Cyclic Redundancy Check Calculation Unit (Crc); Introduction; Crc Main Features - STMicroelectronics STM32F05 series Reference Manual

Cyclic redundancy check calculation unit (CRC)

5 Cyclic redundancy check calculation unit (CRC)
5.1

Introduction

The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) calculation unit is used to get a CRC code from a 32-bit
data word and a generator polynomial.
Among other applications, CRC-based techniques are used to verify data transmission or
storage integrity. In the scope of the functional safety standards, they offer a means of
verifying the Flash memory integrity. The CRC calculation unit helps compute a signature of
the software during runtime, to be compared with a reference signature generated at link
time and stored at a given memory location.
5.2

CRC main features

● Uses CRC-32 (Ethernet) polynomial: 0x4C11DB7
● Handles 8,16, 32 bit data size
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Programmable CRC initial value
● Single input/output 32-bit data register
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Input buffer to avoid bus stall during calculation
● CRC computation done in 4 AHB clock cycles (HCLK) for 32-bit data
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General-purpose 8-bit register (can be used for temporary storage)
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Reversibility option on I/O data
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