SLAAEO4 November   2025 MSPM0G3507 , MSPM0L1306

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Terminology
  5. 2 NONMAIN Architecture
    1. 2.1 MSPM0 Family Overview
    2. 2.2 NONMAIN Configuration Overview
    3. 2.3 NONMAIN Memory
  6. 3 NONMAIN Configuration
    1. 3.1 BCR Configuration
      1. 3.1.1 BCR Configuration ID
      2. 3.1.2 Serial Wire Debug (SWD) Policy
        1. 3.1.2.1 Access Policy
        2. 3.1.2.2 Debug Policy
          1. 3.1.2.2.1 Plain Text Password Example
          2. 3.1.2.2.2 SHA2-256 Password Example
        3. 3.1.2.3 Mass Erase and Factory Reset Policy
        4. 3.1.2.4 TI Failure Analysis
      3. 3.1.3 Flash Memory Static Write Protection
        1. 3.1.3.1 MAIN Flash Static Write Protection
        2. 3.1.3.2 NONMAIN Flash Static Write Protection
      4. 3.1.4 Customer Secure Code (CSC)
        1. 3.1.4.1 CSC Policy
        2. 3.1.4.2 Flash Bank Swap Policy
        3. 3.1.4.3 Debug Hold
      5. 3.1.5 Fast Boot Mode
      6. 3.1.6 Application Digest Check
        1. 3.1.6.1 CRC32 Digest Check Example
        2. 3.1.6.2 SHA2-256 Digest Check Example
      7. 3.1.7 BSL Policy
      8. 3.1.8 BCR Checksum
        1. 3.1.8.1 CRC Check Fail Handling
    2. 3.2 BSL Configuration
      1. 3.2.1 BSL Configuration ID
      2. 3.2.2 Invoke Pin Configuration
      3. 3.2.3 ROM-Based Communication Interface
        1. 3.2.3.1 UART Interface
        2. 3.2.3.2 I2C Interface
        3. 3.2.3.3 USB Interface
      4. 3.2.4 Flash Plug-in Interface
      5. 3.2.5 Alternative BSL Interface
      6. 3.2.6 BSL Security Configuration
        1. 3.2.6.1 Access Password
        2. 3.2.6.2 Read-Out Feature
        3. 3.2.6.3 Alert Feature
        4. 3.2.6.4 Application Integrity Check
      7. 3.2.7 BSL Checksum
        1. 3.2.7.1 CRC Check Fail Handling
  7. 4 NONMAIN Configuration With SysConfig
    1. 4.1 SysConfig Introduction
    2. 4.2 BCR Configuration with SysConfig
      1. 4.2.1 Password Configuration
      2. 4.2.2 Flash Static Write Protection
      3. 4.2.3 Other BCR Configurations
    3. 4.3 BSL Configuration With SysConfig
      1. 4.3.1 BSL Access Password
      2. 4.3.2 BSL Invoke Pin Configuration
      3. 4.3.3 BSL Communication Interface
      4. 4.3.4 Flash Plug-in Interface
      5. 4.3.5 Alternative BSL Interface
      6. 4.3.6 Other BCR Configurations
  8. 5 NONMAIN Configuration in Application Code
  9. 6 NONMAIN Operation with IDE Tool
    1. 6.1 NONMAIN Configuration Files
    2. 6.2 Project Erase Property
    3. 6.3 Password-Protected Debug
  10. 7 NONMAIN Operation with Programmer Tool
    1. 7.1 NONMAIN Operation with UniFlash
    2. 7.2 NONMAIN Operation with J-Flash
    3. 7.3 NONMAIN Operation with C-GANG
    4. 7.4 NONMAIN Operation with MSP-GANG
  11. 8 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    1. 8.1 MCU Locked State Analysis
      1. 8.1.1 Hardware Issue Analysis
        1. 8.1.1.1 Hardware Circuit Design
        2. 8.1.1.2 Debugger Connection
        3. 8.1.1.3 External Reset Signal
      2. 8.1.2 Software Issue Analysis
        1. 8.1.2.1 CPU Enters a Fault State
        2. 8.1.2.2 BCR Configuration
        3. 8.1.2.3 Low Power Mode (STOP or STANDBY)
        4. 8.1.2.4 SHUTDOWN IO State
        5. 8.1.2.5 SWD IO Function
        6. 8.1.2.6 WDT or IWDT Reset
        7. 8.1.2.7 Software POR or BOOTRST
    2. 8.2 Unlock the MSPM0 Device
      1. 8.2.1 Force MCU to Enter BSL Mode
      2. 8.2.2 Send BSL Command
      3. 8.2.3 Generate DSSM Command
    3. 8.3 Debug Error Overview
      1. 8.3.1 No Error Code: DAP Connection Error
      2. 8.3.2 No Error Code: Connection to MSPM0 Core Failed
      3. 8.3.3 Error - 6305: PRSC Module Failed to Write a Routine Register
      4. 8.3.4 Error - 260: An Attempt to Connect to the XDS110 Failed
      5. 8.3.5 Error - 261: Invalid Response From the XDS110
      6. 8.3.6 Error - 615: Target Fails to Identify a Correctly Formatted SWD Header
      7. 8.3.7 Error - 1001: Requested Operation is not Supported on This Device
      8. 8.3.8 Error - 2131: Unable to Access Device Register
    4. 8.4 MSPM0 Boot Diagnostic
  12. 9 Summary
  13. 10References

3.2.4 Flash Plug-in Interface

The ROM bootloader provides an option to add a custom interface implementation to the ROM BSL core as a Flash plug-in. The Flash Plug-in function gives an advantage of customizing the interface, without reimplementing the complete BSL core.

With the flash plug-in interface, either:

  • A new interface, which is not available in ROM BSL, can be added to the interface list for auto detection
    • Examples: SPI, CAN, and so forth

or

  • ROM interface implementation (UART / I2C) can be overridden
    • Examples: instance selection, parameter modification, and so forth.

To use this option, load the flash plug-in image to main flash and register the image address in the BSL configuration in the non-main flash memory. Verify that the flash memory static write protection is enabled for the flash memory region where plug-in images are loaded, to prevent flash plug-in getting erased during the bootloading process. Learn more about flash memory static write protection in Section 3.1.3.

Follow the steps below to enable the flash plug-in interface:

  1. Set the presence of the flash plug-in interface, the BSLPLUGINCFG.FLASHPLUGINEXISTS field.
  2. Define the plug-in interface type in the BSLPLUGINCFG.PLUGINTYPE field. The type options are: UART, I2C, or any new interface.
  3. Define the size of the SRAM that the flash plug-in interface (BSLPLUGINCFG.SRAMUSED field) consumes. The maximum support is 0xFF.
  4. Define the flash plug-in interface function pointer for: Init, Receive, Send, and the Deinit API.

The flash plug-in interface does not overwrite the ROM-based BSL protocol. Verify that the user-defined API function defined follows the ROM BSL standard. See the MSPM0 Bootloader user's guide for more details.

SDK example provides a series of examples for the flash plug-in interface implementation.