4 flash memory access during write or erase – Texas Instruments MSP430x4xx User Manual

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Flash Memory Operation

5-14

Flash Memory Controller

5.3.4

Flash Memory Access During Write or Erase

When any write or any erase operation is initiated from RAM and while
BUSY=1, the CPU may not read or write to or from any flash location.
Otherwise, an access violation occurs, ACCVIFG is set, and the result is
unpredictable. Also if a write to flash is attempted with WRT=0, the ACCVIFG
interrupt flag is set, and the flash memory is unaffected.

When a byte/word write or any erase operation is initiated from within flash
memory, the flash controller returns op-code 03FFFh to the CPU at the next
instruction fetch. Op-code 03FFFh is the

JMP PC

instruction. This causes the

CPU to loop until the flash operation is finished. When the operation is finished
and BUSY=0, the flash controller allows the CPU to fetch the proper op-code
and program execution resumes.

The flash access conditions while BUSY=1 are listed in Table 5−3.

Table 5−3. Flash Access While BUSY = 1

Flash

Operation

Flash

Access

WAIT

Result

Read

0

ACCVIFG = 0. 03FFFh is the value read

Any erase, or

Write

0

ACCVIFG = 1. Write is ignored

Byte/word write

Instruction

fetch

0

ACCVIFG = 0. CPU fetches 03FFFh. This
is the

JMP PC

instruction.

Any

0

ACCVIFG = 1, LOCK = 1

Read

1

ACCVIFG = 0, 03FFFh is the value read

Block write

Write

1

ACCVIFG = 0, Write is ignored

Instruction

fetch

1

ACCVIFG = 1, LOCK = 1

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