Figure 59. Self-Refresh Mode - ST STM32F446 Series Reference Manual

Flexible memory controller (FMC)
Before entering Self-Refresh mode, the SDRAM controller automatically issues a PALL
command.
If the Write data FIFO is not empty, all data are sent to the memory before activating the
Self-refresh mode and the BUSY status flag remains set.
In Self-refresh mode, all SDRAM device inputs become don't care except for SDCKE which
remains low.
The SDRAM device must remain in Self-refresh mode for a minimum period of time of
TRAS and can remain in Self-refresh mode for an indefinite period beyond that. To
guarantee this minimum period, the BUSY status flag remains high after the Self-refresh
activation during a TRAS delay.
As soon as an SDRAM device is selected, the SDRAM controller generates a sequence of
commands to exit from Self-refresh mode. After the memory access, the selected device
remains in Normal mode.
To exit from Self-refresh, the MODE bits must be set to '000' (Normal mode) and the Target
Bank bits (CTB1 and/or CTB2) must be configured in the FMC_SDCMR register.
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Figure 59. Self-refresh mode

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