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FIFO flush
The FIFO can be flushed when the stream is disabled by resetting the EN bit in the
DMA_SxCR register and when the stream is configured to manage peripheral-to-memory or
memory-to-memory transfers: If some data are still present in the FIFO when the stream is
disabled, the DMA controller continues transferring the remaining data to the destination
(even though stream is effectively disabled). When this flush is completed, the transfer
complete status bit (TCIFx) in the DMA_LISR or DMA_HISR register is set.
The remaining data counter DMA_SxNDTR keeps the value in this case to indicate how
many data items are currently available in the destination memory.
Note that during the FIFO flush operation, if the number of remaining data items in the FIFO
to be transferred to memory (in bytes) is less than the memory data width (for example 2
bytes in FIFO while MSIZE is configured to word), data will be sent with the data width set in
the MSIZE bit in the DMA_SxCR register. This means that memory will be written with an
undesired value. The software may read the DMA_SxNDTR register to determine the
memory area that contains the good data (start address and last address).
If the number of remaining data items in the FIFO is lower than a burst size (if the MBURST
bits in DMA_SxCR register are set to configure the stream to manage burst on the AHB
memory port), single transactions will be generated to complete the FIFO flush.
Direct mode
By default, the FIFO operates in direct mode (DMDIS bit in the DMA_SxFCR is reset) and
the FIFO threshold level is not used. This mode is useful when the system requires an
immediate and single transfer to or from the memory after each DMA request.
When the DMA is configured in direct mode (FIFO disabled), to transfer data in memory-to-
peripheral mode, the DMA preloads one data from the memory to the internal FIFO to
ensure an immediate data transfer as soon as a DMA request is triggered by a peripheral.
To avoid saturating the FIFO, it is recommended to configure the corresponding stream with
a high priority.
This mode is restricted to transfers where:
•
The source and destination transfer widths are equal and both defined by the
PSIZE[1:0] bits in DMA_SxCR (MSIZE[1:0] bits are don’t care)
•
Burst transfers are not possible (PBURST[1:0] and MBURST[1:0] bits in DMA_SxCR
are don’t care)
Direct mode must not be used when implementing memory-to-memory transfers.
10.3.13 DMA
transfer
completion
Different events can generate an end of transfer by setting the TCIFx bit in the DMA_LISR
or DMA_HISR status register:
•
In DMA flow controller mode:
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The DMA_SxNDTR counter has reached zero in the memory-to-peripheral mode
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The stream is disabled before the end of transfer (by clearing the EN bit in the
DMA_SxCR register) and (when transfers are peripheral-to-memory or memory-
