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# 1.4.1 Live Update Memory layout for MIPS based MCUs

- Supported for the devices which have a Dual Bank Flash memory.

- Switcher code is placed at start of the Boot Flash memory (0xBFC00000) as upon reset the device runs from start of boot Flash memory.

Note: The switcher code provided does not have any programming capabilities. It just performs bank swap operations.

- Device always executes the application firmware from PFM bank mapped to lower memory region (0x1D00_0000 Physical address).

  - Start address of Active Bank is mapped to lower region 0x9D000000.

  - Start address of Inactive Bank is from mid of the PFM which can vary from device to device. Refer to the respective Data sheets for details of Flash memory layout.

- Row size number of bytes are reserved at end of each bank for storing serial number. This serial number will be used by the switcher code placed in BFM to map the appropriate PFM bank to lower memory region and run the application from there.

- The live update start address should always fall into lower mapped region (0x9D000000 to Mid of Flash). Size of the application in the linker script should not exceed the Mid of Flash.

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