right.. for example.. i have a monitor routine in my 80552 which is like a
small OS which gives me some small routines to mess around with.. now the
area utilised by this guy to perform all his operations is basically called
the "scratch pad".. i put anythng there i loose it.. cause my monitor is
gonna overwrite it
Alok


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gennette, Bruce [SMTP:bruce.gennette@TAFE.NSW.EDU.AU]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:16 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [OT]scratch pad RAM
>
> It's a jargon thing.
> When your program and constants are in permanent EEPROM you tend to think
> of
> the RAM memory that is lost when the power is off in a different way to an
> ordinary computer's RAM.  It is called all sorts of things depending on
> how
> it is used.  Scratch pad RAM is a common name.
>
> It sounds like the RAM area in your microcontroller  can be assigned to be
> extra scratch or extra cache.
>
> Bye.
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   #ARI WAHYUDI# [SMTP:PH801819@NTU.EDU.SG]
>         Sent:   Wednesday, 12 April 2000 1:40
>         To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>         Subject:        Re: [OT]scratch pad RAM
>
>         > From: Alok Dubey [SMTP:adubey@WIPRO.CO.IN]
>         >
>         > a RAM area used by some monitor routine for its own activity..
>         [Wayut]  Thank you for answering..
>         But I still can't relate..
>         Could you give me a more specific example of the  'monitor
> routine'
> ?
>         The scratch pad RAM I talk about is part of a microcontroller..
>         It has cache area that can also be configured as scratch pad
> area..
>
>         Regards,
>
>         -ari-
>
>         > > -----Original Message-----
>         > > From: #ARI WAHYUDI# [SMTP:PH801819@NTU.EDU.SG]
>         > > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:45 PM
>         > > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>         > > Subject:      [OT]scratch pad RAM
>         > >
>         > > Sorry for this off topic question.
>         > > But I really need to know..
>         > > what scratch pad RAM is..
>         > >
>         > > Best regards,
>         > >
>         > > Ari Wahyudi