In debug mode using breakpoints the last 8 bytes are affected.
In free running mode the last 4 bytes are affected.
Workaround
Edit the linker command file to make the last 4 or 8 bytes of affected memory sections
unavailable, to avoid PC-modifying instructions on these locations.
Remaining instructions or data can still be stored on these locations.
DMA4
DMA Module
Category
Functional
Function
Corrupted write access to 20-bit DMA registers
Description
When a 20-bit wide write to a DMA address register (DMAxSA or DMAxDA) is interrupted
by a DMA transfer, the register contents may be unpredictable.
Workaround
1. Design the application to guarantee that no DMA access interrupts 20-bit wide
accesses to the DMA address registers.
OR
2. When accessing the DMA address registers, enable the Read Modify Write disable bit
(DMARMWDIS = 1) or temporarily disable all active DMA channels (DMAEN = 0).
OR
3. Use word access for accessing the DMA address registers. Note that this limits the
values that can be written to the address registers to 16-bit values (lower 64K of Flash).
DMA7
DMA Module
Category
Functional
Function
DMA request may cause the loss of interrupts
Description
If a DMA request starts executing during the time when a module register containing an
interrupt flags is accessed with a read-modify-write instruction, a newly arriving interrupt
from the same module can get lost. An interrupt flag set prior to DMA execution would not
be affected and remain set.
Workaround
1. Use a read of Interrupt Vector registers to clear interrupt flags and do not use read-
modify-write instruction.
OR
2. Disable all DMA channels during read-modify-write instruction of specific module
registers containing interrupts flags while these interrupts are activated.
DMA9
DMA Module
Category
Functional
Function
DMA stops transferring bytes unexpectedly
Description
When the DMA is configured to transfer bytes from the eUSCI_A or eUSCI_B transmit
or receive buffers, the transmit or receive triggers (TXIFG and RXIFG) may not be seen
by the DMA module and the transfer of the bytes is missed. Once the first byte in a
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