TMS320F280033: Large code : can load code but can't debug nor run

Part Number: TMS320F280033

Tool/software:

Hi,

Following this question, answered by (thanks again !), I have been able to load in flash some hardware test code, and run it fine.

However, when I migrated my eval board (F280039C) code application code to the actual application board, the code didn't fit with the new .cmd file. So I tried to concatenate some memory sections, in order to make it fit. In the end, it all fits, the linker is happy. I launch the debug session, press play ... and the core halts. Nothing happens, it is just always halted. I thought it might be a debug issue, so I reset the target, and tried to discuss with it on the CAN bus, but no message in or out. Which makes me think the code is loaded but not running.

Here is the original cmd file provided by  

MEMORY
{
   //BEGIN            : origin = 0x00080000, length = 0x00000002
   BEGIN : origin = 0x088000, length = 0x000002
   BOOT_RSVD        : origin = 0x00000002, length = 0x00000126

   RAMM0            : origin = 0x00000128, length = 0x000002D8
   RAMM1            : origin = 0x00000400, length = 0x000003F8
   // RAMM1_RSVD       : origin = 0x000007F8, length = 0x00000008 /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

   RAMLS0           : origin = 0x00008000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS1           : origin = 0x00008800, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS2           : origin = 0x00009000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS3           : origin = 0x00009800, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS4           : origin = 0x0000A000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS5           : origin = 0x0000A800, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS6           : origin = 0x0000B000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS7           : origin = 0x0000B800, length = 0x00000800

   RAMGS0           : origin = 0x0000C000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS1           : origin = 0x0000D000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS2           : origin = 0x0000E000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS3           : origin = 0x0000F000, length = 0x00000FF8
   // RAMGS3_RSVD      : origin = 0x0000FFF8, length = 0x00000008 /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

   BOOTROM          : origin = 0x003F8000, length = 0x00007FC0
   SECURE_ROM       : origin = 0x003F2000, length = 0x00006000

   RESET            : origin = 0x003FFFC0, length = 0x00000002

   /* Flash sectors */
   /* BANK 0 */
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC0  : origin = 0x080002, length = 0x000FFE
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC1  : origin = 0x081000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC2  : origin = 0x082000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC3  : origin = 0x083000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC4  : origin = 0x084000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC5  : origin = 0x085000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC6  : origin = 0x086000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC7  : origin = 0x087000, length = 0x001000
   
   
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC8  : origin = 0x088000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC8 : origin = 0x088002, length = 0x000FFE
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC9  : origin = 0x089000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC10 : origin = 0x08A000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC11 : origin = 0x08B000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC12 : origin = 0x08C000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC13 : origin = 0x08D000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC14 : origin = 0x08E000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC15 : origin = 0x08F000, length = 0x001000

   /* BANK 1 */
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC0  : origin = 0x090000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC1  : origin = 0x091000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC2  : origin = 0x092000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC3  : origin = 0x093000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC4  : origin = 0x094000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC5  : origin = 0x095000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC6  : origin = 0x096000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC7  : origin = 0x097000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC8  : origin = 0x098000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC9  : origin = 0x099000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC10 : origin = 0x09A000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC11 : origin = 0x09B000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC12 : origin = 0x09C000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC13 : origin = 0x09D000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC14 : origin = 0x09E000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC15 : origin = 0x09F000, length = 0x001000

  /* BANK 2 */
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC0  : origin = 0x0A0000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC1  : origin = 0x0A1000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC2  : origin = 0x0A2000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC3  : origin = 0x0A3000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC4  : origin = 0x0A4000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC5  : origin = 0x0A5000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC6  : origin = 0x0A6000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC7  : origin = 0x0A7000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC8  : origin = 0x0A8000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC9  : origin = 0x0A9000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC10 : origin = 0x0AA000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC11 : origin = 0x0AB000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC12 : origin = 0x0AC000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC13 : origin = 0x0AD000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC14 : origin = 0x0AE000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC15 : origin = 0x0AF000, length = 0x000FF0

