General-purpose I/Os (GPIO)
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8.3.3
I/O port control registers
Each of the GPIOs has four 32-bit memory-mapped control registers (GPIOx_MODER,
GPIOx_OTYPER, GPIOx_OSPEEDR, GPIOx_PUPDR) to configure up to 16 I/Os.
The GPIOx_MODER register is used to select the I/O direction (input, output, AF, analog).
The GPIOx_OTYPER and GPIOx_OSPEEDR registers are used to select the output type
(push-pull or open-drain) and speed (the I/O speed pins are directly connected to the
corresponding GPIOx_OSPEEDR register bits whatever the I/O direction). The
GPIOx_PUPDR register is used to select the pull-up/pull-down whatever the I/O direction.
8.3.4
I/O port data registers
Each GPIO has two 16-bit memory-mapped data registers: input and output data registers
(GPIOx_IDR and GPIOx_ODR). GPIOx_ODR stores the data to be output, it is read/write
accessible. The data input through the I/O are stored into the input data register
(GPIOx_IDR), a read-only register.
See
Section 8.4.5: GPIO port input data register (GPIOx_IDR) (x = A..I/J/K)
and
Section 8.4.6: GPIO port output data register (GPIOx_ODR) (x = A..I/J/K)
for the register
descriptions.
8.3.5
I/O data bitwise handling
The bit set reset register (GPIOx_BSRR) is a 32-bit register which allows the application to
set and reset each individual bit in the output data register (GPIOx_ODR). The bit set reset
register has twice the size of GPIOx_ODR.
To each bit in GPIOx_ODR, correspond two control bits in GPIOx_BSRR: BSRR(i) and
BSRR(i+SIZE). When written to 1, bit BSRR(i) sets the corresponding ODR(i) bit. When
written to 1, bit BSRR(i+SIZE) resets the ODR(i) corresponding bit.
Writing any bit to 0 in GPIOx_BSRR does not have any effect on the corresponding bit in
GPIOx_ODR. If there is an attempt to both set and reset a bit in GPIOx_BSRR, the set
action takes priority.
Using the GPIOx_BSRR register to change the values of individual bits in GPIOx_ODR is a
“one-shot” effect that does not lock the GPIOx_ODR bits. The GPIOx_ODR bits can always
be accessed directly. The GPIOx_BSRR register provides a way of performing atomic
bitwise handling.
There is no need for the software to disable interrupts when programming the GPIOx_ODR
at bit level: it is possible to modify one or more bits in a single atomic AHB1 write access.
8.3.6 GPIO
locking
mechanism
It is possible to freeze the GPIO control registers by applying a specific write sequence to
the GPIOx_LCKR register. The frozen registers are GPIOx_MODER, GPIOx_OTYPER,
GPIOx_OSPEEDR, GPIOx_PUPDR, GPIOx_AFRL and GPIOx_AFRH.
To write the GPIOx_LCKR register, a specific write / read sequence has to be applied. When
the right LOCK sequence is applied to bit 16 in this register, the value of LCKR[15:0] is used
to lock the configuration of the I/Os (during the write sequence the LCKR[15:0] value must
be the same). When the LOCK sequence has been applied to a port bit, the value of the port
bit can no longer be modified until the next MCU or peripheral reset. Each GPIOx_LCKR bit
