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IsmaelSanchez_R · ‎12-24-2006

Hello thanks for your advise.

I have something more specific for you:

Mymicrocontroller memory map is the following:

00000000 to 00ffffff external sdram

200000000 to 2000ffff internal sram

40000000 to 7ffffffff ispbar , internal register and

peripheral space

f0000000 to f007ffff internal flash

ffe00000 to ffffffff external flash

I want to store my program at flash(ffe00000) and then
transfer it to external sdram in order to run my program from sdram.

the lcf file for external rom(flash) is the following, which is not working or doing what i want:

# Sample Linker Command File for CodeWarrior for ColdFire

# ROM located at address 0xffe00000, and Internal SRAM located at address 0x20000000

MEMORY {
TEXT (RX) : ORIGIN = 0xffe00000, LENGTH = 0x0
DATA (RW) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x0
# You must update ___DATA_RAM below if the DATA origin is changed
}

SECTIONS {
.main_application :
{
  *(.reset)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  *(.text)
  .= ALIGN(0x4);
  *(.rodata)
  .= ALIGN(0x4);
  __end_of_text =.;
} > TEXT

___DATA_ROM = __end_of_text;
# Changed for compatibility with the Motorola ROM copy
___DATA_RAM = 0x00000000;

# Locate all initialized data physically to ROM after the text section

   .main_application_data : AT(___DATA_ROM)
{
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  *(.exception)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  __exception_table_start__ =.;
  EXCEPTION
  __exception_table_end__ =.;

  ___sinit__ = .;
    STATICINIT

  __START_DATA = .;
  *(.data)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  __END_DATA = .;

  __START_SDATA = .;
  *(.sdata)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  __END_SDATA = .;

  __SDA_BASE = .;    # A5 set to middle of data and bss ...

} > DATA

.uninitialized_data :
{
  __START_SBSS = .;
  *(.sbss)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  *(SCOMMON)
  __END_SBSS = .;

  __START_BSS = .;
  *(.bss)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  *(COMMON)
  __END_BSS = .;

  . = ALIGN(0x4);   # heap should be aligned on 8 byte boundary for MSL
} >> DATA
   ___BSS_START = __START_SBSS;
   ___BSS_END = __END_BSS;
   ___DATA_END = .;

# Locate the ROM copy table into ROM after the initialized data

_romp_at = ___DATA_ROM + SIZEOF(.main_application_data);
.romp : AT(_romp_at)
{
  __S_romp = _romp_at;
  WRITEW(___DATA_ROM);
  WRITEW(ADDR(.main_application_data));
  WRITEW(SIZEOF(.main_application_data));
  WRITEW(0);
  WRITEW(0);
  WRITEW(0);
}

___IPSBAR = 0x40000000;
___EXT_FLASH = 0xffe00000;
___EXT_SRAM = 0x00000000; # This value is bogus
___FLASH = 0xF0000000;
___SDRAM = 0x00000000;
___SRAM = 0x20000000;
___SRAM_SIZE = 0x10000;
___STACK_SIZE = 0x2000; # reserve 0x2000 bytes for stack

___SP_END =0x00100000;
___SP_INIT = ___SP_END + ___STACK_SIZE; # set stack start address
__SP_INIT = ___SP_INIT;

___heap_addr = __SP_INIT; # heap grows in opposite direction of stack
___heap_size = (___SRAM + ___SRAM_SIZE - __SP_INIT) & 0xFFFFF00; # heap size is remaining memory aligned to 8 bits

___VECTOR_RAM = 0x00000000;
}

I have tryed diferent versions but the program doesnot run. It runs for the debug version:

# Sample Linker Command File for Metrowerks Embedded 68K/ColdFire

# NOTE: The debugger uses the Illegal Instruction Vector to stop.
# A small subroutine is written at the location VBR+0x408-VBR+0x40B
# to handle the exception. The Illegal Instruction Vector in
# the the vector table at VBR+0x10 is then pointed to it. When the
# debugger encounters an illegal instruction, it jumps to this
# subroutine, which ends with an RTE, then exits.
# Do not overwrite this area of memory otherwise the debugger may not
# exit properly.

