topic Re: ram to flash function in CodeWarrior for MCU

ram to flash function

Stevanatto — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:38:10 GMT

Hi,

I wanto to store the value of a variable before disconnect my Qorivva Microcontrller.

If it was possible:

int my_var1 = 7; // RAM variable

const int my_var2; // FLASH variable

void ram2flash(void)

{

my_var2 = my_var1;

}

and once I run ram2flash than I have 7 stored in my_var2 even if I restart.

Re: ram to flash function

TICS_Fiona — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:18:58 GMT

If you use the default New Project wizard settings, the Internal ROM target links all constants into the .rodata, the .rdata and the .sdata2 sections for you. The following code snippets show how this is done.

Snippet of .lcf file :

----------------------

MEMORY

{

boot_flash: org = 0x00000000, len = 0x00010000

interrupts_flash: org = 0x00010000, len = 0x00010000

internal_flash: org = 0x00020000, len = 0x00060000

internal_ram: org = 0x40000000, len = 0x00007C00

stack_ram: org = 0x40007C00, len = 0x0400

}

...

GROUP : {
.intc_sw_isr_vector_table ALIGN (2048) : {} /* For INTC in SW Vector Mode */

       .text_vle (VLECODE) ALIGN(0x1000): {
             *(.text)
             *(.text_vle)
             *(.fini)
             *(.eini)
         }
       .init : {}
       .init_vle (VLECODE) : {
             *(.init)
             *(.init_vle)
          }
        .ctors : {}
        .dtors : {}
        .rodata (CONST) : {
            *(.rdata)
            *(.rodata)
         }
     .sdata2       : {}
     extab      : {}
     extabindex : {}
} > internal_flash

Re: ram to flash function

Stevanatto — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:52:34 GMT

GOTO: Flash2Ram & Ram2Flash @MPC55xx

Re: ram to flash function

stanish — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:44:35 GMT

Carlos,

You cannot assign a variable value to a constant. It does not work this way.

in order to modify Flash memory you need to use special routines to erase/program flash memory.

Also Flash memory can be erased/programmed in blocks in contrast to EEPROM.

Please refer to the reference manual of your MCU, section "C90LC Flash memory" for more details about Flash memory programming.

You can possibly re-use some existing C90LC Flash memory drivers available on Freescale web.

e.g.:

Freescale Search

Stanislav