SPRADL4 January   2025 F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Differences Between EEPROM and On-Chip Flash
  6. 3 Overview
    1. 3.1 Basic Concepts
    2. 3.2 Single-Unit Method
    3. 3.3 Ping-Pong Method
    4. 3.4 Creating EEPROM Sections (Pages) and Page Identification
  7. 4 Software Description
    1. 4.1 Software Functionality and Flow
  8. 5 Single-Unit Emulation
    1. 5.1 User Configuration
      1. 5.1.1 EEPROM_Config.h
      2. 5.1.2 F29H85x_EEPROM.c
    2. 5.2 EEPROM Functions
      1. 5.2.1 Initialization and Setup Functions
        1. 5.2.1.1 Configure_Device
        2. 5.2.1.2 EEPROM_Config_Check
      2. 5.2.2 Page Mode Functions
        1. 5.2.2.1 EEPROM_GetValidBank
        2. 5.2.2.2 EEPROM_UpdateBankStatus
        3. 5.2.2.3 EEPROM_UpdatePageStatus
        4. 5.2.2.4 EEPROM_UpdatePageData
        5. 5.2.2.5 EEPROM_Write_Page
      3. 5.2.3 64-Bit Mode Functions
        1. 5.2.3.1 EEPROM_64_Bit_Mode_Check_EOS
        2. 5.2.3.2 EEPROM_Write_64_Bits
      4. 5.2.4 Functions Used in Both Modes
        1. 5.2.4.1 EEPROM_Erase
        2. 5.2.4.2 EEPROM_Read
      5. 5.2.5 Utility Functions
        1. 5.2.5.1 EEPROM_Write_Buffer
        2. 5.2.5.2 Erase_Bank
        3. 5.2.5.3 Set_Protection_Masks
        4. 5.2.5.4 Configure_Protection_Masks
        5. 5.2.5.5 Fill_Buffer
        6. 5.2.5.6 ClearFSMStatus
    3. 5.3 Testing Example
  9. 6 Ping-Pong Emulation
    1. 6.1 User-Configuration
      1. 6.1.1 EEPROM_PingPong_Config.h
      2. 6.1.2 F29H85x_EEPROM_PingPong.c
    2. 6.2 EEPROM Functions
      1. 6.2.1 Initialization and Setup Functions
        1. 6.2.1.1 Configure_Device
        2. 6.2.1.2 EEPROM_Config_Check
      2. 6.2.2 Page Mode Functions
        1. 6.2.2.1 EEPROM_GetValidBank
        2. 6.2.2.2 EEPROM_UpdateBankStatus
        3. 6.2.2.3 EEPROM_UpdatePageStatus
        4. 6.2.2.4 EEPROM_UpdatePageData
        5. 6.2.2.5 EEPROM_Write_Page
      3. 6.2.3 64-Bit Mode Functions
        1. 6.2.3.1 EEPROM_64_Bit_Mode_Check_EOS
        2. 6.2.3.2 EEPROM_Write_64_Bits
      4. 6.2.4 Functions Used in Both Modes
        1. 6.2.4.1 EEPROM_Erase_Inactive_Unit
        2. 6.2.4.2 EEPROM_Read
        3. 6.2.4.3 EEPROM_Erase_All
      5. 6.2.5 Utility Functions
        1. 6.2.5.1 EEPROM_Write_Buffer
        2. 6.2.5.2 Erase_Bank
        3. 6.2.5.3 Configure_Protection_Masks
        4. 6.2.5.4 Set_Protection_Masks
        5. 6.2.5.5 Fill_Buffer
        6. 6.2.5.6 ClearFSMStatus
    3. 6.3 Testing Example
  10. 7 Application Integration
  11. 8 Flash API
    1. 8.1 Flash API Checklist
      1. 8.1.1 Flash API Do's and Do Not's
  12. 9 Source File Listing
  13. 10Troubleshooting
    1. 10.1 General
  14. 11Conclusion
  15. 12References

3.4 Creating EEPROM Sections (Pages) and Page Identification

To support EEPROM emulation with varying data sizes (greater than 64 bits), the Flash sectors selected for emulation are divided into a format referred to as EEPROM Banks (not to be confused with Flash Banks) and Pages. This aspect of the emulation is the same for both the Single-Unit and Ping-Pong implementations.

The flash sector(s) chosen for emulation are subdivided into EEPROM banks, which are in turn divided into Pages. This is depicted in Figure 3-3.

Using this format allows the application to:

  • Read back the data from the page written during the previous save
  • Write the latest data to a new page
  • Read from any previously stored data, if required by the application
Bank Partitioning Figure 3-3 Bank Partitioning

The application tracks which bank and page is in use through status codes. For more information, seeSection 5.2.2.1.

To track which EEPROM banks are empty, current, or full the first 16 bytes (128 bits) of each bank are reserved. On switching to a new bank, the status of both the previous and new EEPROM banks is updated to reflect the new state.

Pages are handled in a similar manner: the first 16 bytes (128 bits) of each page is reserved to determine if it is empty, current, or used. Whenever new data is written to a Page, the status of both the previous and new Pages is updated.

To mark an EEPROM Bank or Page as current, the first 64 bits are written with the appropriate status code. To mark an EEPROM Bank or Page as full, the second 64 bits are written with the appropriate status code.

As seen in Page Layout, all pages contain an eight-word page status and a configurable amount of data space. Page 0 is slightly different as it contains the EEPROM bank status as well. Although only Pages 0 and 1 are shown, it should be noted that Page 2 through Page (N-1) are identical to Page 1.

Page Layout Figure 3-4 Page Layout