MEMORY {
TEXT (RX) : ORIGIN = 0x00005000, LENGTH = 0 # using External DRAM
DATA (RW) : ORIGIN = AFTER(TEXT), LENGTH = 0
}

SECTIONS {
.main_application :
{
  *(.text)
  .= ALIGN(0x4);
  *(.rodata)
  .= ALIGN(0x4);
} > TEXT

   .main_application_data :
{
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  *(.exception)
  . = ALIGN(0x4);
  __exception_table_start__ = .;
  EXCEPTION
  __exception_table_end__ = .;

  ___sinit__ = .;
    STATICINIT

  __START_DATA = .;
  *(.data)
  __END_DATA = .;

  __START_SDATA = .;
  *(.sdata)
  __END_SDATA = .;

  __SDA_BASE = .;    # A5 set to middle of data and bss ...

  __START_SBSS = .;
  *(.sbss)
  *(SCOMMON)
  __END_SBSS = .;

  __START_BSS = .;
  *(.bss)
  *(COMMON)
  __END_BSS = .;

. = ALIGN(0x4);
} > DATA

__SP_INIT = . + 0x00004000; # set stack to 0x4000 bytes (16KB)

   ___IPSBAR = 0x40000000;
___heap_addr = __SP_INIT;  # heap grows in opposite direction of stack
___heap_size = 0x50000;   # heap size set to 0x50000 bytes (500KB)

__S_romp = 0x0; # no ROM in this example
}
but this version is not for flash

Arev · ‎12-29-2006

Hello,

I made a lcf file for the MCF5235 Coldfire that boots from FLASH, Copy Software in SDRAM and Execute from SDRAM...

Everything is made by the RUNTIME LIBRARY.

BootStart Code(Hardware Initialisation & Start Code) and RUNTIME LIBRARY will remain in FLASH;

Vector Table and Application Code will be copied from FLASH to SDRAM.

Here is my LCF File (Sorry in French).

I Hope this helps... & Happy New Year

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# DEFINITION DES "MEMORY SEGMENTS" #
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# Segment (RWX : Read,Write,eXecute) : ORIGIN = Memory address, LENGTH = Segment size (0x0 = Unlimited) #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

MEMORY
{
   sdram       (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x0
   vector_ram (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x500
   user        (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x0
   sram        (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x0
   ipsbar      (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0x40000000, LENGTH = 0x0
   ext_flash   (RWX) : ORIGIN = 0xFFE00000, LENGTH = 0x0
}

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# DEFINITION DES "SECTIONS SEGMENTS" #
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
# .SectionName : { Section Content } > Puts at the beginning of Memory segment (>> Appends to End) #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

SECTIONS
{
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #                      DECLARATION & AFFECTATION DES "SECTIONS SEGMENTS" AUX "MEMORY SEGMENTS"                     #
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

   .sdram      : {} > sdram
   .vector_ram : {} > vector_ram
   .ipsbar     : {} > ipsbar
   .sram       : {} > sram
   .ext_flash : {} > ext_flash

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-                          DEFINITION DES SYMBOLES GLOBAUX Utilisés dans l'application                           -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

___IPSBAR = ADDR(.ipsbar);
___VECTOR_RAM = ADDR(.vector_ram);

___SDRAM = ADDR(.sdram);
___SDRAM_SIZE = 0x01000000;

___SRAM = ADDR(.sram);
___SRAM_SIZE = 0x00010000;

___EXT_SRAM = ADDR(.ext_sram);
___EXT_SRAM_SIZE = 0x00080000;

___EXT_FLASH = ADDR(.ext_flash);
___EXT_FLASH_SIZE = 0x00200000;

___SP_SIZE = 0x1000;

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-        TABLE des VECTEURS ROM (Définitions des Vecteurs d'exception et d'interruption de l'application)        -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-                         Section Chargée en FLASH, Recopiée en SRAM AT(___VECTOR_RAM)                           -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   .vectors :
   {
       Vectors.o (.text)
       . = ALIGN (0x4);

