Discussion in "PIC Microcontroller Discussion" started by    Emb_cool    Aug 24, 2012.
Fri Aug 24 2012, 12:55 pm
#1
Hi Every Onel ,

Currently i m trying to write the bootloader code for PIC series ,i need to know the working of the controller , according to my understanding reset vector is the address where the controller begins to execute instruction whenever the controller reset occur,and interrupt vector is the address , to which controller ill call back to it when the peripheral interrupt if any occurs .
The bootloader code is the code which is capable of flashing the user code into the program memory, so from this point there ill be two applications in the microcontoller , my doubt is whether bootloader application and user code application both uses the same reset vector (0x0000) / interrupt vector (0x0004) or each application will have different reset and interrupt vector . If this question is kidding, forgive me ..


Sat Aug 25 2012, 12:33 am
#2
i am also waiting for the answer
and for simply interrupt demonstration

http://www.8051projects.net/t43305/8051-discussion-forum/interrupt-demonstration.htm


[ Edited Sat Aug 25 2012, 12:39 am ]
Sat Aug 25 2012, 12:24 pm
#3

The bootloader code is the code which is capable of flashing the user code into the program memory, so from this point there ill be two applications in the microcontoller , my doubt is whether bootloader application and user code application both uses the same reset vector (0x0000) / interrupt vector (0x0004) or each application will have different reset and interrupt vector . If this question is kidding, forgive me ..

Emb_cool


Lets talk on this regarding PIC microcontroller, reset vector is controller's property and controller will always jump to its reset vector whenever reset occurs, no matter you have one or two applications inside your controller. same is that case with interrupt vector.

Now talking about bootloader + user application scenario. reset vector and interrupt vectors are common to both bootloader and user app. Bootloader is always executed first whenver user press a reset switch. and bootloader checks if there is a programming request or not, if not then it jumps to user app. and user app executes normally. Now you must be thinkin how user app works if an interrupt occurs. Bootloaders are usually written without using interrupts and user app is always programmed to fixed location lets say bootloader at 0x000 location and user app at 0x1000 location. so you user app is linked with a special linker file where its hex file starts from location 0x1000 as its reset location and 0x1004 as its interrupt vector location. In bootloader side interrupt vectors always have a simple goto jump to user app location.. i.e. at interrupt vector location 0x0004 there is always a jump in bootloader to 0x1004 location which executes user app ISR routine. so everything works seamlessly.

Incase on bigger controllers like ARM, there is a provision of vector relocation, user can specify a custom location for interrupt vectors. so bootloader and user application both can have its own interrupts and ISRs. You will come to know when you work on it

I hope this helps in answering your question a bit.
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Sat Aug 25 2012, 01:04 pm
#4
Thankyou a lot Ajay sir, your explanation were very clear ,it has cleared my doubt .And i now able to understand the role of reset/interrupt vector in userApplication code and bootloader code .What is that special Linker file sir ...
Thankyou majoka sir for interrupt demonstration , it helped me to understand interrupts better ...
Sat Aug 25 2012, 05:18 pm
#5
Nice Explanation Ajay Bhargav
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Mon Aug 27 2012, 10:41 am
#6
Thanks you guys

You application codes be it bootloader or anything uses a default linker file. when working in bootloader/app environment you need to modify that linker file to link your code to a different location which in above example I considered 0x1000. You can search in your MPLAB installation directory (if you are using C18 or Microchip compiler) look for ".lkr" file. copy that file in your project directory, modify it and provide it as linker for your project. You might need to look into your compiler's user guide for more help on linker scripts.
Mon Aug 27 2012, 04:41 pm
#7
Thank you sir again , I ill Check this one . .
Tue Aug 28 2012, 10:20 am
#8
sure let me know as you progress
Thu Nov 08 2012, 12:28 pm
#9
Ajay's explanation above enlighten me.
Although I have some questions on the bootloader side, here ( http://www.8051projects.net/t58325/8051-discussion-forum/startup-code-for-bootloader-please-explain.htm )

Hope somebody can help me understanding the code.

thanks in advance.
Miguelito

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