Memory map summary

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Table 2 shows the memory map address ranges of the device. Internal memory is always located at address 0 and can be used as both program and data memory. The configuration registers for the common peripherals are located at the same hex address ranges. The external memory address ranges in the device begin at the address location 0x8000 0000.

Table 2. Memory Map Summary

MEMORY BLOCK DESCRIPTION	BLOCK SIZE (BYTES)	HEX ADDRESS RANGE

Internal RAM (L2)	64K	0000 0000	– 0000 FFFF

Reserved	24M – 64K	0001 0000	– 017F FFFF

External Memory Interface (EMIF) Registers	256K	0180 0000	– 0183 FFFF

L2 Registers	256K	0184 0000	– 0187 FFFF

Reserved	256K	0188 0000	– 018B FFFF

McBSP 0 Registers	256K	018C 0000 – 018F FFFF

McBSP 1 Registers	256K	0190 0000	– 0193 FFFF

Timer 0 Registers	256K	0194 0000	– 0197 FFFF

Timer 1 Registers	256K	0198 0000	– 019B FFFF

Interrupt Selector Registers	512	019C 0000 – 019C 01FF

Device Configuration Registers	4	019C 0200 – 019C 0203
Reserved	256K − 516	019C 0204 – 019F FFFF

EDMA RAM and EDMA Registers	256K	01A0 0000	– 01A3 FFFF

Reserved	768K	01A4 0000	– 01AF FFFF

GPIO Registers	16K	01B0 0000 – 01B0 3FFF
Reserved	480K	01B0 4000	– 01B7 BFFF

PLL Controller Registers	8K	01B7 C000 – 01B7 DFFF
Reserved	4M + 520K	01B7 E000 – 01FF FFFF

QDMA Registers	52	0200 0000 – 0200 0033

Reserved	736M – 52	0200 0034	– 2FFF FFFF

McBSP 0 Data/Peripheral Data Bus	64M	3000 0000	– 33FF FFFF

McBSP 1 Data/Peripheral Data Bus	64M	3400 0000	– 37FF FFFF

Reserved	64M	3800 0000 – 3BFF FFFF

Reserved	1G + 64M	3C00 0000	– 7FFF FFFF

EMIF CE0†	256M	8000 0000	– 8FFF FFFF
EMIF CE1†	256M	9000 0000	– 9FFF FFFF
EMIF CE2†	256M	A000 0000	– AFFF FFFF
EMIF CE3†	256M	B000 0000	– BFFF FFFF
Reserved	1G	C000 0000	– FFFF FFFF

†The number of EMIF address pins (EA[21:2]) limits the maximum addressable memory (SDRAM) to 128MB per CE space. To get 256MB of addressable memory, additional general-purpose output pin or external logic is required.

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TMS320C6712D specifications

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memory map summary

Table 2. Memory Map Summary

MEMORY BLOCK DESCRIPTION

BLOCK SIZE (BYTES)

HEX ADDRESS RANGE

– 01AF FFFF

– FFFF FFFF

TMS320C6712D specifications