Rick: If you have access to JTAG, built-in on EVBA7, then just use the supplied PathFinder debugger to manually set-up the external RAM, then load the code at that address. Or, of course allow the flash to hold the code that initiallises the external RAM, or ... Regards, Ian --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "helicopterproject2003" <helicopterproject2003@y...> wrote: > I guess this means there is no way to use the ext RAM to load > program code for debugging purposes as you would the on-board RAM > because it is not available at reset. > > My program has grown larger than the onboard 16K of memory. I was > hoping to use the ext RAM for testing and debugging by loading the > program code into this RAM by the JTAG. This would allow for many > more breakpoints than loading the program into flash. > > Am I understanding your answer correctly that this is not possible? > > Rick > > --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "philips_apps" <philips_apps@y...> > wrote: > > Rick, > > > > The 144 Pin Adapter has 1 Mbyte of RAM which is organized as 256K > x > > 32 ( Two 16 bit RAM chips). The start address of the external RAM > is > > 0x81000000 ( Bank 1, EMC ) > > > > The following registers must be initialized to enable the > > read/write/execute access. > > > > /* Connect A2 - A19, WE and CS1 */ > > *pinsel2 = 0xC6009E4; > > /* Initialize Bank1 config in EMC, 32 bit with minimum waits */ > > *bcfg1 = 0x20000400; > > > > V18A(143), V3A(14),VSSA(139) and VSSA_PLL(138) power supply pins > are > > not connected on the adapter. These pins needs to be connected if > you > > are using the PLL and ADC. > > > > Philips Apps > > > > --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "helicopterproject2003" > > <helicopterproject2003@y...> wrote: > > > I have a EVBA7 with a 144 pin adapter with a LPC2214 chip. The > > > adapter has 1MB of RAM which I think starts at 0x80000000. I > also > > > belived it is hardware straped to startup in 32bit data bus mode. > > > > > > I can't seem to write anything into this memory. Even if I use > the > > > JTAG and IAR debugger to set any memory location above 0x8000000 > it > > > stays set to zero which makes it appear to not be working at all > or > > > incorrectly addressed. > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Rick
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Re: Unable to access ext memory on EVBA7 with 144 Pin Adapter
2004-08-24 by ian48harry
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