PM0051

Programming STM8 Flash microcontrollers

Doc ID 14614 Rev 3

19/27

Fast block programming operation

The following sequence is required to perform a fast block program sequence (block

programmed without previous erase):

1.

Unlock the memory if not already done.

The UBC option byte can be read to check if the block to program is not in the UBC

area. If necessary, reprogram it to allow programming the targeted block.

2.

Write 0x10 in FLASH_CR2 (FPRG bit active), and 0xEF in FLASH_NCR2 (NFPRG bit

active).

3.

Write all the data bytes of the block you want to program starting with the very first

address of the block. No read or write access to the program memory is allowed during

these load operations as they might corrupt the values to be programmed.

The programming cycle starts automatically when the complete block has been written.

4.

Check the WR_PG_DIS bit in FLASH_IAPSR to verify if the block you attempted to

program was not write protected (optional).

5.

For devices with RWW capability, poll the HVOFF bit in FLASH_IAPSR register for the

start of program operation (high voltage mode). HVOFF is reset when the program

operation starts, thus indicating that the memory is ready for RWW.

6.

To check if the program operation is complete, poll the EOP bit in FLASH_IAPSR from

program memory. EOP is set to ‘1’ when the block program operation has completed.

To avoid polling the EOP bit, an interrupt can be generated when EOP is set.

Note:

It is mandatory to execute steps 2 to 5 from RAM.

Caution:

FLASH_CR2 and FLASH_NCR2 must be written consecutively to be taken into account. If

only one register is set, both are forced to their reset values, causing the program operation

to be performed at byte level.

Caution:

EOP and WR_PG_DIS bits are cleared by reading the FLASH_IAPSR register. It is

consequently strongly recommended to perform one single read operation to the

FLASH_IAPSR register to check the values of these bits.

Caution:

The memory block must be empty when performing a fast block programming operation.