TIDC-CC2650STK-SENSORTAG: Z-Stack_Home_1.2.2a - IAR EW IDE - Error[Lp011]: section placement failed

Hi filippo,

You can review the .icf files of both the stack and application projects to determine how memory is allocated.  I also expect the .map file would be accurate after the project builds correctly.  The error shows that the RAM size is only 17 bytes too big so I expect some slight modifications to the application will allow it to fit, or modify the linker config files to your needs.

Regards,
Ryan

Hi Ryan,

Ok the RAM size is too big of only 17 bytes, this can be seen considering:

• total uncommitted space = 0x3cd8 (15576) bytes
• total estimated = 0x3ce9 (15593) bytes

therefore: 15593 - 15576 = 17 bytes

Correct?

What should I change in the cc26xx_app.icf file to increase the RAM memory, or can it be a FLASH memory problem?

I have attached the cc26xx_app.icf file:

/*******************************************************************************
  Filename:       cc26xx_app.icf
  Revised:        $Date: 2015-02-02 12:33:20 -0800 (Mon, 02 Feb 2015) $
  Revision:       $Revision: 42230 $

  Description:    IAR ARM Linker Configuration File - ZStack Generic Application

  Imported Symbols
  Note: Linker defines are located in the IAR IDE project using --config_def
        in Options->Linker->Extra Options.

  CCxxxx:            Device Name (e.g. CC2650)
  ICALL_STACK0_ADDR: Start address of flash only and flash ROM builds.
  ICALL_RAM0_ADDR:   Start address of RAM.

  Exported Symbols
  Note: Can be used as externs in C code.

  STACK_TOP: Location of the top of RAM.

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Memory Sizes
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

if ( isdefinedsymbol(CC2630) ||
     isdefinedsymbol(CC2650) )
{
  define symbol RAM_SIZE            = 0x00005000;  // 20K
  define symbol FLASH_SIZE          = 0x00020000;  // 128K
  define symbol ROM_SIZE            = 0x0001C000;  // 115K
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Default
else
{
  define symbol RAM_SIZE            = 0x00004000;  // 16K
  define symbol FLASH_SIZE          = 0x00020000;  // 128K
  define symbol ROM_SIZE            = 0x00018000;  // 96K
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Memory Definitions
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// RAM
//

define symbol RAM_START             = 0x20000000;

if ( isdefinedsymbol(CC2650) )
{
  if ( isdefinedsymbol(ICALL_RAM0_ADDR) )
  {
    define symbol RAM_END           = (ICALL_RAM0_ADDR-1);
  }
  else // default
  {
    define symbol RAM_END           = 0x200037FF; //0x200037FF
  }
}
else // CC2650 PG1
{
  if ( isdefinedsymbol(ICALL_RAM0_ADDR) )
  {
    define symbol RAM_END           = (ICALL_RAM0_ADDR-1);
  }
  else // default
  {
    define symbol RAM_END             = 0x200029FF;
  }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flash
//

define symbol FLASH_START           = 0x00000000;

if ( isdefinedsymbol(ICALL_STACK0_ADDR) )
{
  define symbol FLASH_END           = (ICALL_STACK0_ADDR-1);
}
else // default
{
  define symbol FLASH_END           = 0x00007FFF;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Stack
//

define symbol STACK_SIZE           = 0x200;
define symbol STACK_START          = RAM_END + 1;
define symbol STACK_END            = STACK_START - STACK_SIZE;
define block CSTACK with alignment = 8, size = STACK_SIZE { section .stack };
//
define symbol STACK_TOP            = RAM_END + 1;
export symbol STACK_TOP;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Heap
//

define symbol HEAP_SIZE            = 0x1000; // default value 0x1000 @NAPOLEONE
define block  HEAP with alignment  = 8, size = HEAP_SIZE { };

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flash Interrupt Vector Table
//

define symbol INTVEC_NUM_ENTRIES   = 50 + 1; // first entry is stack location
define symbol INTVEC_SIZE          = INTVEC_NUM_ENTRIES + 4;

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Customer Configuration Area (CCA)
//

define symbol CCA_NUM_ENTRIES      = 21;
define symbol CCA_SIZE             = (CCA_NUM_ENTRIES * 4);
define symbol CCA_START            = (FLASH_SIZE-1) - CCA_SIZE + 1;
define symbol CCA_END              = (FLASH_SIZE-1);

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Memory Regions
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

define memory mem with size = 4G;

define region RAM        = mem:[from RAM_START   to RAM_END];
define region FLASH      = mem:[from FLASH_START to FLASH_END];
define region FLASH_CCA  = mem:[from CCA_START   to CCA_END];

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Memory Placement
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// CCA
place at start of FLASH_CCA { readonly section .ccfg };
keep                        { readonly section .ccfg};

// Interrupt Vector Table
place at address mem:FLASH_START { readonly section .intvec };
keep                             { readonly section .intvec };

// RAM Vector Table
place at start of RAM { section .vtable_ram };

// Stack
place at end of RAM { block CSTACK };

// Heap
place in RAM { block HEAP };

place in FLASH { readonly };
place in RAM   { readwrite };

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Initialization
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

initialize by copy { readwrite };

do not initialize
{
  section .noinit,
  section .stack,
};

