The AES electronic codebook mode encryption (ECB) can be used for a range of cryptographic functions like hash generation, digital signatures, and keystream generation for data encryption/decryption. The ECB encryption block supports 128 bit AES encryption (encryption only, not decryption).
AES ECB operates with EasyDMA access to system Data RAM for in-place operations on cleartext and ciphertext during encryption. ECB uses the same AES core as the CCM and AAR blocks and is an asynchronous operation which may not complete if the AES core is busy.
AES ECB features:
AES ECB performs a 128 bit AES block encrypt. At the STARTECB task, data and key is loaded into the algorithm by EasyDMA. When output data has been written back to memory, the ENDECB event is triggered.
AES ECB can be stopped by triggering the STOPECB task.
The ECB, CCM, and AAR share the same AES module. The ECB will always have lowest priority and if there is a sharing conflict during encryption, the ECB operation will be aborted and an ERRORECB event will be generated.
The ECB implements an EasyDMA mechanism for reading and writing to the Data RAM. This DMA cannot access the program memory or any other parts of the memory area except RAM.
If the ECBDATAPTR is not pointing to the Data RAM region, an EasyDMA transfer may result in a HardFault or RAM corruption. See Memory for more information about the different memory regions.
The EasyDMA will have finished accessing the Data RAM when the ENDECB or ERRORECB is generated.
Input to the block encrypt and output from the block encrypt are stored in the same data structure. ECBDATAPTR should point to this data structure before STARTECB is initiated.
Property | Address offset | Description |
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KEY | 0 | 16 byte AES key |
CLEARTEXT | 16 | 16 byte AES cleartext input block |
CIPHERTEXT | 32 | 16 byte AES ciphertext output block |
Base address | Peripheral | Instance | Description | Configuration | |
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0x4000E000 | ECB | ECB |
AES Electronic Code Book (ECB) mode block encryption |
Register | Offset | Description | |
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TASKS_STARTECB | 0x000 |
Start ECB block encrypt |
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TASKS_STOPECB | 0x004 |
Abort a possible executing ECB operation |
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EVENTS_ENDECB | 0x100 |
ECB block encrypt complete |
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EVENTS_ERRORECB | 0x104 |
ECB block encrypt aborted because of a STOPECB task or due to an error |
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INTENSET | 0x304 |
Enable interrupt |
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INTENCLR | 0x308 |
Disable interrupt |
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ECBDATAPTR | 0x504 |
ECB block encrypt memory pointers |
Address offset: 0x304
Enable interrupt
Bit number | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Reset 0x00000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Id | RW | Field | Value Id | Value | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | RW |
ENDECB |
Write '1' to Enable interrupt for ENDECB event See EVENTS_ENDECB |
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Set |
1 |
Enable |
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Disabled |
0 |
Read: Disabled |
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Enabled |
1 |
Read: Enabled |
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B | RW |
ERRORECB |
Write '1' to Enable interrupt for ERRORECB event See EVENTS_ERRORECB |
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Set |
1 |
Enable |
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Disabled |
0 |
Read: Disabled |
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Enabled |
1 |
Read: Enabled |
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Address offset: 0x308
Disable interrupt
Bit number | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Id | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reset 0x00000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Id | RW | Field | Value Id | Value | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | RW |
ENDECB |
Write '1' to Disable interrupt for ENDECB event See EVENTS_ENDECB |
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Clear |
1 |
Disable |
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Disabled |
0 |
Read: Disabled |
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Enabled |
1 |
Read: Enabled |
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B | RW |
ERRORECB |
Write '1' to Disable interrupt for ERRORECB event See EVENTS_ERRORECB |
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Clear |
1 |
Disable |
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Disabled |
0 |
Read: Disabled |
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Enabled |
1 |
Read: Enabled |
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Address offset: 0x504
ECB block encrypt memory pointers
Bit number | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Id | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||
Reset 0x00000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Id | RW | Field | Value Id | Value | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | RW |
ECBDATAPTR |
Pointer to the ECB data structure (see Table 1 ECB data structure overview) |
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Symbol | Description | Min. | Typ. | Max. | Units | ||||
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tECB |
Run time per 16 byte block in all modes |
6 | µs |