SPRUIY2A November   2024  – March 2025 F29H850DM , F29H850TU , F29H859TU-Q1 , F29P329SM-Q1 , F29P589DU-Q1

 

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  2.   Read This First
    1.     About This Manual
    2.     Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
    3.     Glossary
    4.     Support Resources
    5.     Trademarks
  3. 1Architecture Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction to the CPU
    2. 1.2 Data Type
    3. 1.3 C29x CPU System Architecture
      1. 1.3.1 Emulation Logic
      2. 1.3.2 CPU Interface Buses
    4. 1.4 Memory Map
  4. 2Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    1. 2.1 C29x CPU Architecture
      1. 2.1.1 Features
      2. 2.1.2 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 CPU Registers
      1. 2.2.1 Addressing Registers (Ax/XAx)
      2. 2.2.2 Fixed-Point Registers (Dx/XDx)
      3. 2.2.3 Floating-Point Register (Mx/XMx)
      4. 2.2.4 Program Counter (PC)
      5. 2.2.5 Return Program Counter (RPC)
      6. 2.2.6 Status Registers
        1. 2.2.6.1 Interrupt Status Register (ISTS)
        2. 2.2.6.2 Decode Phase Status Register (DSTS)
        3. 2.2.6.3 Execute Phase Status Register (ESTS)
    3. 2.3 Instruction Packing
      1. 2.3.1 Standalone Instructions and Restrictions
      2. 2.3.2 Instruction Timeout
    4. 2.4 Stacks
      1. 2.4.1 Software Stack
      2. 2.4.2 Protected Call Stack
      3. 2.4.3 Real Time Interrupt / NMI Stack
  5. 3Interrupts
    1. 3.1 CPU Interrupts Architecture Block Diagram
    2. 3.2 RESET, NMI, RTINT, and INT
      1. 3.2.1 RESET (CPU reset)
        1. 3.2.1.1 Required Instructions (RESET)
      2. 3.2.2 NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt)
        1. 3.2.2.1 Blocking and Masking (NMI)
        2. 3.2.2.2 Signal Propagation (NMI)
        3. 3.2.2.3 Stack (NMI)
        4. 3.2.2.4 Required Instructions (NMI)
      3. 3.2.3 RTINT (Real-Time Interrupt)
        1. 3.2.3.1 Blocking and Masking (RTINT)
        2. 3.2.3.2 Signal Propagation (RTINT)
        3. 3.2.3.3 Stack (RTINT)
        4. 3.2.3.4 Required Instructions (RTINT)
      4. 3.2.4 INT (Low-Priority Interrupt)
        1. 3.2.4.1 Blocking and Masking (INT)
        2. 3.2.4.2 Signal Propagation (INT)
        3. 3.2.4.3 Stack (INT)
    3. 3.3 Conditions Blocking Interrupts
      1. 3.3.1 ATOMIC Counter
    4. 3.4 CPU Interrupt Control Registers
      1. 3.4.1 Interrupt Status Register (ISTS)
      2. 3.4.2 Decode Phase Status Register (DSTS)
      3. 3.4.3 Interrupt-Related Stack Registers
    5. 3.5 Interrupt Nesting
      1. 3.5.1 Interrupt Nesting Example Diagram
    6. 3.6 Security
      1. 3.6.1 Overview
      2. 3.6.2 LINK
      3. 3.6.3 STACK
      4. 3.6.4 ZONE
  6. 4Addressing Modes
    1. 4.1 Addressing Modes Overview
      1. 4.1.1 Documentation and Implementation
      2. 4.1.2 List of Addressing Mode Types
        1. 4.1.2.1 Additional Types of Addressing
      3. 4.1.3 Addressing Modes Summarized
    2. 4.2 Addressing Mode Fields
      1. 4.2.1 ADDR1 Field
      2. 4.2.2 ADDR2 Field
      3. 4.2.3 ADDR3 Field
      4. 4.2.4 DIRM Field
      5. 4.2.5 Additional Fields
    3. 4.3 Alignment and Pipeline Considerations
      1. 4.3.1 Alignment
      2. 4.3.2 Pipeline Considerations
    4. 4.4 Types of Addressing Modes
      1. 4.4.1 Direct Addressing
      2. 4.4.2 Pointer Addressing
        1. 4.4.2.1 Pointer Addressing with #Immediate Offset
        2. 4.4.2.2 Pointer Addressing with Pointer Offset
        3. 4.4.2.3 Pointer Addressing with #Immediate Increment/Decrement
        4. 4.4.2.4 Pointer Addressing with Pointer Increment/Decrement
      3. 4.4.3 Stack Addressing
        1. 4.4.3.1 Allocating and De-allocating Stack Space
      4. 4.4.4 Circular Addressing Instruction
      5. 4.4.5 Bit Reversed Addressing Instruction
  7. 5Safety and Security Unit (SSU)
    1. 5.1 SSU Overview
    2. 5.2 Links and Task Isolation
    3. 5.3 Sharing Data Outside Task Isolation Boundary
    4. 5.4 Protected Call and Return
  8. 6Emulation
    1. 6.1 Overview of Emulation Features
    2. 6.2 Debug Terminology
    3. 6.3 Debug Interface
    4. 6.4 Execution Control Mode
    5. 6.5 Breakpoints, Watchpoints, and Counters
      1. 6.5.1 Software Breakpoint
      2. 6.5.2 Hardware Debugging Resources
        1. 6.5.2.1 Hardware Breakpoint
        2. 6.5.2.2 Hardware Watchpoint
        3. 6.5.2.3 Benchmark Counters
      3. 6.5.3 PC Trace
  9. 7Revision History

3.3.1 ATOMIC Counter

The C29x CPU supports an instruction “ATOMIC.REG #u8” that loads an internal counter (ISTS.ATOMIC COUNTER) with an 8-bit value. This counter decrements once for each instruction packet executed. As long as this atomic counter is not zero, an interrupt (RTINT or INT) cannot enter the CPU pipeline. Hence, this instruction allows the user code to block interrupts for up to 256 instruction packets.

Restrictions on the use of ATOMIC instruction:

  • The ATOMIC instruction cannot be in the delay slot of any discontinuity instruction or executed in parallel to a branch instruction.
  • The ATOMIC instruction cannot be in parallel to any discontinuity instruction.
  • Executing ATOMIC instructions back to back cannot be used to block interrupts beyond the maximum count.
  • Executing an ATOMIC instruction when the ATOMIC count is not zero resets the ATOMIC counter.
  • Protected calls and returns reset the ATOMIC counter.
  • The ATOMIC instruction or counter CANNOT block NMI. Anytime the ISTS.NMIF flag is set (indicating that a NMI event has been registered), the NMI is taken and the ATOMIC counter is reset.