1.12 SDMMC Driver Asynchronous - SDMMC Read Write

This example application shows how to use the SDMMC driver in asynchronous mode to perform block operations on the SD Card Media.

Description

  • This example uses the SDMMC driver in asynchronous mode in both Bare-Metal and RTOS environment to perform Block Erase/Write/Read operations on SD-Card.
  • This application writes 60KB (61440 bytes) of data starting at the SD Card memory location 0x2000.
  • It then reads and verifies the written data.

Downloading and Building the Application

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/driver/sdmmc/async/sdmmc_read_write/firmware.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project NameDescription
sama5d29_curiosity.XMPLABX project for SAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board
sama5d29_curiosity_freertos.XMPLABX project for SAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board

Setting Up AT91Bootstrap loader

To load the application binary onto the target device, we need to use at91bootstrap loader. Refer to the at91bootstrap loader documentation for details on how to configure, build and run bootstrap loader project and use it to bootstrap the application binaries.

Setting Up the Hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project NameDescription
sama5d29_curiosity.XSAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board
sama5d29_curiosity_freertos.XSAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board

Setting Up SAMA5D29 Curiosity Development Board

ADDTIONAL HARDWARE REQUIRED
  • SD Card with FAT32 file system
SETTING UP THE BOARD
  • Insert SD Card in µSD BOOT (J6) slot. SDMMC0 is configured for testing in application
  • Connect the USB_A port on board to the computer using a USB-C type cable.

Running the Application

  1. Build the application using its IDE
  2. The LED is turned ON when the read data from the SD Card matches with the written data
    Note: This demo application performs a raw read-write operation on the SD card. This causes the partition information to be overwritten causing the SD card file system to be corrupted. Hence resetting the board will not re-run the application demo (Board will fail to boot since it cannot find a valid partition). To repeat the demo we need to reformat SD card and prepare it as defined by the hardware setup.
Refer to the following table for LED name:
BoardLED Name
SAMA5D29 Curiosity Development BoardRGB_LED (Green)