Direct memory access controller (DMA) RM0440
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Note: The two last steps of the channel configuration procedure may be merged into a single
access to the DMA_CCRx register, to configure and enable the channel.
Channel state and disabling a channel
A channel x in active state is an enabled channel (read DMA_CCRx.EN = 1). An active
channel x is a channel that must have been enabled by the software (DMA_CCRx.EN set
to 1) and afterwards with no occurred transfer error (DMA_ISR.TEIFx = 0). In case there is a
transfer error, the channel is automatically disabled by hardware (DMA_CCRx.EN = 0).
The three following use cases may happen:
• Suspend and resume a channel
This corresponds to the two following actions:
– An active channel is disabled by software (writing DMA_CCRx.EN = 0 whereas
DMA_CCRx.EN = 1).
– The software enables the channel again (DMA_CCRx.EN set to 1) without
reconfiguring the other channel registers (such as DMA_CNDTRx, DMA_CPARx
and DMA_CMARx).
This case is not supported by the DMA hardware, that does not guarantee that the
remaining data transfers are performed correctly.
• Stop and abort a channel
If the application does not need any more the channel, this active channel can be
disabled by software. The channel is stopped and aborted but the DMA_CNDTRx
register content may not correctly reflect the remaining data transfers versus the
aborted source and destination buffer/register.
• Abort and restart a channel
This corresponds to the software sequence: disable an active channel, then
reconfigure the channel and enable it again.
This is supported by the hardware if the following conditions are met:
– The application guarantees that, when the software is disabling the channel, a
DMA data transfer is not occurring at the same time over its master port. For
example, the application can first disable the peripheral in DMA mode, in order to
ensure that there is no pending hardware DMA request from this peripheral.
– The software must operate separated write accesses to the same DMA_CCRx
register: First disable the channel. Second reconfigure the channel for a next block
transfer including the DMA_CCRx if a configuration change is needed. There are
read-only DMA_CCRx register fields when DMA_CCRx.EN=1. Finally enable
again the channel.
When a channel transfer error occurs, the EN bit of the DMA_CCRx register is cleared by
hardware. This EN bit can not be set again by software to re-activate the channel x, until the
TEIFx bit of the DMA_ISR register is set.
Circular mode (in memory-to-peripheral/peripheral-to-memory transfers)
The circular mode is available to handle circular buffers and continuous data flows (such as
ADC scan mode). This feature is enabled using the CIRC bit in the DMA_CCRx register.
Note: The circular mode must not be used in memory-to-memory mode. Before enabling a
channel in circular mode (CIRC = 1), the software must clear the MEM2MEM bit of the
DMA_CCRx register. When the circular mode is activated, the amount of data to transfer is
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