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| author | NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@fsij.org> | 2016-05-27 11:22:29 +0900 |
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| committer | NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@fsij.org> | 2016-05-27 11:22:29 +0900 |
| commit | 890d108114544ef59b7c92f8c95109c0ba18d0ec (patch) | |
| tree | f7d057064bc7d2160138e3441068b7ebddeb62f1 /example-fs-bb48 | |
| parent | 5f57222b737243b4521e5a887a825c6783ac5bcd (diff) | |
Add document for ABOUT-SYS
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| -rw-r--r-- | example-fs-bb48/ABOUT-SYS | 119 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | example-fs-bb48/first-pages.c | 2 |
2 files changed, 120 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/example-fs-bb48/ABOUT-SYS b/example-fs-bb48/ABOUT-SYS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d3c79b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/example-fs-bb48/ABOUT-SYS @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +Consideration about SYS and the first pages of flash ROM +======================================================== + +About SYS on STM32F103 +====================== + +In the development of Gnuk, we developed: + + SYS: The system predefined routines for STM32F103 + +It is now maintained as example-cdc/sys.c. + +There is another version in example-led/sys.c, which also support +STM32F030, as well as STM32F103. But, it wouldn't be useful for +STM32F030. In fact, the file example-fsm-55/sys.c has name sys.c +but it doesn't include any system routines. + +Now, I'm developing something like SYS for Kinetis L MCU, so, I write +this document. + + +The original issue was: + + (1) When it's protected, STM32F103 can't change the first 4KiB of + flash ROM at run time. + + (2) We want to support firmware upgrade through its USB. + +Later on, we add another point. + + (3) It is good if the executable of Gnuk could be shared among + different boards. + +For (1) and (2), we decided put some useful routines and data which is +not need to be changed. + +Now, the first 4KiB of flash ROM consists of: + + 1KiB: SYS + 3KiB: 3/4 of AES forward tables + +SYS consists of: + + Internal: reset entry, end of RAM + Data: board identification + Routines: board specific + board independent + +and here is the list of all. + +* Internal routines + + reset entry + end of RAM + +* Board identification + + sys_version + sys_board_id + sys_board_name + +* Board specific routines + + * led + set_led + + * mcu/board lower level + clock_init + gpio_init + + * usb + usb_lld_sys_init + usb_lld_sys_shutdown + +* Board independent routines + + * flash ROM access routines + + unlock + write word + erase page + brank check + write page + protect + erase_all & exec to ram + + * system reset routine + + nvic_system_reset + +The routines of clock_init and gpio_init are here because of some +historical reasons. (We could design a system with no such exported +routines: by defining: those things done internally after reset and +before calling the application.) + +Those are exported as entries of SYS, and it is the responsibility of +the application which do initialize clock and GPIO, calling those +routines. + +USB routines are needed because of hardware practice of STM32F103. +With STM32F103, each board has different way for handling the pull up +of USB D+ and how the device asks re-enumeration to host PC. In my +opinion, if it's defined as full speed device and it's OK for us not +to use high impedance (but asserting to LOW, instead) of D+ to ask +re-enumeration, we can just pull up D+ always. And we wouldn't need +such routines in SYS. + + + +About SYS on Kinetis L +====================== + +For Kinetis L, because it's ROM has the original firmware upgrade +support by the vendor (though USB HID), all that we needed for +firmware upgrade would be just erasing to factory settings. + + + +-- diff --git a/example-fs-bb48/first-pages.c b/example-fs-bb48/first-pages.c index faa5bf4..a587098 100644 --- a/example-fs-bb48/first-pages.c +++ b/example-fs-bb48/first-pages.c @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ * * First two pages of Flash ROM is difficult to use because of * predefined purposes. It's defined as a default vector page and - * flash configuration page. + * a flash configuration page. * * We put something useful to those two pages, together with the * data for predefined purposes. |