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TMS570LS3137: MCU resets himself

Part Number: TMS570LS3137

Hello,

I wanted to configure my project to have a "Backup main program" and "bootloader" in Bank 0 of the flash, and an updatable main program in Bank 1 of the flash memory. However, trying to implement it the MCU resets himself each time that an rti interrupt is executed. I attach the bl_link.cmd code below.

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/*                                                                            */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN (0) */
/* USER CODE END */


/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Linker Settings                                                            */
--retain="*(.intvecs)"

/* USER CODE BEGIN (1) */

/* USER CODE END */

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Memory Map                                                                 */

MEMORY
{

    VECTORS (X)  : origin=0x00000000 length=0x00000020
    FLASH0  (RX) : origin=0x00000020 length=0x0017FFE0
    FLASH1  (RX) : origin=0x00180000 length=0x07E82000
    SRAM  (RW) : origin=0x08002000 length=0x00002000
    STACK   (RW) : origin=0x08004000 length=0x00002000


//    VECTORS    (X)   : origin=0x00000000 length=0x00000020    vfill = 0xffffffff
//    FLASH0     (RX)  : origin=0x00000020 length=0x00010000    vfill = 0xffffffff
//    FLASH1     (RX)  : origin=0x00010020 length=0x07FF1FE0    vfill = 0xffffffff
//    SRAM       (RWX)  : origin=0x08002000 length=0x00002000
//    STACK      (RW)  : origin=0x08004000 length=0x00002000

/* USER CODE BEGIN (2) */
#if 1
    ECC_VEC  (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(VECTORS) >> 3))
                   length=(size(VECTORS) >> 3)
                   ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=VECTORS}

    ECC_FLA0 (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(FLASH0)  >> 3))
                   length=(size(FLASH0)  >> 3)
                   ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=FLASH0 }

    ECC_FLA1 (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(FLASH1)  >> 3))
                   length=(size(FLASH1)  >> 3)
                   ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=FLASH1 }
#endif
/* USER CODE END */

}

/* USER CODE BEGIN (3) */
ECC
{
    algoL2R5F021 : address_mask = 0xfffffff8 /* Address Bits 31:3 */
                   hamming_mask = R4         /* Use R4/R5 build in Mask */
                   parity_mask  = 0x0c       /* Set which ECC bits are Even and Odd parity */
                   mirroring    = F021       /* RM57Lx and TMS570LCx are build in F021 */
}
/* USER CODE END */


/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Section Configuration                                                      */

SECTIONS
{
   .intvecs : {} > VECTORS


   flashAPI:
   {
     .\source\Fapi_UserDefinedFunctions.obj (.text)
     .\source\bl_flash.obj (.text)
     //--library= "c:\ti\Hercules\F021 Flash API\02.01.01\F021_API_CortexR4_BE_V3D16.lib"  (.text)
     --library="F021_API_CortexR4_BE_V3D16.lib"  (.text)
   } palign=8 load = FLASH0, run = SRAM, LOAD_START(apiLoadStart), RUN_START(apiRunStart), SIZE(apiLoadSize)

   .text  : {} > FLASH0 /*Initialized executable code and constants*/
   .const : {} load=FLASH0 , run = SRAM, LOAD_START(constLoadStart), RUN_START(constRunStart), SIZE(constLoadSize)

//  ; .cinit : {} > FLASH0 /*Initialized global and static variables*/
// ;  .pinit : {} > FLASH0
// ;  .data  : {} > SRAM
//  ; .bss   : {} > SRAM   /*Uninitialized Global and static variables */
//  ; .sysmem  : {} > SRAM


//  ;  .intvecs : {} > VECTORS
//   ; .text    : {} > FLASH0 | FLASH1
//    ;.const   : {} > FLASH0 | FLASH1

    .cinit   : {} > FLASH0
    .pinit   : {} > FLASH0
    .bss     : {} > SRAM
    .data    : {} > SRAM
	.sysmem  : {} > SRAM
/* USER CODE BEGIN (4) */
/* USER CODE END */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN (5) */
/* USER CODE END */


/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Misc                                                                       */

/* USER CODE BEGIN (6) */
/* USER CODE END */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

Thanks and regards,

Leandro

  • Hi Leandro,

    I am sorry I don't fully understand your question. Do you want to program the bootloader and main() of your application to both flash bank 0 and bank 1 which is a backup of the code in bank 0?

