Flowcode Support Board

Hello together,

I´m just doing some experimental work with the Microchip Bootloader discribed in AN1310 documentation.
https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/ ... 01310a.pdf

The bootloader works very well with some of my programs. But some programs occupy the memory space that is needed for the bootloader programm.

Is there a way to modify the FC Linker setup in a way in order to reserve the memory space adress range??

For example in MPLAB X you have a possibility to reserve a ROM space like "default,-7CFC-7FFE".



Any advice is welcome.

BR

Dirk

Hi Dirk.
I believe the best way for you will be the method in this post.
That applied to v8, but should equally work for v9.

Hello Martin,

many thanks for the reply. If have checked the solution from Ben.

Yes if I understood right the modification would shift my applikation programm to a higher adress making space for the bootloader at the beginning.

The good thing with AN1310 is that the bootloader sits at the end of the adress range ( in example 7CFC-7FFE"). So I need free exclusive adress space at the end.

BR

Dirk

Hello Matrix Team,
Hello Martin,

How about the ROM Default range 0-fff? Would this limit /secure the adress end range for the boot loader if I would put thatr for example to 0-EEE??

BR

Dirk

<build>
<compiler exe="$(compilerpic)bin\xc8.exe"
params="--chip=$(chipalt) &quot;$(target).c&quot; --MSGDISABLE=359,1273,1388 --CODEOFFSET=1000h --ROM=default,-0-FFF" />
<programmer exe="$(appdir)tools\mLoader\mLoader.exe" params="-stproto &quot;$(target).hex&quot;" />
</build>

Hello,

Yes I beleive that would work, that and remove the --CODEOFFSET section.

Many Thanks and Happy new year Ben

I will implement/test it into my next project.

BR

Dirk