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The uVision3 IDE erases the scratchpad flash when I re-program a Silabs C8051F120.
I want to use the scratch pad area for serial numbers and other similar data. Is there a way to stop the scratchpad flash being erase on a code upload when using the uVision IDE for debugging?
I previously asked this question here: www.cygnal.org/.../000206.html
There has been a suggestions to use v:0x0000 to access the scratch pad memory - but tis did not work for me (I'm using uVision v3.33).
And a suggestion to Write and use an AGSI-DLL - which is well beyond what I'm able, or want to do.
Do you have suggestions as to how I load and debug using uVision3 without loosing my scratch pad flash content?
Regards, Steven
WHAT IDE?
the load from the Keil IDE is not 'external' the load from the SILabs IDE is not 'external'
read my post at SILabs as a reply to your parallel post
Erik
Sorry Erik, I misunderstood you earlier. I thought that when you said "use the SILabs loader directly" you were referring to using it in command line mode. I meant 'external to the IDE' to express this.
I've ready your recent post in the Silab forum and now understand.
I think it best if we leave the Silabs discussion in that forum. I'm still hoping some Keil Guru or uVision-phile might be able to put the question about the uVision IDE to bed (one way or another). Hence why I came here to ask explicitly about the uVision IDE.
hi u just load the data whaterever u want to load to scratch pad at the begening of the program, i dont know more than this but this might be an alternative for u
Prashant,
Unfortunatly the only copy of the data I have is already in the scratch pad area. I want this to remain through multiple cycles of code up-load and debug.
I could copy it out prior to upload, and then copy it back in manually, but I feel the IDE should respect this area of the flash by providing a mechanism that would preseve it during code uploads.
I'm hoping this option exist and I've just not found it yet. It is a hope that's rapidly fading.
I do not 'know' about scratchpad erase, I do not use the scratchpad. However I do, in one instance, write parametres to the 64-128k flash in the f120 and THAT does not get wiped when downloading code (using SILabs).
Every 'problem' posted from those that program/debug SILabs from Keil has been resolved by using Keil (which is the best) for compiling/linking and SILabs (which is the best) for loading and debugging. It is not realistic to expect Keil to immediately react to every little change SILabs make and equally unrealistic to expect SILabs to immediately react to every little change Keil makes.
Some will find it admirably that the two try to integrate, but expecting such to be seemless in all respects is not realistic.