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KL26 flash memory program and erase question

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kriske
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[Q1] : KL26 Sub-Family Reference Manual page  27.4.9 Margin Read Commands

What are the difference between 'normal, 'user' and 'factory' levels?

What does the "user" and "factory" need to notice?

[Q2] :  27.4.10.5 Erase Flash Sector Command

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if I executed the erase flash sector finished, does it will automatically execute erase_verify?

— that it is FSTAT_MGSTAT0 bit will be automatically set? if erase fail.

[Q3] : 27.4.10.1 Read 1s Section Command

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If the command can only check 4 bytes is 0xffff_ffff or not, does it execute read longword command time is same as read sector?

for example FCCOB0 = 0x01, FCCOB1-3 = 0x0_0410, FCCOB4-5 = 0x01, FCCOB6 = 0x01

[Q4] : 27.33.1 CCIF at FTFA_FSTAT

If I writing a 1 to CCIF to clear CCIF flag, can I use use while(read_CCIF == 0)()  to check the CCIF flag be set or not?

Is it certain that it will be set to 1? what will happen when it execute fail?

[Q5] : 27.4.8.2 Flash commands,

Does the FCMD support erase 1 block, read 1s block command when use flash 256KB.

If what command can it need?

[Q6] : user application code in debug mode

if flash address 0x0_0000~0x0_ffff don't have boot loader code (all address is 0xFF) and when I program user application code to 0x1_000~0x1_ffff.

Does the MCU can execute the application code?

[Q7] : KDS Optimization

Can I set a void function() to specified position to a specified address? For example, in 0x0_100 – 0x0_3ff.

How I to do it?

Thanks.

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soledad
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Hello Kris,

[A1]

The user margin is a small delta to the normal read reference level and, in effect, is a minimum safety margin. If the reads pass at the tighter tolerances of the user margins, then the normal reads have at least some safety margin before users experience data loss. There are two user margin levels: user margin-1 level and user margin-0 level. User margin-1 level is the read margin to the erased state, while user margin-0 level is the read margin to the programmed state.

The following is a summary for understanding margin operation.

a) Erase Verify level is used by MCU. After erase operation MCU checks the contents using this level.

  Program Verify level is same.

b) NR(Normal level) is a threshold level which decides whether flash data is "0" or "1".

  If voltage value of flash cell is higher than NR, this bit is "1".

  If voltage value of flash cell is lower than NR, this bit is "0".

c) Margin 0 level is for checking programming operation. (for flash data = 1).

Confirming a depth of programmed flash bit cell.

  If it passed Factory Margin read 0, this means the programmed flash bit cell has

  Higher voltage (more deep).

  Margin 0 is same but it relates for Erase operation.

Attached to this mail, you can find a picture which indicate the level of margin.

The margin selection depends on customer requirement.

[A2]

Yes, when execute the erase flash sector finished, it will automatically execute erase_verify and if erase failed, FSTAT_MGSTAT0 bit will be automatically set.

[A3]

The Read 1s Section Command will check a section of program flash or data flash memory is erased to the specified read margin level.

The phrase size is 8 bytes, this command can check customer required numbers of phrase Flash memory size.

Such as, customer can verify 1 sector Flash size.

number = FTFx_PSECTOR_SIZE/DRD1SEC_ALIGN_SIZE;

/*! @brief P-Flash sector size */

#define FTFx_PSECTOR_SIZE 0x00000800U      /* 2 KB size */

/*! @brief FlexNVM read 1s section command address alignment */

#define DRD1SEC_ALIGN_SIZE FTFx_LONGWORD_SIZE

/*! @brief  Phrase size */

#define FTFx_PHRASE_SIZE                  0x0008U    /* 8 bytes */

[A4]

After you launch the flash operation command by writing 1 to CCIF, then you can use this code to wait the flash operation is completed:

FTFA_FSTAT = FTFA_FSTAT_CCIF_MASK;

while(!(FTFA_FSTAT & FTFA_FSTAT_CCIF_MASK));

Actually it is the same as your while(read_CCIF == 0)().

If your code is correct, the CCIF can be set after the flash command has completed.

About the flash execute fails, yes, if you enable the cpu interrupt or don't put the launch command operation in the RAM, the flash operation may be fail, can then the cpu will work unnormal, may be enter hardfault interrupt.

So, please put the flash commander launch operation function in the RAM, and disable the interrupt when you do flash operation.

[A5]

Of course the FCMD support erase block, read 1s block, it also support  erase flash sector command, program longword command etc.

For details, please refer to the according reference manual, chapter FTFA, Flash command description, you will get the detail command and write sequence.

Take KL25 as an example(I don't know which kinetis chip you are using):

FCMD =0X01: Read 1s Section

FCMD =0X02:Program Check

FCMD =0X03:Read Resource

FCMD =0X06:Program Longword

FCMD =0X09:Erase Flash Sector

FCMD =0X40:Read 1s All Blocks

FCMD =0X41:Read Once

FCMD =0X43:Program Once

FCMD =0X44:Erase All Blocks

FCMD =0X45:Verify Backdoor Access Key

[A6]

Please check the below application note, this may helps

http://cache.freescale.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/user_guide/KBTLDRUG.pdf

Please let me know if this helps!


Have a great day,
Sol

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