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  1.   Migrating from the MSP430F2xx and MSP430G2xx Families to the MSP430FR58xx/FR59xx/68xx/69xx Family
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 In-System Programming of Nonvolatile Memory
      1. 2.1 Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) Overview
      2. 2.2 FRAM Cell
      3. 2.3 Protecting FRAM Using the Memory Protection Unit
        1. 2.3.1 Dynamically Partitioning FRAM
      4. 2.4 FRAM Memory Wait States
      5. 2.5 Bootloader (BSL)
      6. 2.6 JTAG and Security
      7. 2.7 Production Programming
    4. 3 Hardware Migration Considerations
    5. 4 Device Calibration Information
    6. 5 Important Device Specifications
    7. 6 Core Architecture Considerations
      1. 6.1 Power Management Module (PMM)
      2. 6.2 Clock System
      3. 6.3 Operating Modes, Wakeup, and Reset
      4. 6.4 Determining the Cause of Reset
      5. 6.5 Interrupt Vectors
      6. 6.6 FRAM and the FRAM Controller
        1. 6.6.1 Flash and FRAM Overview Comparison
        2. 6.6.2 Cache Architecture
      7. 6.7 RAM Controller (RAMCTL)
    8. 7 Peripheral Considerations
      1. 7.1 Watchdog Timer
      2. 7.2 Ports
        1. 7.2.1 Digital Input/Output
        2. 7.2.2 Capacitive Touch I/O
      3. 7.3 Analog-to-Digital Converters
        1. 7.3.1 ADC12 to ADC12_B
        2. 7.3.2 ADC10 to ADC12_B
      4. 7.4 REF_A Module
      5. 7.5 Comparator_A to Comparator_E
      6. 7.6 Hardware Multiplier (HWMPY32)
      7. 7.7 DMA Controller
      8. 7.8 Low-Energy Accelerator (LEA) for Signal Processing
      9. 7.9 Communication Modules
        1. 7.9.1 USI to eUSCI
        2. 7.9.2 USCI to eUSCI
    9. 8 Conclusion
    10. 9 References
  2.   Revision History

6.6.1 Flash and FRAM Overview Comparison

The F2xx family flash controller is replaced by the FRAM controller in the FR59xx family.

The most significant differences between using FRAM and Flash pertain to (1) timing and (2) power requirements (see Table 4).

Table 4. Comparison of Flash and FRAM on MSP430 MCUs

Parameter FRAM (FR5969)(1) Flash (F2274)(1)
Program time for byte or word (max) 120 ns 116 µs (approximately)
Erase time for segment (max) Not applicable (pre-erase not required) 18 ms
Supply current during program (max) No extra current during write (included in active power specification) 5 mA
Supply current during erase (max) Not applicable (pre-erase not required) 7 mA
Nonvolatile memory maximum read frequency 8 MHz 16 MHz

Because every read from an FRAM location is also a write, there is no excess current penalty due to write or erase. Hence, the power consumption when writing to a block of FRAM is the same as when reading from it. This is different from flash, where the writing process consumes excess power due to the operation of a device-internal charge pump. Similarly, FRAM does not require a pre-erase before write and is not segmented like flash. Hence, there is no added erase current (or erase time) when writing to FRAM.

In terms of the write time, FRAM is written in four-word blocks, and the write time is built into each read cycle. Hence, there is no difference between the read time and write time for an FRAM byte, word, or 4‑word block. With regards to the read frequency, FRAM accesses (both read and write) are capped at 8 MHz. However, flash reads can take place at the maximum speed allowed by the device (fSYSTEM), which is 16 MHz in the F2xx devices.

It should be noted that the speed of instruction execution in an FRAM-based system is affected by the architecture. The FR59xx uses a cache-based architecture that employs a combination of register and FRAM accesses when executing from nonvolatile memory. This allows the system throughput to be higher than the maximum allowable read frequency of 8 MHz.