// FLASH_BANK0_SEC15_RSVD     : origin = 0x0AFFF0, length = 0x000010  /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

}


SECTIONS
{
   codestart        : > BEGIN, ALIGN(8)
   .text            : >> FLASH_BANK1_SEC2 | FLASH_BANK1_SEC3 | FLASH_BANK1_SEC4,   ALIGN(8)
   .cinit           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .switch          : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .reset           : > RESET,                  TYPE = DSECT /* not used, */

   .stack           : > RAMM1

#if defined(__TI_EABI__)
   .init_array      : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .bss             : > RAMLS5
   .bss:output      : > RAMLS3
   .bss:cio         : > RAMLS0
   .data            : > RAMLS5
   .sysmem          : > RAMLS5
   .const           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC4,  ALIGN(8)
#else
   .pinit           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .ebss            : > RAMLS5
   .esysmem         : > RAMLS5
   .cio             : > RAMLS0
   .econst          : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC4,  ALIGN(8)
#endif

    ramgs0 : > RAMGS0
    ramgs1 : > RAMGS0

    /*  Allocate IQ math areas: */
   IQmath           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1, ALIGN(8)
   IQmathTables     : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC2, ALIGN(8)

   .TI.ramfunc      : LOAD = FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,
                      RUN = RAMLS0,
                      LOAD_START(RamfuncsLoadStart),
                      LOAD_SIZE(RamfuncsLoadSize),
                      LOAD_END(RamfuncsLoadEnd),
                      RUN_START(RamfuncsRunStart),
                      RUN_SIZE(RamfuncsRunSize),
                      RUN_END(RamfuncsRunEnd),
                      ALIGN(8)

}

Here is my modified cmd file

MEMORY
{
   //BEGIN            : origin = 0x00080000, length = 0x00000002
   BEGIN : origin = 0x088000, length = 0x000002
   BOOT_RSVD        : origin = 0x00000002, length = 0x00000126

   RAMM0            : origin = 0x00000128, length = 0x000002D8
   RAMM1            : origin = 0x00000400, length = 0x000003F8
   // RAMM1_RSVD       : origin = 0x000007F8, length = 0x00000008 /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

   //RAMM0_M1	    : origin = 0x00000128, length = 0x000002D8+0x000003F8

   RAMLS0           : origin = 0x00008000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS1           : origin = 0x00008800, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS2           : origin = 0x00009000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS3           : origin = 0x00009800, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS4           : origin = 0x0000A000, length = 0x00000800
   //RAMLS5           : origin = 0x0000A800, length = 0x00000800
   //RAMLS6           : origin = 0x0000B000, length = 0x00000800
   RAMLS5_7         : origin = 0x0000A800, length = 0x00000800 * 3
   //RAMLS7           : origin = 0x0000B800, length = 0x00000800

   RAMGS0           : origin = 0x0000C000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS1           : origin = 0x0000D000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS2           : origin = 0x0000E000, length = 0x00001000
   RAMGS3           : origin = 0x0000F000, length = 0x00000FF8
   // RAMGS3_RSVD      : origin = 0x0000FFF8, length = 0x00000008 /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

   BOOTROM          : origin = 0x003F8000, length = 0x00007FC0
   SECURE_ROM       : origin = 0x003F2000, length = 0x00006000

   RESET            : origin = 0x003FFFC0, length = 0x00000002

   /* Flash sectors */
   /* BANK 0 */
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC0  : origin = 0x080002, length = 0x000FFE
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC1  : origin = 0x081000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC2  : origin = 0x082000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC3  : origin = 0x083000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC4  : origin = 0x084000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC5  : origin = 0x085000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC6  : origin = 0x086000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC7  : origin = 0x087000, length = 0x001000
   