} >> ext_flash

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-   BOOTSTART CODE & RUNTIME LIBRARY (Fonctions Initialisation Hardware et Recopie de l'application en SDRAM)    -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-                                      Section Chargée & Exécutée en FLASH                                       -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   .bootflash :
   {
       mcf523x_lo.o      (.text)
       hwinit.o          (.text)
       C_4i_CF_Runtime.a (.text)
       . = ALIGN (0x4);

} >> ext_flash

__start_of_text = .;

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-                               EXECUTABLE CODE & READ-ONLY DATA (Code Application)                              -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-            Section Chargée en FLASH AT(___CODE_ROM), Recopiée & Executée en SDRAM AT(___CODE_RAM)              -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

___CODE_ROM = __start_of_text;

___CODE_RAM = ADDR(user);

   .text : AT(___CODE_ROM)
   {
       . = ALIGN (0x4);
       *(.text)
       . = ALIGN (0x4);
       *(.rodata)
       . = ALIGN (0x4);

} > user

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-                                                INITIALIZED DATA                                                -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-                  Section Chargée en FLASH AT(___DATA_ROM), Recopiée en SDRAM AT(___DATA_RAM)                   -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

___DATA_ROM = ___CODE_ROM + SIZEOF(.text);

___DATA_RAM = ADDR(user) + SIZEOF(.text);

   .data : AT(___DATA_ROM)
   {
       ___sinit__    = .;
       STATICINIT

       __START_DATA = .;
       *(.data)
       __END_DATA    = .;

       __START_SDATA = .;
       *(.sdata)
       __END_SDATA   = .;
       __SDA_BASE    = .;

. = ALIGN (0x4);

} >> user

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-                                       UNINITIALIZED DATA CLEARED TO ZERO                                       -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-                                            Section Chargée en SDRAM                                            -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   .bss :
   {
       __START_SBSS = .;
       *(.sbss)
       *(SCOMMON)
       __END_SBSS    = .;

       __START_BSS   = .;
       *(.bss)
       *(COMMON)
       __END_BSS     = .;

. = ALIGN(0x4);

} >> user

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-       DEFINITION du HEAP MEMOIRE & PILE SYSTEME PROVISOIRE (PILE modifiée par CMX RTOS dans CMX_INIT.C)        -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-                                            Section Chargée en SDRAM                                            -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   .custom :
   {
       . = ALIGN(0x4);

___HEAP_START = .;
___HEAP_END = ___SDRAM + ___SDRAM_SIZE - ___SP_SIZE;

___SP_END = ___HEAP_END;
___SP_INIT = ___SP_END + ___SP_SIZE - 0x04;

___SP_INIT_SRAM = ___SRAM + ___SRAM_SIZE - 0x04; # Pile Temporaire de Démmarage en SRAM

. = ALIGN (0x4);

} >> user

   ___heap_addr    = ___HEAP_START;
   ___heap_size    = ___HEAP_END - ___HEAP_START ;
   __SP_INIT       = ___SP_INIT;

   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
   #-         TABLE de RECOPIE de la ROM vers la RAM utilisée par le code de démarrage de la RUNTIME LIBRARY         -#
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
   #-    __S_romp = Séquence de 3 Words par section à recopier, la dernière section de la table doit être à zéro     -#
   #-                                                                                                                -#
   #-     Section à recopier = { ROM Start Address                                                                   -#
   #-                            RAM Start Address                                                                   -#
   #-                            BLOCK Size                                                                          -#
   #-                          }                                                                                     -#
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

_romp_at = ___DATA_ROM + SIZEOF(.data);

   .romp : AT(_romp_at)
   {
       __S_romp = _romp_at;

       WRITEW(___CODE_ROM);      # FLASH CODE Address
       WRITEW(___CODE_RAM);      # SDRAM CODE Address
       WRITEW(SIZEOF(.text));    # CODE Size

       WRITEW(___DATA_ROM);      # FLASH Initialized DATA Address
       WRITEW(___DATA_RAM);      # SDRAM Initialized DATA Address
       WRITEW(SIZEOF(.data));    # DATA Size

       WRITEW(0);                # NULL Last Entry
       WRITEW(0);                # NULL Last Entry
       WRITEW(0);                # NULL Last Entry
   }

}

Arev · ‎12-26-2006

Hello,

Which ColdFire Processor do you use ?

Bye

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