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Fixes #386

Problem

Since dc93e82 the SAMD51 SystemInit runs DFLL48M in open loop on every board, crystal or not. Its 48 MHz then sits at
the factory calibration and drifts per part and with temperature, and GCLK5 (1 MHz) and both DPLLs (120 MHz CPU,
100 MHz) inherit that error. On the HIL farm's Metro M4 Express, master a1efcca's time base ran about +2800 ppm fast.

Solution

On crystal boards, run DFLL48M in closed loop against XOSC32K through GCLK3, with MUL = 1465 (48.005120 MHz,
+107 ppm). Crystalless boards keep the existing open-loop path unchanged.

The closed-loop setup reads PCHCTRL.CHEN back (DS60001507 14.6.6). It reloads DFLLVAL in open loop before closing
the loop (errata DS80000748 2.8.3, rev A; the farm board is rev A). The fine-lock wait is bounded at 2000 OSCULP32K CPU
iterations, about 0.67 s. If the reference stops after setup or the DFLL cannot fine-lock, the board falls back to open
loop at the factory DFLLVAL and still boots.

Hardware, ci.lan Metro M4 Express (ATSAMD51J19A rev A, DID 0x60060005):

• Battery (cdc_arduino, cdc_tinyusb, timing) passes on master a1efcca (run samd389-base-a1efcca-1) and on
  02d7189 (run samd389-fix-02d7189-1).

• Time base against the host's monotonic clock, over 48 s windows (3 runs each, DWT CYCCNT):

  Firmware	ppm	mean	resolution
  a1efcca (open)	+2732, +2777, +2874	+2794	±8
  02d7189 (closed)	+87.0, +107.6, +109.9	+101.5	±8

  millis() agrees: +2801 ppm before and +93.7 ppm after (±28 ppm).

• Clock registers at 02d7189: STATUS 0x01010D00 (DFLLRDY, DFLLLCKF, DFLLLCKC set, DFLLOOB, DFLLRCS clear),
  DFLLCTRLB 0x81, DFLLMUL 0x040105B9, PCHCTRL[0] 0x43. Lock completes before the first poll.

• Fallback: with GCLK3 disabled after setup (test instrumentation only), the bound expired after 0.672 s, DFLLCTRLB
  returned to 0x00 with DFLLVAL restored, and the board enumerated and passed cdc_arduino and timing.

• 3680503 changes only a comment; its core_cdc and core_timing images are byte-identical to 02d7189's.

Not validated on hardware:

• SAMD21 boards: unchanged by this PR, and the farm has none.
• Crystalless SAMD51 boards: their path is unchanged, they are build-only, and the farm has none.
• A crystal missing from power-on still hangs at the existing XOSC32KRDY wait, as before.
• Long-term drift and temperature.

Related: #403, crystalless SAMD51 boards never enable USB clock recovery.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates SAMD51 startup clock initialization to restore closed-loop DFLL operation for crystal-based boards while preserving the existing USB clock recovery/open-loop behavior for CRYSTALLESS builds, addressing issue #386.

Changes:

• Splits SAMD51 DFLL configuration into CRYSTALLESS and crystal-backed paths.
• Adds DFLL reference clock routing through GCLK3 for non-crystalless boards.
• Configures closed-loop DFLL multiplication against the 32.768 kHz crystal reference.

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SystemInit selects the SAMD51 DFLL setup based on CRYSTALLESS. Crystal-based builds configure closed-loop operation and wait for locks. If locking times out, startup restores the saved DFLL value.

Changes: DFLL startup configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Conditional DFLL configuration cores/arduino/startup.c	Crystalless builds use open-loop DFLL configuration with USB clock recovery. Crystal-based builds route GCLK3 to the DFLL reference, set the multiplier for a 48 MHz target, and wait up to 2,000 iterations for readiness and coarse and fine locks. On timeout, startup clears DFLL control B and restores the saved DFLL value.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: deanm1278

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 36805

Crystal-based boards use closed-loop DFLL configuration. No merge-blocking issue was established, though hardware lock remains unmeasured.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: adding DFLL closed-loop support while retaining crystal-less configuration options.
Linked Issues check		Issue #386 requires closed-loop 48 MHz DFLL operation on crystal-based SAMD51 boards. In cores/arduino/startup.c, the non-CRYSTALLESS branch routes GCLK3 to the DFLL reference, sets `DFLLCTRLB.MOD…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR diff changes only the SAMD51 DFLL setup in cores/arduino/startup.c. The CRYSTALLESS split, crystal reference selection, closed-loop configuration, lock wait, and open-loop fallback al…
Description check		The description matches the SAMD51 DFLL closed-loop changes and fallback behavior.

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Explanation

Issue #386 requires closed-loop 48 MHz DFLL operation on crystal-based SAMD51 boards. In cores/arduino/startup.c, the non-CRYSTALLESS branch routes GCLK3 to the DFLL reference, sets DFLLCTRLB.MODE with WAITLOCK, uses a multiplier of 1465 for a 48,005,120 Hz target, and waits for ready, coarse lock, and fine lock. The CRYSTALLESS branch retains open-loop USB clock recovery. The issue does not require automated tests, and no test gap prevents this static configuration assessment.

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Explanation

The whole-PR diff changes only the SAMD51 DFLL setup in cores/arduino/startup.c. The CRYSTALLESS split, crystal reference selection, closed-loop configuration, lock wait, and open-loop fallback all support issue #386. Formatting changes, comments, and removal of the obsolete commented assignment occur in the same configuration block. No unrelated source, board, bootloader, or clock subsystem changes appear in the reviewed diff.

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Confidence Score: 5/5

[Medium impact] No blocking issue was found in the changes since the previous review.

Summary

Adds crystal-referenced closed-loop DFLL setup for SAMD51 while preserving the existing CRYSTALLESS path.

• SAMD51 startup locks the DFLL to its crystal reference.

No new actionable issues were found. Hardware validation was not run.

Diagram

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
  A[SAMD51 startup] --> B{CRYSTALLESS?}
  B -->|Yes| C[Existing USB clock recovery setup]
  B -->|No| D[Configure crystal reference and DFLL]
  D --> E{DFLL locks before timeout?}
  E -->|Yes| F[Keep closed loop]
  E -->|No| G[Switch to open loop and restore saved DFLLVAL]
  C --> H[Configure PLLs and peripheral clocks]
  F --> H
  G --> H

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