Usually, I run applications in the micro-controller FLASH memory. But for a CI/CD or testing environment that is not the best choice.

It is possible to have a ‘RAM target’, where the application is running in RAM instead of FLASH memory. This has the advantage not to ‘wear-out’ the FLASH memory. Plus loading and running in RAM is faster. This makes having RAM targets especially useful for testing.

In this article I’m using the NXP LPC55S16-EVK board, but any other target or board is applicable.