I'm trying to build a RAM-executing routine for the HC08(AZ60A) documented in Motorola AppNote #AN1828. Basically, you generate a self-contained S19 file for a RAM-based message loop. This loop contains FLASH programming routines and acts upon subsequent messages which contain the ultimate S19 file user code.
Writing everything in C (using Cosmic compiler) I've got my initial "maintenance" loop working fine. I then can send the LRAE (load ram and execute) FLASH routines, via CAN messages, to the HC08 with no problem. I then can tell it to execute from the address I specify. Everything works fine until my RAM-based application (FLASH programming routines) exceeds approx 300 bytes in size (which should be no problem in my 1,024 B block). I'll try to optimize or hand code this later, but for the time being, it shouldn't be a problem(?). Any code located beyond that +/-300 byte point fails to respond. I've verified that:
-nothing else uses this block of RAM and my stack is located at the top of the other block.
-the entire LRAE application gets loaded properly - I've checked all of the bytes and locations.
-nothing subsequently overwrites the RAM areas in question.
-if I move portions of the code around, it will begin responding as long as that code is under the +/- 300 byte mark.
Because it is a self-contained RAM-based application, I assume I must include startup code in order to reset the stack and heap pointers (not sure about this). Cosmic provides a library file to reset the stack pointer and heap pointer as well as defining a user code entry point. I've tried both including this file and leaving it completely out with no effect at all.
Originally, I thought the heap was running into the stack - due to the existing user code (already programmed and running on the target) having a much higher heap-start address. Without a reset, I thought that might be causing a problem. However, I would think that including that startup code to reset the heap and stack pointers would have taken care of it.
I don't know if this is compiler-related or not. But if anyone has any hints and/or suggestions, please let me know. I'm at a loss.
Marcus