STM32F091 - Bitbanding

[User16769744555524169921]

We are porting a piece of software from STM32F1 to a STM32F091.

One part of the software is using bit banding. But in the library heade is no definition for the bit danding area in the memory.

I fear bit banding is not supported by this special device? Is that correct?

[waclawek.jan · Accepted solution]

'F0 is based on Cortex-M0 core, which does not support bit-banding (the same applies to 'L0/Cortex-M0+, 'F7/'H7/Cortex-M7). You'll have to rewrite your code.

JW

[Ozone]

AFAIK, Cortex M0 devices (i.e. the core) do not support bitbanding.

I would think twice before using it anyway. Support of peripheral access depends very much on vendors, and is hardly portable.

[waclawek.jan]

Yes, portability is an issue, but that's generally an issue in the mcu world, not only for this particular feature; so one has to be aware of it and the possible pitfalls all the time anyways.

> Support of peripheral access depends very much on vendors

Can you please extend on this?

JW

[Ozone]

Pretty sure Fujitsu (whatever it is called now) Cortex M devices support bitbanding in the entire peripheral area.

ST does not.

[User16769744555524169921]

Thank you for your answers.

We have the code already running on F1 and F2 derivates so this problem was unexpected.

I did not expect trouble with that feature - lesson learnded 😉

Leo

[waclawek.jan]

Ah I see, thanks.

(Fujitsu->Spansion->Cypress->soon_to_be_Infineon 😉 )

While talking about competition, note that bitbanding is an optional component, and not all 'M3/'M4-based mcus chose to implement it - e.g. some of the Atmel (now MCHP) ATSAMs don't.

JW