Re: [Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Rich B
On 9/8/2013 9:23 PM, Dave McGuire wrote: > On 09/08/2013 09:15 PM, Duncan Bayne wrote: Several other questions then come to mind, such as what do you do upon a failure. >>>Sit and blink an LED.. >> "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." >> >> ;) >ROFL!! Nicely done. :-) >

Re: [Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Dave McGuire
On 09/08/2013 09:15 PM, Duncan Bayne wrote: >>> Several other questions then come to mind, such as what do you do upon a >>> failure. >> >> Sit and blink an LED.. > > "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." > > ;) ROFL!! Nicely done. :-) A big, red, ominous-looking LED. :)

Re: [Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Duncan Bayne
> > Several other questions then come to mind, such as what do you do upon a > > failure. > > Sit and blink an LED.. > >-Dave "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." ;) -- Duncan Bayne ph: +61 420817082 | web: http://duncan-bayne.github.com/ | skype: duncan_bayne I u

Re: [Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Dave McGuire
On 09/08/2013 05:03 PM, Rich B wrote: > Here's a question, would it make sense to run a memory test of a > microprocessor, such as the 8052? > > For example, on power up, write a pattern of bits to each RAM location > and then read back the pattern to verify that each byte of RAM is > working p

Re: [Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Georg Ottinger
Mem test dunno ... but checking rom or flash with a checksum like crc is quite common Gesendet mit AquaMail für Android http://www.aqua-mail.com Am 8. September 2013 23:03:31 schrieb Rich B : > Hello All, > > Here's a question, would it make sense to run a memory test of a > microprocessor, s

[Sdcc-user] memory test on power up

2013-09-08 Thread Rich B
Hello All, Here's a question, would it make sense to run a memory test of a microprocessor, such as the 8052? For example, on power up, write a pattern of bits to each RAM location and then read back the pattern to verify that each byte of RAM is working properly. With only 256 bytes of RAM i