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Hello,
how can I read a value from a given memory address (e.g. 0x02000000) using C?

I tested this

char *ptr = (char *) memory;
printf("Data=%c\n", (char) *ptr);

With memory = 0x20000000 it worked, with memory = 0x02000000 I got:

Guru Meditation Error: Core 0 panic'ed (LoadProhibited). Exception was unhandled.
Core 0 register dump:...

At stackoverflow I found: "You get a seg fault if you're trying to read something for which you aren't mapped a page."
Ok, but how can I correct map to the correct page?

I need it for a dump of memory to find some challenges.

Where did you get the idea 0x02000000 is valid memory?

The last value I tested was 0x02000000. Yes, I didn't check it at the manual, this was not a good idea.

First time I started with my address 0x10000.

My partitions are: I got the same error. I expected the first bytes of my program.

Those are flash physical addresses, not mmaped virtual addresses.

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp ... ormat.html

Agreed. Additionally, because there's a MMU 'in the way', you can't just assume all of flash memory is accessible as RAM in a straightforward way; in order to access it like that, you'd need to mmap portions of it using spi_flash_mmap.

Thank you for your answers.

In the meantime I have read something about the mapping with the function spi_flash_mmap.It did not seem easy to read the program memory.

Have anyone a good sample which I can use to start.