µVISION DEBUGGER: ERROR 65 (ACCESS VIOLATION)

Information in this article applies to:

• Keil MDK All Versions
• PK51 All Versions
• C166 All Versions
• C251 All Versions

SYMPTOMS

My project includes a variable that I access using an absolute memory address. The µVision Debugger generates the following error whenever I try to write to the variable:

*** Error 65: Access violation at 0x00000004 : No 'write' permission

I have specified this memory area to the linker but I still receive this error.

CAUSE

When the µVision Debugger loads an executable program, it creates a memory map using the program and data segments from the program. Code segments are marked as executable while data segments are marked as read/write. All other memory is unmapped and is, therefore, not marked for any type of access.

The µVision Debugger checks that all memory accesses are made to objects that are defined in your C program. For any access that is outside of a defined C object, the µVision debugger generates an error 65: access violation message.

By default, the debugger allows only memory accesses to valid data objects. This is useful for finding uninitialized or incorrectly initialized pointers, for example. Usually, there is a programming error when you try to access unexpected locations.

RESOLUTION

If the error 65 is for an area that should be accessed, update the memory map the simulator uses. Define all the memory ranges that your program is permitted to access. Ensure that you set the permissions (read, write, execute) for each range to match your actual hardware.

1. Use the Debug - Memory Map dialog. Enter a range in , format, choose the permissions (read, write, execute) and click Map Range

2. Enter the MAP command in the Command window.

MAP  C:0xF800, C:0xF8FF  READ WRITE  // allow R/W access to IO space 

For the 80x51 targets the address might be prefixed with a memory space specifier as described in the table on this page. For example, C:0xF800 refers to Code address 0xF800.

Any memory map changes could be lost during the next debug session. Once you find the correct memory put the required MAP commands into a debugger INI file that can be entered under Project -> Options for Target -> Debug and create an initialization file.

MORE INFORMATION

• µVision DEBUGGER: Automatically Loading An Include File
• µVision DEBUGGER: Creating INI Files
• Refer to Map Command
• Refer to Memory Map
• Refer to Output Window

SEE ALSO

• µVision DEBUGGER: error 65 when using MEMMAP on PHILIPS LPC2000
• µVision DEBUGGER: ERROR 65 USING REMAP FEATURE ON ARM
• µVision DEBUGGER: Simulation of Cortex-M Devices
• µVision DEBUGGER: error 65: access violation...: no 'read' permission

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Last Reviewed: Monday, October 26, 2020