Intel® Arria® 10 Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual

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Date 8/28/2023
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12.4.7. ECC Controller Initialization and Configuration

The steps for initializing and configuring an ECC controller are as follows:
  1. Turn off ECC interrupts by setting interrupt masks in the ecc_intmask_set register in the System Manager and disabling interrupts in the ERRINTEN register of the ECC Controller.
  2. Ensure the ECC detection and correction logic is disabled by clearing the ECC_EN bit in the CTRL register.
  3. Enable memory initialization through the ECC controller's memory initialization block by setting the INITx bit in the CTRL register. If the memory is dual-ported, initialization must be performed on both ports. Refer to the ECC Structure section to identify what type of memory you are initializing.
  4. When the INITCOMPLETEx bit in the INITSTAT register is set, configure any single-bit, count, or compare match interrupts that are required. Enable ECC interrupts in the ECC controller and System Manager. Refer to the ECC Controller Interrupts section and the System Manager chapter for information on enabling interrupts.
  5. (Optional) Test the ECC to see if it is functioning as expected. You can perform tests with or without the ECC controller enabled.

    Software can write to the control, data, and address registers provided in the ECC controller and then set the ENBUSx bit of the ECC_startacc register to initiate memory accesses. Alternatively, software can enable the ECC controller by setting the ECC_EN bit in the CTRL register and test the memory slave interface. Please refer to the Memory Testing section for more information on how to test the ECC controller.

    If optional testing is completed, clear the test memory.

After these steps are complete, normal accesses can occur.

When an ECC controller is enabled:

  • The ECC controller writes the ECC bits whenever data is written to the RAM.
  • Error interrupt requests can be enabled in the Interrupt Mode (INTMODE) register.
  • Data errors are detected and correction is attempted.

The ECC calculation can only be performed when there is a valid RAM access.