  • Hi QJ,

    I am sorry, maybe I have explained wrong. We want to flash bank 0 with the bootloader and a first version of the main() program (backup) which will not be able to be updated. On the other hand, through CAN interface, we want to flash bank 1 with updated versions of the main() using the bootloader. 

    Bank 0: Bootloader + Backup main() (cannot be updated through CAN)

    Bank 1: Updatable main() (can be updated through CAN)

    Thanks and regards,

    Leandro

  • Hello QJ,

    We discovered something that could be important to solve this issue.

    /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    /* Linker Settings                                                            */
    --retain="*(.intvecs)"
    
    /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    /* Memory Map                                                                 */
    
    MEMORY
    {
        VECTORS    (X)   : origin=0x00000000 length=0x00000020    vfill = 0xffffffff
        FLASH0     (RX)  : origin=0x00000020 length=0x00010000    vfill = 0xffffffff
        FLASH1     (RX)  : origin=0x00010020 length=0x07FF1FE0    vfill = 0xffffffff
        SRAM       (RWX)  : origin=0x08002000 length=0x00002000
        STACK      (RW)  : origin=0x08004000 length=0x00002000
    
    #if 1
        ECC_VEC  (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(VECTORS) >> 3))
                       length=(size(VECTORS) >> 3)
                       ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=VECTORS}
    
        ECC_FLA0 (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(FLASH0)  >> 3))
                       length=(size(FLASH0)  >> 3)
                       ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=FLASH0 }
    
        ECC_FLA1 (R) : origin=(0xf0400000 + (start(FLASH1)  >> 3))
                       length=(size(FLASH1)  >> 3)
                       ECC={algorithm=algoL2R5F021, input_range=FLASH1 }
    #endif
    
    ECC
    {
        algoL2R5F021 : address_mask = 0xfffffff8 /* Address Bits 31:3 */
                       hamming_mask = R4         /* Use R4/R5 build in Mask */
                       parity_mask  = 0x0c       /* Set which ECC bits are Even and Odd parity */
                       mirroring    = F021       /* RM57Lx and TMS570LCx are build in F021 */
    }
    
    /* Section Configuration */
    
    SECTIONS
    {
       .intvecs : {} > VECTORS
    
       flashAPI:
       {
         .\source\Fapi_UserDefinedFunctions.obj (.text)
         .\source\bl_flash.obj (.text)
         //--library= "c:\ti\Hercules\F021 Flash API\02.01.01\F021_API_CortexR4_BE_V3D16.lib"  (.text)
         --library="F021_API_CortexR4_BE_V3D16.lib"  (.text)
       } palign=8 load = FLASH0, run = SRAM, LOAD_START(apiLoadStart), RUN_START(apiRunStart), SIZE(apiLoadSize)
    
       .text  : {} > FLASH0 /*Initialized executable code and constants*/
       //.const : {} load=FLASH0, run = SRAM, LOAD_START(constLoadStart), RUN_START(constRunStart), SIZE(constLoadSize)
    
    	.const : {} > FLASH0
        .cinit   : {} > FLASH0
        .pinit   : {} > FLASH0
        .bss     : {} > SRAM
        .data    : {} > SRAM
    	.sysmem  : {} > SRAM
    }
    

    We commented the following row:

    .const : {} load=FLASH0, run = SRAM, LOAD_START(constLoadStart), RUN_START(constRunStart), SIZE(constLoadSize)

    and the device does not reset himself. Could it be a problem for the RTI?

    Thanks and regards,

    Leandro

  • Hi Leandro,

    Since the flash sector to be erased and programmed is in bank 1, you don't have to execute the flash APIs from SRAM. 

    .const : {} load=FLASH0, run = SRAM, LOAD_START(constLoadStart), RUN_START(constRunStart), SIZE(constLoadSize)  --> is to copy the const (flash sector definition) to SRAM.

  • Hello QJ,

    Thanks a lot for your response. We will try with this configuration. We will let you know if it works well.

    Best regards,

    Leandro