Graphical View Memory Map Representation - Analog Devices VisualDSP++ 3.5 Manual

Graphical View Memory Map Representation

In the graphical view (selected by right-clicking and choosing View Mode
-> Graphical Memory Map), the graphical memory map displays the pro-
cessor's hardware memory map (refer to your DSP's Hardware Reference
manual or data sheet). Each hardware memory segment contains a list of
user-defined memory segments.
View the memory map from two perspectives: pre-link view and post-link
view (see "Specifying Pre- and Post-Link Memory Map View" on
page 4-27). Figure
graphical memory map representations.
In graphical view, the memory map comprises blocks of different colors
that represent memory segments, output sections, objects, and so on. The
memory map is drawn with these rules:
• An output section is represented as a vertical header with a group
of objects to the right of it.
• A memory segment's border and text change to red (from its nor-
mal black color) to indicate that it is invalid. When you move the
mouse pointer over the invalid memory segment, a tooltip displays
a message, describing why the segment is invalid.
• The height of the memory segments is not scaled as a percentage of
the total memory space. However, the width of the memory seg-
ments is scaled as a percentage of the widest memory.
• Object sections are drawn as horizontal blocks stacked on top of
each other. Before linking, the object section sizes are not known
and are displayed in equal sizes within the memory segment. After
linking, the height of the objects is scaled as a percentage of the
total memory segment size. Object section names appear only
when there is enough room to display them.
• Addresses are listed in ascending order from top to bottom.
VisualDSP++ 3.5 Linker and Utilities Manual
for 16-Bit Processors
4-17, Figure 4-18 and Figure 4-19 show examples of a
Expert Linker
4-23