25.5.2.1 Initialization

DMAC Initialization

Before DMAC is enabled, it must be configured as defined below:

  • The SRAM address of where the descriptor memory section is located must be written to the Description Base Address (BASEADDR) register.
  • The SRAM address of where the write-back section should be located must be written to the Write-Back Memory Base Address (WRBADDR) register.
  • Priority level x of the arbiter can be enabled by setting the Priority Level x Enable bit in the Control register (CTRL.LVLENx=1)

DMA Channel Initialization

Before a DMA channel is enabled, the DMA channel and the corresponding first transfer descriptor must be configured, as defined below:

  • DMA Channel Configuration:
    • The channel number of the DMA channel to configure must be written to the Channel Control A (CHCTRLA) register.
    • Trigger action must be selected by writing the Trigger Action bit field in the Channel Control A (CHCTRLA.TRIGACT) register.
    • Trigger source must be selected by writing the Trigger Source bit field in the Channel Control A (CHCTRLA.TRIGSRC) register.
  • Transfer Descriptor
    • The size of each access of the data transfer bus must be selected by writing the Beat Size bit group in the Block Transfer Control (BTCTRL.BEATSIZE) register.
    • The transfer descriptor must be made valid by writing a one to the Valid bit in the Block Transfer Control (BTCTRL.VALID) register.
    • Number of beats in the block transfer must be selected by writing the Block Transfer Count (BTCNT) register.
    • Source address for the block transfer must be selected by writing the Block Transfer Source Address (SRCADDR) register.
    • Destination address for the block transfer must be selected by writing the Block Transfer Destination Address (DSTADDR) register.

CRC Calculation

If CRC calculation is needed, the CRC engine must be configured before it is enabled, as described below:

  • The CRC input source must selected by writing the CRC Input Source bit group in the CRC Control (CRCCTRL.CRCSRC) register.
  • The type of CRC calculation must be selected by writing the CRC Polynomial Type bit group in the CRC Control (CRCCTRL.CRCPOLY) register.
  • If I/O is selected as input source, the beat size must be selected by writing the CRC Beat Size bit group in the CRC Control (CRCCTRL.CRCBEATSIZE) register.

Register Properties

The following DMAC registers are enable-protected, that is, they can only be written when the DMAC is disabled (CTRL.DMAENABLE=0):

  • The Descriptor Base Memory Address (BASEADDR) register
  • The Write-Back Memory Base Address (WRBADDR) register

The following DMAC bit is enable-protected, that is, it can only be written when the DMAC and CRC are disabled (CTRL.DMAENABLE=0 and CRCCTRL.CRCSRC=0):

  • The Software Reset bit in the Control (CTRL.SWRST) register

The following DMA channel bit is enable-protected, meaning that it can only be written when the corresponding DMA channel is disabled:

  • The Channel Software Reset bit in the Channel Control A (CHCTRLA.SWRST) register

The following CRC registers are enable-protected, that is, they can only be written when the CRC is disabled (CRCCTRL.CRCSRC=0):

  • The CRC Control (CRCCTRL) register
  • CRC Checksum (CRCCHKSUM) register

Enable-protection is denoted by the ‘Enable-Protected’ property in the register description.