68K System Monitor

User's Guide

GE Energy Services

F - Fill Memory

Platform

Description

Syntax

þ CPM þ D20

þ D20 ME

þ D20/200

þ D20/200 ME

þ D25

D20 Base

D20 Base

CCU Base

CCU Base

 

Use this command to repeatedly write a value to a specified region of memory. The command requires three numerical arguments in hexadecimal format:

first is the starting address of the region to fill

second is the ending address of the region

third is the value to write to the memory region

The fill value may be a byte (octet), a word, or a long word, depending on the mode selected by the switch.

Below is usage and syntax information for this command

 

Command Format

f [/(b w l)] beg_addr end_addr value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variables

/b

=

bytes (octets), the default mode

 

 

 

/w

=

words

 

 

 

/l

=

long words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameters

beg_addr =

start address of region in hexadecimal

 

 

 

end_addr =

address to fill up to in hexadecimal

 

 

 

value

=

value to put in region in hexadecimal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

Type f /w 200000 200400 F034 and press ENTER.

 

 

 

Results: This fills the RAM memory from hexadecimal

 

 

 

 

address 200000 to 200400 with words of F034

 

 

 

 

hexadecimal.

 

 

 

 

The system displays the prompt when it completes

 

 

 

 

this instruction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special

• An attempt to fill EPROM memory results in a bus error.

 

 

Considerations

• You can modify systems with FLASH EPROM such as the

 

 

 

D25 and CCUME using this command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

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GE 68K System manual Fill Memory, Type f /w 200000 200400 F034 and press Enter