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How to Define a Custom INIT Section in Softune V3 for 16FX – KBA219887

How to Define a Custom INIT Section in Softune V3 for 16FX – KBA219887

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Translation - Japanese: Softune V3 for 16FXでカスタムINITセクションを定義する方法 – KBA219887 - Community Translated (JA)

Question:

Variables with initial value is expected to be located in a specific area of RAM. How do I define a custom INIT section for this in Softune for 16FX?

Answer:

In Softune V3 for 16-bit MCU, do the following to define a custom INIT section to store initialized variables in a specific RAM area:

1. Define the RAM area and custom section in Softune project setup.

In Softune, click Project > Setup Project and select the Linker tab. Then select Category: Disposition/Connection to define the RAM area and section name.

Figure 1. Steps to Define RAM Area and Section Name in Softune

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Here, set the RAM area 0x7000~0x7FFF for _INRAM02 to store variables with an initial value. Define the TESTINIT section in the _INRAM02 area. The section name can also be defined by adding “-sc TESTINIT/Data/BYTE=_INRAM02” in the Option window directly as displayed in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Add Command to Option Window to Define Section Name

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2. Modify the start.asm file to initialize the variables defined in the TESTINIT section during startup. Follow the steps shown in Figure 3

Figure 3. Steps to Modify start.asm

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3. Define initialized variables in the custom section with the #pragma segment.

//Eg. Test.c

#pragma segment DCONST=TESTDCONST,attr=CONST

#pragma segment INIT=TESTINIT,attr=DATA

unsigned char test1=0x1;

unsigned char test2=0x2;

4. Build the Softune project and check the address of the variables in the map file (.mp1). Variable test1 and test2 are located in the _INRAM02 area.

Figure 4. Results in map file (.mp1)

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For information about default section of Softune compiler, refer to F2MC-16 Family SOFTUNE™ C Compiler Manual.

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