topic How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address in MPC5xxx

How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

Anilpatil_SasvaAuto — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:09 GMT

Hello Team,

I am trying to create a section in the known fixed code flash address and would like to store 3 bytes in that address or section.

Could you please assist me in creating the section in the .ld file and adding the necessary memory to it?

I have already attempted the following, but I'm still unable to store the data in that section. I would appreciate your urgent assistance with this issue. Thank you!

MEMORY
{
FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x00100000
RAM (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x40000000, LENGTH = 0x00040000
MY_SECTION (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x40040000, LENGTH = 0x00010000
}

SECTIONS
{
.text : { *(.text) } > FLASH
.data : { *(.data) } > RAM
.bss : { *(.bss) } > RAM
.my_section :
{
. = ALIGN(4);
*(.my_section)
. = ALIGN(4);
} > MY_SECTION
}

const uint8_t __attribute__ ((section (".my_section"))) Ecu_Cu8_SwVersionNum[3] = {0x19U, 0x08U, 0x08U}; /* Year=25, Week=08, Patch Level=8 */

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

davidtosenovjan — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:32:36 GMT

Possibly it could be a problem that you have define it as constant not as variable. I think constants are placed to section .text (i.e. to flash).

Does it work if you use volatile uint8_t?

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

Anilpatil_SasvaAuto — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:09:21 GMT

Please give me an example of storing 4 bytes of data at a fixed location by creating a new user section.

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

Anilpatil_SasvaAuto — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:09:41 GMT

Its urgent please help me

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

davidtosenovjan — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:14:14 GMT

I thin it is correct, but section needs to be placed to flash, not ram.

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

Anilpatil_SasvaAuto — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:17:35 GMT

The section has been created, but I cannot see the data in the .hex file.

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

Anilpatil_SasvaAuto — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:18:29 GMT

please send working example code

Re: How to create section in code flash with fixed memory address

davidtosenovjan — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:24:36 GMT

Here you may find a procedure:

https://community.nxp.com/t5/S32-Design-Studio-Knowledge-Base/HOWTO-Place-custom-data-into-flash-memory/ta-p/1109178

Try to use keyword KEEP as described.