Memory and I/O Spaces
2-7
Architectural Overview
2.3
Memory and I/O Spaces
The ’C2xx memory is organized into four individually selectable spaces: pro-
gram, local data, global data, and I/O. These spaces form an address range
of 224K words.
All ’C2xx devices include 288 words of dual-access RAM (DARAM) for data
memory and 256 words of data/program DARAM. Depending on the device,
it may also have data/program single-access RAM (SARAM) and read-only
memory (ROM) or flash memory. Table 2–1 shows how much ROM, flash
memory, DARAM, and SARAM are available on the different ’C2xx devices.
Table 2–1. Program and Data Memory on the TMS320C2xx Devices
Memory Type
’C203
’C204
’F206
’C209
ROM (words)
–
4K
–
4K
Flash memory (words)
–
–
32K
–
DARAM (words)
544
544
544
544
Data (words)
288
288
288
288
Data/program (words)
256
256
256
256
SARAM (words)
–
–
4K
4K
The ’C2xx also has CPU registers that are mapped in data memory space and
peripheral registers that are mapped in on-chip I/O space. The ’C2xx memory
types and features are introduced in the subsections following this paragraph.
For more details about the configuration and use of the ’C2xx memory and I/O
space, see Chapter 4,
Memory and I/O Space.
2.3.1
Dual-Access On-Chip RAM
All ’C2xx devices have 544 words
×
16-bits of on-chip DARAM, which can be
accessed twice per machine cycle. This memory is primarily intended to hold
data but, when needed, can also hold programs. It can be configured in one
of two ways:
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All 544 words are configured as data memory.
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288 words are configured as data memory, and 256 words are configured
as program memory.
Because DARAM can be accessed twice per cycle, it improves the speed of
the CPU. The CPU operates within a four-cycle pipeline. In this pipeline, the
