x_EEPROM_PingPong.c
    2. 5.2 EEPROM Functions
      1. 5.2.1  EEPROM_Config_Check
      2. 5.2.2  Configure_Protection_Masks
      3. 5.2.3  EEPROM_Write
      4. 5.2.4  EEPROM_Read
      5. 5.2.5  EEPROM_Erase
        1. 5.2.5.1 Erase_Bank
      6. 5.2.6  EEPROM_GetValidBank
      7. 5.2.7  EEPROM_UpdateBankStatus
      8. 5.2.8  EEPROM_UpdatePageStatus
      9. 5.2.9  EEPROM_UpdatePageData
      10. 5.2.10 EEPROM_Get_64_Bit_Data_Address
      11. 5.2.11 EEPROM_Program_64_Bits
      12. 5.2.12 EEPROM_CheckStatus
      13. 5.2.13 ClearFSMStatus
    3. 5.3 Testing Example
  9. 6 Single-Unit Emulation
    1. 6.1 User-Configuration
      1. 6.1.1 EEPROM_Config.h
      2. 6.1.2 F28P65x_EEPROM.c
    2. 6.2 EEPROM Functions
      1. 6.2.1  EEPROM_Config_Check
      2. 6.2.2  Configure_Protection_Masks
      3. 6.2.3  EEPROM_Write
      4. 6.2.4  EEPROM_Read
      5. 6.2.5  EEPROM_Erase
      6. 6.2.6  EEPROM_GetValidBank
      7. 6.2.7  EEPROM_Get_64_Bit_Data_Address
      8. 6.2.8  EEPROM_UpdateBankStatus
      9. 6.2.9  EEPROM_UpdatePageStatus
      10. 6.2.10 EEPROM_UpdatePageData
      11. 6.2.11 EEPROM_Get_64_Bit_Data_Address
      12. 6.2.12 EEPROM_Program_64_Bits
      13. 6.2.13 EEPROM_CheckStatus
      14. 6.2.14 ClearFSMStatus
    3. 6.3 Testing Example
  10. 7 Application Integration
  11. 8 Adapting to Other Gen 3 C2000 MCUs
  12. 9 Flash API
    1. 9.1 Flash API Checklist
      1. 9.1.1 Flash API Do's and Do Not's
  13. 10Source File Listing
  14. 11Troubleshooting
    1. 11.1 General
  15. 12Conclusion
  16. 13References
  17. 14Revision History
  18. IMPORTANT NOTICE
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Application Note

EEPROM Emulation for Generation 3 C2000 Real-Time Controllers

Abstract

Many applications require storing small quantities of system related data (calibration values, device configuration) in non-volatile memory so that it can be used or modified and reused even after power cycling the system. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, or EEPROM, is primarily used for this purpose. EEPROMs have the ability to erase and write individual bytes of memory many times over and the programmed locations retain the data over a long period even when the system is powered down. This application report and the associated code help to define a sector(s) of on-chip Flash memory as the emulated EEPROM and is transparently used by the application program for writing, reading, and modifying the data.

Project collateral and source code discussed in this application report can be found in C2000Ware v5.02.00.00 (or higher) at the following path(s): C2000Ware_5_02_00_00/driverlib/f28p65x/examples/c28x/flash/ , C2000Ware_5_02_00_00/driverlib/f28003x/examples/flash/

Trademarks

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1 Introduction

Generation 3 C2000 MCUs come with different configurations of Flash memory that is arranged in multiple sectors. Unfortunately, the technology used for the on-chip Flash memory does not allow adding a traditional EEPROM on the chip. Some designers use an external EEPROM part for such non-volatile storage. The good news is that Flash memory is a specific type of EEPROM and all Generation 3 C2000 MCUs have in-circuit programming ability for the Flash memory. This application report makes use of this facility and allows using sectors of on-chip Flash as EEPROM by emulating the EEPROM functionality within the limitations of the Flash memory. Note that at least one Flash sector is entirely used as an emulated EEPROM; therefore, it is not available for the application code.

Note: Generation 3 C2000 MCUs include: TMS320F2837x, TMS320F2838x, TMS320F28004x, TMS320F28002x, TMS320F28003x, TMS320F280013x, TMS320F280015x, TMS320F28P65x.

 
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