HAL EXTI Overview

Introducing EXTI

group EXTI_Introduction

The EXTI hardware abstraction layer provides a set of APIs to interface with the EXTI peripheral on STM32 microcontrollers.

The EXTI peripheral manages each line (configurable and direct) using a state machine per line. The EXTI includes the following features:

  • Initialize a line.

  • Configure a line.

  • Enable a line in a specific mode (interrupt or event).

  • Force a software interrupt on a specific line.

  • Manage interrupts for a specific line.

This abstraction layer guarantees portability and ease of use across different STM32 series.

Module and files

The following diagram illustrates the EXTI module and its associated files.

Module and files diagram

Component diagram

The following diagram illustrates the software components involved in the EXTI module. It shows the interactions between the user application, HAL drivers, low-level drivers, and the hardware components.

@startuml

!$use_ppp_core = 0
!$use_ll_rcc = 0
!$use_ppp_ll = 1
!$use_ppp_hal = 1

!$use_api_itf = 1
!$use_hal_itf = 1
!$use_ll_itf = 1
!$use_core_itf = 1
!$use_hal_generic_dep = 1

!$use_ppp_isr = 1

!$use_hal_service = 0
!$use_hal_rcc = 0
!$use_hal_dma = 0
!$use_kernel_clock = 1

!$core = "XXX" + "_CORE"
!$ppp = "EXTI"
!$hal_api_itf = "HAL " + $ppp + " API"
!$appli_itf = "User Callback"
!$ppp_name = "HAL_"+$ppp
!$ppp_ISR = $ppp+" ISR"
!$ll_ppp = "LL_"+$ppp

!$hal_dma_itf = "HAL_DMA_StartDirectXfer_IT_Opt()\nHAL_DMA_Abort_IT"
!if ($use_kernel_clock == 1)
!$hal_rcc_itf = "\t\t\tHAL_RCC_"+$ppp+"_GetClockFreq()\n\t\t\tHAL_RCC_"+$ppp+"_EnableClock()"
!else
!$hal_rcc_itf = "\t\t\tHAL_RCC_"+$ppp+"_EnableClock()"
!endif

!$hal_ppp_itf = "Half transfer complete\nTransfer complete\nError callback\nAbort callback"

!$hal_generic_itf = "HAL_GetTick()"

!$ll_ppp_itf = "LL " + $ppp +" API"
!$ppp_xIRQ = $ppp+"x_IRQ"

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title $ppp Software Component Diagram

Package "Application Layer" #DarkMagenta {

component [Appli]
interface "$appli_itf" as APPLI_Interface
[Appli] -r- APPLI_Interface
}

package "HAL" #DarkOrange {
[$ppp_name]
!if ($use_hal_dma == 1)
interface "$hal_ppp_itf" as HAL_PPP_Interface
[$ppp_name] -d- HAL_PPP_Interface
!endif
interface "$hal_api_itf" as HAL_PPP_APPLI_Interface
[$ppp_name] -u- HAL_PPP_APPLI_Interface

!if ($use_hal_service == 1)
  [HAL_SERVICE]
  interface "$hal_generic_itf" as HAL_Service_Interface
  [HAL_SERVICE] -r- HAL_Service_Interface
  [$ppp_name] -l-( HAL_Service_Interface
!endif  
!if ($use_hal_generic_dep == 1)  
      [HAL_SERVICE]
      [$ppp_name] .r.> [HAL_SERVICE]
!endif
!if ($use_hal_dma == 1)
  [HAL_DMA]
  interface "$hal_dma_itf" as HAL_DMA_Interface
  [HAL_DMA] -u- HAL_DMA_Interface
  [HAL_DMA] -u-( HAL_PPP_Interface
  [$ppp_name] --( HAL_DMA_Interface
!endif
!if ($use_hal_rcc == 1)
  [HAL_RCC]
  interface "$hal_rcc_itf" as HAL_RCC_Interface
  [HAL_RCC] -l- HAL_RCC_Interface
  [$ppp_name] -r-( HAL_RCC_Interface
!endif
}

[Appli] -d-( HAL_PPP_APPLI_Interface
[$ppp_name] -u-( APPLI_Interface
!if ($use_ppp_core ==1)
Package "Core Layer" #Lavender{
[$core]
interface "core API" as Core_api_itf
[$core] -u- Core_api_itf
}
[$ppp_name] -d-( Core_api_itf
!endif
package "Low Layer" #Technology {
[CMSIS-Devices]
!if ($use_ppp_ll == 1)
[$ll_ppp]
interface "$ll_ppp_itf" as LL_PPP_Interface
[$ll_ppp] -u- LL_PPP_Interface
!endif

!if ($use_ppp_isr == 1) 
interface "$ppp_ISR" as PPP_ISR
[$ppp_ISR] -U- PPP_ISR
[$ppp_ISR]
!endif


!if ($use_ll_rcc == 1)
  [LL_RCC]
  interface "LL RCC API" as LL_RCC_API
  [LL_RCC] -u- LL_RCC_API
  [HAL_RCC] -d-(LL_RCC_API
!endif

!if ($use_hal_dma == 1)
  [DMA ISR]
  interface "DMA ISR" as DMA_ISR
  [DMA ISR] -u- DMA_ISR
!endif  
}

package "HW" #LightCyan {
[STM32_HW]
!if ($use_ppp_isr == 1)
interface "$ppp_xIRQ" as PPPx_IRQ
[STM32_HW] -u- PPPx_IRQ
!endif
!if ($use_hal_dma == 1)
interface "DMAx_IRQ_Ch" as DMA_IRQ_CH
[STM32_HW] -u- DMA_IRQ_CH
[DMA ISR] -d-( DMA_IRQ_CH
[HAL_DMA] --( DMA_ISR
!endif
}
!if ($use_ppp_ll == 1)
[$ppp_name] -d-( LL_PPP_Interface
[$ll_ppp] .r.> [CMSIS-Devices]: $ppp register def
[STM32_HW] <.u. [$ll_ppp] : $ppp registers R/W
!else
!if ($use_ppp_core == 1)
[$core] .l.> [CMSIS-Devices]: $ppp register def
[STM32_HW] <.u. [$core] : $ppp registers R/W
!else
[$ppp_name] .d.> [CMSIS-Devices]: $ppp register def
[STM32_HW] <.l. [$ppp_name] : $ppp registers R/W
!endif
!endif
!if ($use_ppp_isr == 1)
[$ppp_ISR] -d-( PPPx_IRQ
[$ppp_name] -d-( PPP_ISR
!endif
!if ($use_ll_rcc == 1)
[STM32_HW] <.u. [LL_RCC] : RCC registers R/W
!endif

@enduml

Configuration table

The following table lists the configuration defines for the HAL EXTI module, specifying their locations, default values, and descriptions:

group EXTI_Configuration_Table

Configuration inside the EXTI driver

Config defines

Description

Default value

Note

USE_ASSERT_DBG_PARAM

from IDE

None

Enables parameter assertions when defined

USE_ASSERT_DBG_STATE

from IDE

None

Enables state assertions when defined

USE_HAL_CHECK_PARAM

from hal_conf.h

0

Parameters such as pointers are checked at runtime

USE_HAL_EXTI_MODULE

from hal_conf.h

1

If defined, stm32c5xx_hal_exti.h is included

USE_HAL_EXTI_REGISTER_CALLBACKS

from hal_conf.h

0

If defined, EXTI register callbacks are enabled

USE_HAL_EXTI_USER_DATA

from hal_conf.h

0

If defined, allows the use of user data

CMSE_SECURE_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT

from stm32tnxx.h

NA

Defined in secure context