ULINK: TROUBLE WITH FLASH PROGRAMMING

Information in this article applies to:

• ULINK USB-JTAG Adapter
• ULINK2 USB-JTAG Adapter

QUESTION

I am using a custom board based on the Atmel AT91RM9200-DK schematics. The board has just a single Micron MT48LC4M32B2-7 SDRAM part (with 16 Mbyte) instead of two devices.

I have started using the Keil example in the folder ..\ARM\RV30\Boards\Atmel\AT91RM9200-EK and I have adapted the Ext_RAM.ini file to reflect the changes in my SDRAM configuration (the only difference is the number of rows = 12).

The content of the Ext_RAM.ini is now:

FUNC void Setup (void) {
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFF804, 0xFFFF0000);      // PIOC_PDR: Enable Peripheral Mode
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF60, 0x00000002);      // EBI_CSA: CSA1 support for SDRAM
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF98, 0x2188C154);      // Init SDRAM
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF90, 0x00000002);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF90, 0x00000004);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF90, 0x00000003);
 _WDWORD(0x20000080, 0);
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF94, 0x000002E0);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);
 _WDWORD(0xFFFFFF90, 0x00000000);
 _WDWORD(0x20000000, 0);

// Program Entry Point
 PC = 0x20000000;
}

// Switching from Slow Clock to Main Oscillator for faster Download
_WDWORD(0xFFFFFC20, 0x00000601);        // PMC_MOR: Enable Main Oscillator
_sleep_(10);                            // Wait for stable Main Oscillator
_WDWORD(0xFFFFFC30, 0x00000001);        // PMC_MCKR: Switch to Main Oscillator

Setup();                                // Setup for Init

LOAD Ext_RAM\Blinky.axf INCREMENTAL     // Download
g, main

When I start the debugger I get the message:

Ulink ARM Error, Memory Mismatch! Address:
0x20000000, Value = 0x75, Expected = 0x18

But when I look into the memory it appears that the code is loaded correctly into SDRAM twice at 0x20000000 and also at 0x21000000.

What can be the mistake?

ANSWER

The setup with the Ext_RAM.ini is not the only change required.

The board you have developed has only 16MB (size: 0x01000000 bytes) of SDRAM whereas the Atmel AT91RM9200-EK board has 32MB (size: 0x02000000 bytes).

For your board, the SDRAM is located from 0x20000000 to 0x21000000. Therefore, you need to change the settings under Project - Options for Target - Target to:

ROM1 Start: 0x20000000 Size 0x800000
ROM2 Start: 0x20800000 Size 0x800000

Next, you need to change the Flash Programming algorithm under Project - Options for Target - Utilities - ULINK Settings. Remove the current algorithm and add the algorithm for your device (which is the AT49xV32xT).

MORE INFORMATION

• Refer to Flash Download Configuration in the ULINK User's Guide.

Last Reviewed: Sunday, January 28, 2007