RM0090: Reference manual - STMicroelectronics

RM0090 Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with DMA controller
1. The DMA operates as described in steps 1–6 of the TxDMA (default mode).
2. Without closing the previous frame’s last descriptor, the DMA fetches the next
descriptor.
3. If the DMA owns the acquired descriptor, the DMA decodes the transmit buffer address
in this descriptor. If the DMA does not own the descriptor, the DMA goes into Suspend
mode and skips to Step 7.
4. The DMA fetches the Transmit frame from the STM32F4xx memory and transfers the
frame until the end of frame data are transferred, closing the intermediate descriptors if
this frame is split across multiple descriptors.
5. The DMA waits for the transmission status and time stamp of the previous frame. When
the status is available, the DMA writes the time stamp to TDES2 and TDES3, if such
time stamp was captured (as indicated by a status bit). The DMA then writes the status,
with a cleared OWN bit, to the corresponding TDES0, thus closing the descriptor. If
time stamping was not enabled for the previous frame, the DMA does not alter the
contents of TDES2 and TDES3.
6. If enabled, the Transmit interrupt is set, the DMA fetches the next descriptor, then
proceeds to Step 3 (when Status is normal). If the previous transmission status shows
an underflow error, the DMA goes into Suspend mode (Step 7).
7. In Suspend mode, if a pending status and time stamp are received by the DMA, it
writes the time stamp (if enabled for the current frame) to TDES2 and TDES3, then
writes the status to the corresponding TDES0. It then sets relevant interrupts and
returns to Suspend mode.
8. The DMA can exit Suspend mode and enter the Run state (go to Step 1 or Step 2
depending on pending status) only after receiving a Transmit Poll demand
(ETH_DMATPDR register).
Figure 348 shows the basic flowchart in OSF mode.
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