Digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
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Note:
TSELx[2:0] bit cannot be changed when the ENx bit is set.
When software trigger is selected, the transfer from the DAC_DHRx register to the
DAC_DORx register takes only one APB1 clock cycle.
14.3.7 DMA
request
Each DAC channel has a DMA capability. Two DMA channels are used to service DAC
channel DMA requests.
A DAC DMA request is generated when an external trigger (but not a software trigger)
occurs while the DMAENx bit is set. The value of the DAC_DHRx register is then transferred
into the DAC_DORx register.
In dual mode, if both DMAENx bits are set, two DMA requests are generated. If only one
DMA request is needed, you should set only the corresponding DMAENx bit. In this way, the
application can manage both DAC channels in dual mode by using one DMA request and a
unique DMA channel.
DMA underrun
The DAC DMA request is not queued so that if a second external trigger arrives before the
acknowledgement for the first external trigger is received (first request), then no new
request is issued and the DMA channelx underrun flag DMAUDRx in the DAC_SR register
is set, reporting the error condition. DMA data transfers are then disabled and no further
DMA request is treated. The DAC channelx continues to convert old data.
The software should clear the DMAUDRx flag by writing “1”, clear the DMAEN bit of the
used DMA stream and re-initialize both DMA and DAC channelx to restart the transfer
correctly. The software should modify the DAC trigger conversion frequency or lighten the
DMA workload to avoid a new DMA underrun. Finally, the DAC conversion could be
resumed by enabling both DMA data transfer and conversion trigger.
For each DAC channelx, an interrupt is also generated if its corresponding DMAUDRIEx bit
in the DAC_CR register is enabled.
14.3.8 Noise
generation
In order to generate a variable-amplitude pseudonoise, an LFSR (linear feedback shift
register) is available. DAC noise generation is selected by setting WAVEx[1:0] to “01”. The
preloaded value in LFSR is 0xAAA. This register is updated three APB1 clock cycles after
each trigger event, following a specific calculation algorithm.