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Auto Mode (remember this in "The channels and triggers?)
Ping-Pong
Scatter-Gather, more specifically, (this won't be explained here, please consult the datasheet for more info)
Memory Scatter-Gather
Peripheral Scatter-Gather
StopMode
Stop mode doesn't actually do a transfer. When the mode field has the value to stop then it doesn't do a transfer and disables the DMA. At the end of a transfer the mode field automatically changes to that and disables the DMA
Basic Mode
In Basic mode the DMA transfers items while there are more items to transfer and the transfer request is present. In this mode a transfer is only started when the configured trigger happens and the transfer size per trigger depends on theArbitration size. This type of mode is better to be used with peripheral triggers, this is because it only transfers a set number of items (Arbitration size) when the peripheral says he's ready (the trigger).
Now let's see a case where the DMA channel is configured with a Transfer size of 1024 and a Arbitration size of 1, while on Basic Mode. This loads a value into the transfer counter of 1023. Each time a trigger happens the DMA transfers 1 item and decreases the counter by 1. This until the counter reaches 0 or the processor stops it. When it reaches 0 the DMA stops by setting the transfer mode to Stop mode.
Auto Mode
Auto mode is very similar to the basic mode but istead it transfers all the number of items set in Transfer size, ignoringArbitration size and then stops by setting the transfer mode to Stop mode. This also ignores if the request is removed. This is better for software triggers where you just want to transfer all the items with 1 request.
Ping-Pong
Now Ping-Pong mode. Ping-Pong is similar to the Basic Mode. It transfers a number of items set in Arbitration sizewhen a trigger happens.
