[ECOS] eCos ROM startup from RedBoot

[ECOS] eCos ROM startup from RedBoot

[Pierre-Jean COUDERT]

Hello,

I have RedBoot running from flash with a ROM startup on a memory
constrained platform ( ARM Cortex-M Kinetis K60).

I would like to be able to launch an eCos application stored in Flash
from RedBoot.
So, my hardware will be first initialized by RedBoot.

I already have build a corresponding modified memory mapping (.ldi files)
I think, I'll need a "mixed" startup type (between ROM and RAM) :
quite like a RAM startup concerning the vectors initialization but
with a .data section RAM initialization as in a ROM startup.

Does this kind of startup already exists on other platforms ?
Do I need to create a new startup type ?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Yours,

Pierre-Jean Coudert

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Re: [ECOS] eCos ROM startup from RedBoot

[Ilija Kocho]

Hello Pierre-Jean

Sorry for delayed response but it took some time.

It seem that it works.
The startup type could be something like this:
http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1001623

You may also need a Flash driver, it's on a way:
http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1001561

Note: Flashing is critical operation, it may lock your Kinetis flash for
good, no protection yet. Usage is on your own responsibility.

Regards

Ilija


On 18.06.2012 15:59, Pierre-Jean COUDERT wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have RedBoot running from flash with a ROM startup on a memory
> constrained platform ( ARM Cortex-M Kinetis K60).
>
> I would like to be able to launch an eCos application stored in Flash
> from RedBoot.
> So, my hardware will be first initialized by RedBoot.
>
> I already have build a corresponding modified memory mapping (.ldi files)
> I think, I'll need a "mixed" startup type (between ROM and RAM) :
> quite like a RAM startup concerning the vectors initialization but
> with a .data section RAM initialization as in a ROM startup.
>
> Does this kind of startup already exists on other platforms ?
> Do I need to create a new startup type ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your response.
>
> Yours,
>
> Pierre-Jean Coudert
>


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