Intel BFCBASE Data Sheet - Page 137

Checksums, 7.4.5 Scratch EEPROM, Table 7-7., Byte ROM Checksum Values

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Features Offset: 7Fh Bit Description 7:0 Feature Data Checksum One Byte Checksum of the Feature Data Section 00h- FFh: See Section 7.4.4 for calculation of the value 7.4.4 Checksums The PIROM includes multiple checksums. Table 7-7 includes the checksum values for each section defined in the 128 byte ROM. Table 7-7. 128 Byte ROM Checksum Values Section Header Processor Data Processor Core Data Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Ref. Data Feature Data Checksum Address 0Dh 15h 24h 31h 37h 6Fh 73h 7Fh Checksums are automatically calculated and programmed by Intel. The first step in calculating the checksum is to add each byte from the field to the next subsequent byte. This result is then negated to provide the checksum. Example: For a byte string of AA445Ch, the resulting checksum will be B6h. AA = 10101010 44 = 01000100 5C = 0101100 AA + 44 + 5C = 01001010 Negate the sum: 10110101 +1 = 101101 (B6h) 7.4.5 Scratch EEPROM Also available in the memory component on the processor SMBus is an EEPROM which may be used for other data at the system or processor vendor's discretion. The data in this EEPROM, once programmed, can be write-protected by asserting the active-high SM_WP signal. This signal has a weak pull-down (10 kΩ) to allow the EEPROM to be programmed in systems with no implementation of this signal. The Scratch EEPROM resides in the upper half of the memory component (addresses 80 - FFh). The lower half comprises the Processor Information ROM (addresses 00 - 7Fh), which is permanently write-protected by Intel. § Document Number: 318080-002 137

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Document Number: 318080-002
137
Features
7.4.4
Checksums
The PIROM includes multiple checksums.
Table 7-7
includes the checksum values for
each section defined in the 128 byte ROM.
Checksums are automatically calculated and programmed by Intel. The first step in
calculating the checksum is to add each byte from the field to the next subsequent
byte. This result is then negated to provide the checksum.
Example:
For a byte string of AA445Ch, the resulting checksum will be B6h.
AA = 10101010
44 = 01000100
5C = 0101100
AA + 44 + 5C = 01001010
Negate the sum: 10110101 +1 =
101101 (B6h)
7.4.5
Scratch EEPROM
Also available in the memory component on the processor SMBus is an EEPROM which
may be used for other data at the system or processor vendor’s discretion. The data in
this EEPROM, once programmed, can be write-protected by asserting the active-high
SM_WP signal. This signal has a weak pull-down (10 k
Ω
) to allow the EEPROM to be
programmed in systems with no implementation of this signal. The Scratch EEPROM
resides in the upper half of the memory component (addresses 80 - FFh). The lower
half comprises the Processor Information ROM (addresses 00 - 7Fh), which is
permanently write-protected by Intel.
§
Offset:
7Fh
Bit
Description
7:0
Feature Data Checksum
One Byte Checksum of the Feature Data Section
00h- FFh: See
Section 7.4.4
for calculation of the value
Table 7-7.
128 Byte ROM Checksum Values
Section
Checksum Address
Header
0Dh
Processor Data
15h
Processor Core Data
24h
Cache Data
31h
Package Data
37h
Part Number Data
6Fh
Thermal Ref. Data
73h
Feature Data
7Fh