7.2.1 SRAM
The internal SRAM of the Stellaris
®
devices is located at address 0x2000.0000 of the device memory
map. To reduce the number of time consuming read-modify-write (RMW) operations, ARM provides
bit-banding technology in the processor. With a bit-band-enabled processor, certain regions in the
memory map (SRAM and peripheral space) can use address aliases to access individual bits in a
single, atomic operation. The bit-band base is located at address 0x2200.0000.
The bit-band alias is calculated by using the formula:
bit-band alias = bit-band base + (byte offset * 32) + (bit number * 4)
For example, if bit 3 at address 0x2000.1000 is to be modified, the bit-band alias is calculated as:
0x2200.0000 + (0x1000 * 32) + (3 * 4) = 0x2202.000C
With the alias address calculated, an instruction performing a read/write to address 0x2202.000C
allows direct access to only bit 3 of the byte at address 0x2000.1000.
For details about bit-banding, see “Bit-Banding” on page 78.
Note: The SRAM is implemented using two 32-bit wide SRAM banks (separate SRAM arrays).
The banks are partitioned such that one bank contains all even words (the even bank) and
the other contains all odd words (the odd bank). A write access that is followed immediately
by a read access to the same bank incurs a stall of a single clock cycle. However, a write
to one bank followed by a read of the other bank can occur in successive clock cycles
without incurring any delay.
7.2.2 ROM
The internal ROM of the Stellaris device is located at address 0x0100.0000 of the device memory
map. Detailed information on the ROM contents can be found in the Stellaris® ROM User’s Guide.
The ROM contains the following components:
■ Stellaris Boot Loader and vector table
■ Stellaris Peripheral Driver Library (DriverLib) release for product-specific peripherals and interfaces
■ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cryptography tables
■ Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) error detection functionality
The boot loader is used as an initial program loader (when the Flash memory is empty) as well as
an application-initiated firmware upgrade mechanism (by calling back to the boot loader). The
Peripheral Driver Library APIs in ROM can be called by applications, reducing Flash memory
requirements and freeing the Flash memory to be used for other purposes (such as additional
features in the application). Advance Encryption Standard (AES) is a publicly defined encryption
standard used by the U.S. Government and Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is a technique to
validate a span of data has the same contents as when previously checked.
7.2.2.1 Boot Loader Overview
The Stellaris Boot Loader is used to download code to the Flash memory of a device without the
use of a debug interface. When the core is reset, the user has the opportunity to direct the core to
execute the ROM Boot Loader or the application in Flash memory by using any GPIO signal in Ports
A-H as configured in the Boot Configuration (BOOTCFG) register.
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Texas Instruments-Production Data
Internal Memory
OBSOLETE: TI has discontinued production of this device.
