hello,
i am trying to develop a new bootloader for my TMS320F2833 that resides on a Delfino evaluation board and manages a current software and an updated software. in my project the flash memory is segmented into 8 sections and is organized as follows:
the first section contains the botloader.
the sections 2 3 4 contain the current software image.
the sections 5 6 7 contain the updated software image.
my bootloader chooses what software to run at the start up of the system.
could you please give me any suggestions on how to rework the linker file to compact the sections 2 3 4 (make them adjacent) to contain the current software image and the sections 5 6 7 to contain the update software image? also any suggestion on how to verify that my current software size can be contained in those sections? following you can find my linker file that is arranged to contain just one program without bootloader.
MEMORY
{
PAGE 0: /* Program Memory */
/* Memory (RAM/FLASH/OTP) blocks can be moved to PAGE1 for data allocation */
ZONE0 : origin = 0x004000, length = 0x001000 /* XINTF zone 0 */
RAML0 : origin = 0x008000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L0 */
RAML1 : origin = 0x009000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L1 */
RAML2 : origin = 0x00A000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L2 */
RAML3 : origin = 0x00B000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L3 */
ZONE6 : origin = 0x0100000, length = 0x100000 /* XINTF zone 6 */
ZONE7A : origin = 0x0200000, length = 0x00FC00 /* XINTF zone 7 - program space */
FLASHH : origin = 0x300000, length = 0x008000 /* on-chip FLASH */
FLASHG : origin = 0x308000, length = 0x008000 /* on-chip FLASH */
FLASHF : origin = 0x310000, length = 0x010000 /* on-chip FLASH */
/* FLASHE : origin = 0x318000, length = 0x008000 on-chip FLASH */
FLASHD : origin = 0x320000, length = 0x008000 /* on-chip FLASH */
FLASHC : origin = 0x328000, length = 0x008000 /* on-chip FLASH */
FLASHA : origin = 0x338000, length = 0x007F80 /* on-chip FLASH */
CSM_RSVD : origin = 0x33FF80, length = 0x000076 /* Part of FLASHA. Program with all 0x0000 when CSM is in use. */
BEGIN : origin = 0x33FFF6, length = 0x000002 /* Part of FLASHA. Used for "boot to Flash" bootloader mode. */
CSM_PWL : origin = 0x33FFF8, length = 0x000008 /* Part of FLASHA. CSM password locations in FLASHA */
OTP : origin = 0x380400, length = 0x000400 /* on-chip OTP */
ADC_CAL : origin = 0x380080, length = 0x000009 /* ADC_cal function in Reserved memory */
IQTABLES : origin = 0x3FE000, length = 0x000b50 /* IQ Math Tables in Boot ROM */
IQTABLES2 : origin = 0x3FEB50, length = 0x00008c /* IQ Math Tables in Boot ROM */
FPUTABLES : origin = 0x3FEBDC, length = 0x0006A0 /* FPU Tables in Boot ROM */
ROM : origin = 0x3FF27C, length = 0x000D44 /* Boot ROM */
RESET : origin = 0x3FFFC0, length = 0x000002 /* part of boot ROM */
VECTORS : origin = 0x3FFFC2, length = 0x00003E /* part of boot ROM */
PAGE 1 : /* Data Memory */
/* Memory (RAM/FLASH/OTP) blocks can be moved to PAGE0 for program allocation */
/* Registers remain on PAGE1 */
BOOT_RSVD : origin = 0x000000, length = 0x000050 /* Part of M0, BOOT rom will use this for stack */
RAMM0 : origin = 0x000050, length = 0x0003B0 /* on-chip RAM block M0 */
RAMM1 : origin = 0x000400, length = 0x000400 /* on-chip RAM block M1 */
RAML4 : origin = 0x00C000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L4 */
RAML5 : origin = 0x00D000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L5 */
RAML6 : origin = 0x00E000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L6 */
RAML7 : origin = 0x00F000, length = 0x001000 /* on-chip RAM block L7 */
ZONE7B : origin = 0x20FC00, length = 0x000400 /* XINTF zone 7 - data space */
FLASHB : origin = 0x330000, length = 0x008000 /* on-chip FLASH */
}
/* Allocate sections to memory blocks.
Note:
codestart user defined section in DSP28_CodeStartBranch.asm used to redirect code
execution when booting to flash
ramfuncs user defined section to store functions that will be copied from Flash into RAM
*/
SECTIONS
{
/* Allocate program areas: */
.cinit : > FLASHA PAGE = 0
.pinit : > FLASHA PAGE = 0
.text : > FLASHF PAGE = 0
codestart : > BEGIN PAGE = 0
ramfuncs : LOAD = FLASHD,
RUN = RAML0,
LOAD_START(_RamfuncsLoadStart),
LOAD_END(_RamfuncsLoadEnd),
RUN_START(_RamfuncsRunStart),
PAGE = 0
csmpasswds : > CSM_PWL PAGE = 0
csm_rsvd : > CSM_RSVD PAGE = 0
/* Allocate uninitalized data sections: */
.stack : > RAMM1 PAGE = 1
.ebss : > RAML4 PAGE = 1
.esysmem : > RAMM1 PAGE = 1
.sysmem : > RAML6 PAGE = 1
.cio : > RAML6 PAGE = 1
/* Initalized sections go in Flash */
/* For SDFlash to program these, they must be allocated to page 0 */
.econst : > FLASHC PAGE = 0
.switch : > FLASHC PAGE = 0
/* Allocate IQ math areas: */
IQmath : > FLASHC PAGE = 0 /* Math Code */
IQmathTables : > IQTABLES, PAGE = 0, TYPE = NOLOAD
/* Uncomment the section below if calling the IQNexp() or IQexp()
functions from the IQMath.lib library in order to utilize the
relevant IQ Math table in Boot ROM (This saves space and Boot ROM
is 1 wait-state). If this section is not uncommented, IQmathTables2
will be loaded into other memory (SARAM, Flash, etc.) and will take
up space, but 0 wait-state is possible.
*/
/*
IQmathTables2 : > IQTABLES2, PAGE = 0, TYPE = NOLOAD
{
IQmath.lib<IQNexpTable.obj> (IQmathTablesRam)
}
*/
FPUmathTables : > FPUTABLES, PAGE = 0, TYPE = NOLOAD
/* Allocate DMA-accessible RAM sections: */
DMARAML4 : > RAML4, PAGE = 1
DMARAML5 : > RAML5, PAGE = 1
DMARAML6 : > RAML6, PAGE = 1
DMARAML7 : > RAML7, PAGE = 1
/* Allocate 0x400 of XINTF Zone 7 to storing data */
ZONE7DATA : > ZONE7B, PAGE = 1
/* .reset is a standard section used by the compiler. It contains the */
/* the address of the start of _c_int00 for C Code. /*
/* When using the boot ROM this section and the CPU vector */
/* table is not needed. Thus the default type is set here to */
/* DSECT */
.reset : > RESET, PAGE = 0, TYPE = DSECT
vectors : > VECTORS PAGE = 0, TYPE = DSECT
/* Allocate ADC_cal function (pre-programmed by factory into TI reserved memory) */
.adc_cal : load = ADC_CAL, PAGE = 0, TYPE = NOLOAD
}
/*
//===========================================================================
// End of file.
//===========================================================================
*/
best regards