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10.3.15 Flow
controller
The entity that controls the number of data to be transferred is known as the flow controller.
This flow controller is configured independently for each stream using the PFCTRL bit in the
DMA_SxCR register.
The flow controller can be:
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The DMA controller: in this case, the number of data items to be transferred is
programmed by software into the DMA_SxNDTR register before the DMA stream is
enabled.
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The peripheral source or destination: this is the case when the number of data items to
be transferred is unknown. The peripheral indicates by hardware to the DMA controller
when the last data are being transferred. This feature is only supported for peripherals
which are able to signal the end of the transfer, that is:
–
SDIO
When the peripheral flow controller is used for a given stream, the value written into the
DMA_SxNDTR has no effect on the DMA transfer. Actually, whatever the value written, it will
be forced by hardware to 0xFFFF as soon as the stream is enabled, to respect the following
schemes:
•
Anticipated stream interruption: EN bit in DMA_SxCR register is reset to 0 by the
software to stop the stream before the last data hardware signal (single or burst) is sent
by the peripheral. In such a case, the stream is switched off and the FIFO flush is
triggered in the case of a peripheral-to-memory DMA transfer. The TCIFx flag of the
corresponding stream is set in the status register to indicate the DMA completion. To
know the number of data items transferred during the DMA transfer, read the
DMA_SxNDTR register and apply the following formula:
–
Number_of_data_transferred = 0xFFFF – DMA_SxNDTR
•
Normal stream interruption due to the reception of a last data hardware signal: the
stream is automatically interrupted when the peripheral requests the last transfer
(single or burst) and when this transfer is complete. the TCIFx flag of the corresponding
stream is set in the status register to indicate the DMA transfer completion. To know the
number of data items transferred, read the DMA_SxNDTR register and apply the same
formula as above.
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The DMA_SxNDTR register reaches 0: the TCIFx flag of the corresponding stream is
set in the status register to indicate the forced DMA transfer completion. The stream is
automatically switched off even though the last data hardware signal (single or burst)
has not been yet asserted. The already transferred data will not be lost. This means
that a maximum of 65535 data items can be managed by the DMA in a single
transaction, even in peripheral flow control mode.
Note:
When configured in memory-to-memory mode, the DMA is always the flow controller and
the PFCTRL bit is forced to 0 by hardware.
The Circular mode is forbidden in the peripheral flow controller mode.
