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Tool/software: TI C/C++ Compiler
Hi all,
I am trying to write to infoB of MSP430G2553 using,
#pragma DATA_SECTION(var_a, ".infoB")
const int var_a = 980;
But if I replace the infoB with infoC then I am able to write to infoC but not to infoB, is there any way possible to write to infoB as I have utilized the entire infoC and infoD. Can't use the infoA because of clock calibration data.
Thanks
Nitish
Hi Nithsh,
Please refer to code example blew.
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Regards,
Ling
Thank you for your response but I dont want to waste time on startup to delete the memory or make use of any pointer. I know the #pragma DATA_SECTION works but I am not able to write using that to infoB, I have already used it for accessing infoC and infoD but when I add something for infoB, it stops working. I want to put these variables in an header files to allow the changes easy for different models.
Nitish
Hi Nitish,
Try to use
#pragma DATA_SECTION(var_a, ".infoB") volatile const int var_a = 980;
Regards,
Ling
It didn't work. Is there any limit on how many sections of memory we can write on to using #pragma DATA_SECTION ?
Nitish
Nitish,
I just run a quick test on my PC, and no issue was found. Would you please try the code below?
#include <msp430.h> #pragma DATA_SECTION(TESTB, ".infoB") const unsigned char TESTB[10] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0}; #pragma DATA_SECTION(TESTC, ".infoC") const unsigned char TESTC[10] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}; #pragma DATA_SECTION(TESTD, ".infoD") const unsigned char TESTD[10] = {9,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}; void main(void) { WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD; // disable watchdog P1DIR |= TESTB[0]; // set P1.x as output P1DIR |= TESTC[1]; P1DIR |= TESTD[2]; while(1) { __delay_cycles(100000); } }
Ling
The above code worked but when I try to put the same in my project, it is still not letting me define any variable in infoB.
Nitish
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