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diff --git a/docs/source/fsmc.rst b/docs/source/fsmc.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8f0125 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/fsmc.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.. _fsmc: + +FSMC +==== + +The Flexible Static Memory Controller (FSMC) is a peripheral which an +be configured to control a variety of external memory chips. + +Normally, any variables in your program will be allocated space in RAM +(notable exceptions are variables marked with ``const`` or +:ref:`__FLASH__ <arm-gcc-attribute-flash>`). Without the FSMC, this +space is limited to the amount that comes built-in to the chip's +*internal* SRAM. + +The addition of the FSMC peripheral allows addtional memory to be +used. For example, it is used on the Maple Native to interface with +the board's built-in external SRAM chip. However, this extra memory +comes at a cost: the FSMC uses a fairly large number of GPIOs. + +The FSMC peripheral is currently only available on the Maple Native. +On that board, we have broken out a wide variety of the FSMC lines, so +that experienced users can add additional external memory chips to +suit their own applications' purposes. + +.. TODO Find some tutorials on SRAM or write one on FSMC, specifically +.. ones that cover: address, data, chip-select etc. pins, memory bank +.. organization + +Recommended Reading +------------------- + +- Wikipedia article on `SRAM <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_random-access_memory>`_ +- :ref:`ST RM0008 <maple-native-b-stdocs>` chapter on FSMC. |