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

if ( isdefinedsymbol(USE_SYSBIOS_IN_ROM) )
{
  place at address mem:0x0000058c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Error_policy__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000538 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_IModule_Interface__BASE__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000051c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_lastFxns__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000310 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateMutex_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005ac {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_initDevice__I};
  place at address mem:0x0000054c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_execImpl__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005cc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateMutex_Instance_State_sem__O};
  place at address mem:0x000005a8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_getMaxTicks__E};
  place at address mem:0x000004dc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000478 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Idle_funcList__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000170 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000058a {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_isLoaded__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000370 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000480 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Boot_alternateBackdoorIOID__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005d4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Instance_State_dataQue__O};
  place at address mem:0x00000240 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateMutex_Module__FXNS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005e8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Module_State_inactiveQ__O};
  place at address mem:0x00000506 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000502 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004d0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000498 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x000003f0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000588 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_charCnt__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005b8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_start__E};
  place at address mem:0x000004c0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000052c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Error_policyFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005a0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_getCount64__E};
  place at address mem:0x00000514 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_firstFxns__C};
  place at address mem:0x000001f4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004c8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_serviceMargin__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000574 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_charTab__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000598 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_AONRTCCurrentCompareValueGet};
  place at address mem:0x000005bc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_TimestampProvider_get32__E};
  place at address mem:0x000005a4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_getCurrentTick__E};
  place at address mem:0x000004b0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_TaskSupport_stackAlignment__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000490 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_NUM_INTERRUPTS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000544 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Main_Module__diagsMask__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004e0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000500 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Boot_overrideDefaultBackdoorIOID__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000586 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Memory_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000100 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000448 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateMutex_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004b8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Module__gateObj__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000484 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_startupNeeded__C};
  place at address mem:0x000003b0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Queue_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000410 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000524 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Assert_E_assertFailed__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000264 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000508 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateHwi_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000430 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateHwi_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000534 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_IHeap_Interface__BASE__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000564 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_SysCallback_exitFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000050c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004a0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_excHandlerFunc__C};
  place at address mem:0x000001cc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Module__FXNS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000570 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_System_maxAtexitHandlers__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004d4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Queue_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004ec {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000390 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004a4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_nullIsrFunc__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000510 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_tickMode__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000050a {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateMutex_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004e4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_numPriorities__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004fc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_numConstructedTasks__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000550 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_maxPasses__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000059c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_AONRTCEventClear};
  place at address mem:0x0000050e {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_initStackFlag__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000053c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Main_Module__diagsEnabled__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000540 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Main_Module__diagsIncluded__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000568 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_System_abortFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005d8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Instance_State_dataSem__O};
  place at address mem:0x0000021c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateHwi_Module__FXNS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000330 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_hal_Hwi_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004ac {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_priGroup__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000528 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Error_E_memory__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000488 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_E_alreadyDefined__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005e0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Instance_State_freeSem__O};
  place at address mem:0x000004d8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Queue_Object__table__C};
  place at address mem:0x000002ac {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Semaphore_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000056c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_System_exitFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000288 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000594 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_AONRTCCompareValueSet};
  place at address mem:0x000005b0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_setNextTick__E};
  place at address mem:0x000004c4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_reqAlign__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000584 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Main_Module__id__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000554 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_sfxnRts__C};
  place at address mem:0x000003d0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Semaphore_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x000002f0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_gates_GateHwi_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004bc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004a8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_numSparseInterrupts__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000504 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_TimestampProvider_useClockTimer__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005c8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_xdc_runtime_System_SupportProxy_exit__E};
  place at address mem:0x00000460 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Queue_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004f0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_allBlockedFunc__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005c4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_xdc_runtime_System_SupportProxy_abort__E};
  place at address mem:0x000004cc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000057c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_nameStatic__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005c0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_xdc_runtime_Startup_getState__I};
  place at address mem:0x000005d0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_Module_State_clockQ__O};
  place at address mem:0x000004f8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_defaultStackSize__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000530 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_IGateProvider_Interface__BASE__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000048c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_E_hwiLimitExceeded__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000055c {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_startModsFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005e4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Semaphore_Instance_State_pendQ__O};
  place at address mem:0x000002d0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000578 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_nameEmpty__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000494 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000560 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_SysCallback_abortFxn__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004f4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_defaultStackHeap__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000049c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_ccr__C};
  place at address mem:0x0000013c {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000001a0 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_hal_Hwi_Object__PARAMS__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004b4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_E_memory__C};
  place at address mem:0x000004e8 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Object__count__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000590 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_AONRTCChannelEnable};
  place at address mem:0x00000350 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_heaps_HeapMem_Object__DESC__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000580 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Text_nameUnknown__C};
  place at address mem:0x00000548 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Memory_defaultHeapInstance__C};
  place at address mem:0x000005dc {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_knl_Mailbox_Instance_State_freeQue__O};
  place at address mem:0x000005b4 {readonly section .const_ti_sysbios_rom_ROM_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_setThreshold__I};
  place at address mem:0x00000558 {readonly section .const_xdc_runtime_Startup_sfxnTab__C};
  place at address mem:0x20000178 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_knl_Clock_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001ec {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_TimestampProvider_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001f0 {readwrite section .data_xdc_runtime_Startup_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001a4 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_BIOS_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001c8 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_knl_Swi_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x20000100 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_knl_Task_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x20000200 {readwrite section .data_xdc_runtime_Memory_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001f8 {readwrite section .data_xdc_runtime_System_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x20000144 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_family_arm_m3_Hwi_Module__state__V};
  place at address mem:0x200001e4 {readwrite section .data_ti_sysbios_family_arm_cc26xx_Timer_Module__state__V};
}

I think Ryan suggest you to check your application code to see if you can decrease some RAM usage in your application code, such as decrease static array size.

ok I check if I can reduce the RAM usage in the application code...

thanks

Regards