[coldfire-gnu-discuss] Getting started when firmware is located in ColdFire internal FLASH.

[Nathan Sidwell]

Claude Sylvain wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I currently do evaluation using a M52235EVB (Evaluation Board).
> 
> Since the beginning of my evaluation of Sourcery G++ for the ColdFire 
> processors, I only load/run the firmware using the internal ColdFire 
> SRAM, and all is going fine.
> 
> After searching a while, I have not found any documentation that tell 
> how to get the internal ColdeFire FLASH programmed, and how to debug the 
> firmware from the FLASH.
> 
> Is m68k-elf-sprite is able to program the internal FLASH of a ColdFire, 
> or do I have to use another utility ?

The current sprite is unable to program flash.  flash programming will be in our 
next release, scheduled for the end of March.  Debugging a program from flash 
already works -- the debugger will use hardware breakpoints rather than patched 
breakpoints.

nathan

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