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RM0090 CRC calculation unit
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4 CRC calculation unit
This section applies to the whole STM32F4xx family, unless otherwise specified.
4.1 CRC introduction
The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) calculation unit is used to get a CRC code from a 32-bit
data word and a fixed generator polynomial.
Among other applications, CRC-based techniques are used to verify data transmission or
storage integrity. In the scope of the EN/IEC 60335-1 standard, they offer a means of
verifying the Flash memory integrity. The CRC calculation unit helps compute a signature of
the software during runtime, to be compared with a reference signature generated at link-
time and stored at a given memory location.
4.2 CRC main features
• Uses CRC-32 (Ethernet) polynomial: 0x4C11DB7
–X
32
+ X
26
+ X
23
+ X
22
+ X
16
+ X
12
+ X
11
+ X
10
+X
8
+ X
7
+ X
5
+ X
4
+ X
2
+ X + 1
• Single input/output 32-bit data register
• CRC computation done in 4 AHB clock cycles (HCLK)
• General-purpose 8-bit register (can be used for temporary storage)
The block diagram is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. CRC calculation unit block diagram
AHB bus
32-bit (read access)
Data register (output)
CRC computation (polynomial: 0x4C11DB7)
32-bit (write access)
Data register (input)
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