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

3.1.2.2 Debug Policy

When SWD access policy remains enabled, the user can further modify SWD debug policy through the BOOTCFG0.DEBUGACCESS field.

MSPM0 supports SWD enable, disable, and encryption with a 128-bit password. Device only verify the password during boot stage. The user generates a DSSM command for password authentication, which includes a reset behavior to unlock the SWD interface.

MSPM0 provide two types of password storage, plain text and SHA2-256 digest. Passwords are stored in the PWDDEBUGLOCK field. The plain text passwords are directly stored in NONMAIN, resulting in the risk of password leakage. The SHA2-256 digest storgae pattern does not directly store the 128-bit password in NONMAIN memory region. Instead, the user generates a 256-bit hash value from the 128-bit password and stores the hash value in the NONMAIN, which enhances the security of the password storage.

Below is how the user generates and sets a SHA2-256 digest password:

  1. Determine the 128-bit password that unlocks the SWD interface. Set the password into 32-bit alignment to form 4 32-bit passwords.
  2. Reverse the 4 32-bit password endianness as SHA uses 8-bit addressing format.
  3. When calculating hash value, combine 4 reversed 32-bit password as one string.
  4. Calculate the SHA256 value of the input string.
  5. Break the output SHA256 value into 8 32-bit words.
  6. Reverse the endianness of the output 8 32-bit words as SHA2-256 calculation uses 8-bit addressing format.
  7. Store the reversed passwords into the PWDDEBUGLOCK.DIGEST field in sequence.
Note: The 0 value in the password is important. Do not delete the 0 value during calculation.

The flow is designed for all 256-bit SHA2-256 digest password generation if device supports, including:

  • SWD access
  • Factory reset
  • Mass erase
  • BSL access (256-bit password)

Section 4.2 shows how to set the password using the SysConfig tool. Section 6.3 shows how to unlock device using the CCS tool.