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OCTOSPIM internal peripheral

Applicable for STM32MP23x lines, STM32MP25x lines

1. Article purpose[edit | edit source]

The purpose of this article is to:

  • briefly introduce the OCTOSPI I/O manager peripheral and its main features,
  • indicate the peripheral instances assignment at boot time and their assignment at runtime (including whether instances can be allocated to secure contexts),
  • list the software frameworks and drivers managing the peripheral,
  • explain how to configure the peripheral.

2. Peripheral overview[edit | edit source]

The OCTOSPI I/O manager peripheral is a low-level interface that enables an efficient OCTOSPI pin assignment with a full I/O matrix (before alternate function map), and multiplex of single/dual/quad/octal SPI interfaces over the same bus.

Refer to the STM32 MPU reference manuals for the complete list of features, and to the software frameworks and drivers, introduced below, to see which features are implemented.

3. Peripheral usage[edit | edit source]

This chapter is applicable in the scope of the OpenSTLinux BSP running on the Arm® Cortex®-A processor(s), and the STM32CubeMPU Package running on the Arm® Cortex®-M processor.

3.1. Boot time assignment[edit | edit source]

3.1.1. On STM32MP23x lines More info.png[edit | edit source]

Click on How to.png to expand or collapse the legend...

Check boxes illustrate the possible peripheral allocations supported by OpenSTLinux BSP:

  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given boot time context, but this configuration is not supported in OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given boot time context.
  • means that the peripheral is assigned by default to the given boot time context and that the peripheral is mandatory for the OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • is used for system peripherals that cannot be unchecked because they are hardware connected in the device.

The present chapter describes STMicroelectronics recommendations or choice of implementation. Additional possibilities might be described in STM32 MPU reference manuals.

Domain Peripheral Boot time allocation Comment How to.png
Instance Cortex-A35
secure
(ROM code)
Cortex-A35
secure
(TF-A BL2)
Cortex-A35
nonsecure
(U-Boot)
Mass storage OCTOSPIM OCTOSPIM TF-A BL2 relies on OCTOSPIM configuration applied by ROM code

3.1.2. On STM32MP25x lines More info.png[edit | edit source]

Click on How to.png to expand or collapse the legend...

Check boxes illustrate the possible peripheral allocations supported by OpenSTLinux BSP:

  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given boot time context, but this configuration is not supported in OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given boot time context.
  • means that the peripheral is assigned by default to the given boot time context and that the peripheral is mandatory for the OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • is used for system peripherals that cannot be unchecked because they are hardware connected in the device.

The present chapter describes STMicroelectronics recommendations or choice of implementation. Additional possibilities might be described in STM32 MPU reference manuals.

Domain Peripheral Boot time allocation Comment How to.png
Instance Cortex-A35
secure
(ROM code)
Cortex-A35
secure
(TF-A BL2)
Cortex-A35
nonsecure
(U-Boot)
Mass storage OCTOSPIM OCTOSPIM TF-A BL2 relies on OCTOSPIM configuration applied by ROM code

3.2. Runtime assignment[edit | edit source]

3.2.1. On STM32MP23x lines More info.png[edit | edit source]

Click on How to.png to expand or collapse the legend...

STM32MP23 internal peripherals

Check boxes illustrate the possible peripheral allocations supported by OpenSTLinux BSP:

  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given runtime context, but this configuration is not supported in OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given runtime context.
  • means that the peripheral is assigned by default to the given runtime context and that the peripheral is mandatory for the OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • is used for system peripherals that cannot be unchecked because they are hardware connected in the device.

Refer to How to assign an internal peripheral to an execution context for more information on how to assign peripherals manually or via STM32CubeMX.
The present chapter describes STMicroelectronics recommendations or choice of implementation. Additional possibilities might be described in STM32MP23 reference manuals.

Domain Peripheral Runtime allocation Comment How to.png
Instance Cortex-A35
secure
(OP-TEE /
TF-A BL31)
Cortex-A35
nonsecure
(Linux)
Cortex-M33
secure
(TF-M)
Cortex-M33
nonsecure
(STM32Cube)
Mass storage OCTOSPIM OCTOSPIM OP-TEE

3.2.2. On STM32MP25x lines More info.png[edit | edit source]

Click on How to.png to expand or collapse the legend...

STM32MP25 internal peripherals

Check boxes illustrate the possible peripheral allocations supported by OpenSTLinux BSP:

  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given runtime context, but this configuration is not supported in OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given runtime context.
  • means that the peripheral is assigned by default to the given runtime context and that the peripheral is mandatory for the OpenSTLinux BSP.
  • is used for system peripherals that cannot be unchecked because they are hardware connected in the device.

Refer to How to assign an internal peripheral to an execution context for more information on how to assign peripherals manually or via STM32CubeMX.
The present chapter describes STMicroelectronics recommendations or choice of implementation. Additional possibilities might be described in STM32MP25 reference manuals.

Domain Peripheral Runtime allocation Comment How to.png
Instance Cortex-A35
secure
(OP-TEE /
TF-A BL31)
Cortex-A35
nonsecure
(Linux)
Cortex-M33
secure
(TF-M)
Cortex-M33
nonsecure
(STM32Cube)
Cortex-M0+
(STM32Cube)
Mass storage OCTOSPIM OCTOSPIM OP-TEE

4. Software frameworks and drivers[edit | edit source]

Below are listed the software frameworks and drivers managing the OCTOSPI I/O manager peripheral for the embedded software components listed in the above tables.

5. How to assign and configure the peripheral[edit | edit source]

The peripheral assignment can be done via the STM32CubeMX graphical tool (and manually completed if needed).
This tool also helps to configure the peripheral by generating:

  • partial device trees (pin control and clock tree) for the OpenSTLinux software components,
  • HAL initialization code for the STM32CubeMPU Package.

The configuration is applied by the firmware running in the context in which the peripheral is assigned.

For Linux kernel configuration, refer to OCTOSPIM device tree configuration.

6. References[edit | edit source]