Memory Configuration dialog box for C-SPY hardware debugger drivers
The Memory Configuration dialog box is available from the C-SPY driver menu.
C-SPY uses a default memory configuration based on information retrieved from the device description file that you select, or if memory configuration is missing in the device description file, tries to provide a usable factory default. See Selecting a device description file.
Use this dialog box to verify, and if needed, modify the memory areas so that they match the memory available on your device. Providing C-SPY with information about the memory layout of the target system is helpful both in terms of performance and functionality:
Reading (and writing) memory (if your debug probe is connected through a USB port) can be fast, but is usually the limiting factor when C-SPY needs to update many debugger windows. Caching memory can speed up the performance, but then C-SPY needs information about the target memory.
If C-SPY has been informed that the content of certain memory areas will be changed during a debug session, C-SPY can keep a copy of that memory readable even when the target does not normally allow reading (such as when executing).
C-SPY can prevent accesses to areas without any memory at all, which can be important for certain hardware.
The Memory Configuration dialog box is automatically displayed the first time you start the C-SPY driver for a given project, unless the device description file contains a memory description which is already specified as correct and complete. Subsequent starts will not display the dialog box unless you have made project changes that might cause the memory configuration to change, for example, if you have selected another device description file.
You can only change the memory configuration when C-SPY is not running.
See also Memory configuration for C-SPY hardware debugger drivers.