Texas Instruments MSP430x4xx - Manual (Page 165)

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8.2.2 DMA Transfer Modes
The DMA controller has six transfer modes selected by the DMADTx bits as
listed in Table 8−1. Each channel is individually configurable for its transfer
mode. For example, channel 0 may be configured in single transfer mode,
while channel 1 is configured for burst-block transfer mode, and channel 2
operates in repeated block mode. The transfer mode is configured
independently from the addressing mode. Any addressing mode can be used
with any transfer mode.
Table 8−1. DMA Transfer Modes
DMADTx Transfer
Mode
Description
000 Single transfer Each transfer requires a trigger. DMAEN is
automatically cleared when DMAxSZ transfers have
been made.
001 Block transfer A complete block is transferred with one trigger.
DMAEN is automatically cleared at the end of the
block transfer.
010, 011 Burst-block
transfer CPU activity is interleaved with a block transfer.
DMAEN is automatically cleared at the end of the
burst-block transfer.
100 Repeated
single transfer Each transfer requires a trigger. DMAEN remains
enabled.
101 Repeated
block transfer A complete block is transferred with one trigger.
DMAEN remains enabled.
110, 111 Repeated
burst-block
transfer
CPU activity is interleaved with a block transfer.
DMAEN remains enabled.