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redkofka
redkofka
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November 20, 2012
Question

BootLoader functions use in Application

  • November 20, 2012
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Posted on November 20, 2012 at 14:04

My application requires a BOOT loader that loads an application into a FLASH device. I have created two different applications:

A BOOT loader application.  start  0x08000000

A FLASH application.            start 0x08008000

Both has vector tables. 

The FLASH application must call some of the functions in the BOOT loader. Is there a clever way to do this? 

I use coocox IDE and stm 103ZE dev board ....

Havent you some examples for better understanding? thanks for reply >:-)

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Tesla DeLorean
Tesla DeLorean
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November 20, 2012
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 16:01

You could add function entries into the vector table, or extension thereof.

In RealView you could provide a DEF (definition) file to the linker that pointed to functions at given addresses in a BOOT ROM and the linker would bind to them, the same could probably be achieved with linker script files, or casting.

This is probably something I'd avoid in a flash device.

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marknorton9
marknorton9
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November 21, 2012
Posted on November 21, 2012 at 01:53

As a matter of fact, I just did this today.  I simply created function pointers to those functions that I want to access from the main application.  I created these as const so that they would be stored in flash.  Simply locate these pointers at a location in flash that will not change (like right after the bootloader vectors).

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