   
   //FLASH_BANK0_SEC8  : origin = 0x088000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC8 : origin = 0x088002, length = 0x000FFE
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC9  : origin = 0x089000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC10 : origin = 0x08A000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC11 : origin = 0x08B000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC12 : origin = 0x08C000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC13 : origin = 0x08D000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC14 : origin = 0x08E000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK0_SEC15 : origin = 0x08F000, length = 0x001000

   /* BANK 1 */
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC0  : origin = 0x090000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC1  : origin = 0x091000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC2  : origin = 0x092000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC3  : origin = 0x093000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC4  : origin = 0x094000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC5  : origin = 0x095000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC4_5  : origin = 0x094000, length = 0x001000 * 2
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC6  : origin = 0x096000, length = 0x001000
   FLASH_BANK1_SEC7  : origin = 0x097000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC8  : origin = 0x098000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC9  : origin = 0x099000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC10 : origin = 0x09A000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC11 : origin = 0x09B000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC12 : origin = 0x09C000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC13 : origin = 0x09D000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC14 : origin = 0x09E000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK1_SEC15 : origin = 0x09F000, length = 0x001000

  /* BANK 2 */
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC0  : origin = 0x0A0000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC1  : origin = 0x0A1000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC2  : origin = 0x0A2000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC3  : origin = 0x0A3000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC4  : origin = 0x0A4000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC5  : origin = 0x0A5000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC6  : origin = 0x0A6000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC7  : origin = 0x0A7000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC8  : origin = 0x0A8000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC9  : origin = 0x0A9000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC10 : origin = 0x0AA000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC11 : origin = 0x0AB000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC12 : origin = 0x0AC000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC13 : origin = 0x0AD000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC14 : origin = 0x0AE000, length = 0x001000
   //FLASH_BANK2_SEC15 : origin = 0x0AF000, length = 0x000FF0

// FLASH_BANK0_SEC15_RSVD     : origin = 0x0AFFF0, length = 0x000010  /* Reserve and do not use for code as per the errata advisory "Memory: Prefetching Beyond Valid Memory" */

}


SECTIONS
{
   codestart        : > BEGIN, ALIGN(8)
   .text            : >> FLASH_BANK0_SEC8 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC9 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC10 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC11 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC12 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC13 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC14 | FLASH_BANK0_SEC15,   ALIGN(8)
   .cinit           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .switch          : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .reset           : > RESET,                  TYPE = DSECT /* not used, */

   .stack           : > RAMM0 | RAMM1 | RAMLS1

#if defined(__TI_EABI__)
   .init_array      : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .bss             : > RAMLS2
   .bss:output      : > RAMLS3
   .bss:cio         : > RAMLS0
   .data            : > RAMLS5_7
   .sysmem          : > RAMLS2
   .const           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC4_5,  ALIGN(8)
#else
   .pinit           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,  ALIGN(8)
   .ebss            : > RAMLS2
   .esysmem         : > RAMLS2
   .cio             : > RAMLS0
   .econst          : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC4_5,  ALIGN(8)
#endif

    ramgs0 : > RAMGS0
    ramgs1 : > RAMGS0

    /*  Allocate IQ math areas: */
   IQmath           : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC1, ALIGN(8)
   IQmathTables     : > FLASH_BANK1_SEC2, ALIGN(8)
   DMABuffers       : > RAMGS0

   .TI.ramfunc      : LOAD = FLASH_BANK1_SEC1,
                      RUN = RAMLS0,
                      LOAD_START(RamfuncsLoadStart),
                      LOAD_SIZE(RamfuncsLoadSize),
                      LOAD_END(RamfuncsLoadEnd),
                      RUN_START(RamfuncsRunStart),
                      RUN_SIZE(RamfuncsRunSize),
                      RUN_END(RamfuncsRunEnd),
                      ALIGN(8)

}

Any idea where the issue might be ?

Thanks in advance,
Adrien