Chapter 28
Flash Memory Controller (FMC)
28.1 Introduction
NOTE
For the chip-specific implementation details of this module's
instances, see the chip configuration information.
The Flash Memory Controller (FMC) is a memory acceleration unit that provides:
• an interface between the device and the nonvolatile memory.
• buffers that can accelerate flash memory transfers.
28.1.1 Overview
The Flash Memory Controller manages the interface between the device and the flash
memory. The FMC receives status information detailing the configuration of the memory
and uses this information to ensure a proper interface. The following table shows the
supported read/write operations.
Flash memory type
Read
Write
Program flash memory
8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit reads
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1. A write operation to program flash memory results in a bus error.
In addition, for bank 0 and bank 1, the FMC provides three separate mechanisms for
accelerating the interface between the device and the flash memory. A 64-bit speculation
buffer can prefetch the next 64-bit flash memory location, and both a 4-way, 8-set cache
and a single-entry 64-bit buffer can store previously accessed flash memory data for
quick access times.
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