Introduction - Texas Instruments TMS320C54x User Manual

The TMS320C54x DSPs are supported by the following assembly language
tools:
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Assembler
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Archiver
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Linker
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Absolute lister
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Cross-reference utility
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Hex conversion utility
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Mnemonic-to-algebraic translator utility
This chapter shows how these tools fit into the general software tools develop-
ment flow and gives a brief description of each tool. For convenience, it also
summarizes the C compiler and debugging tools; however, the compiler and
debugger are not shipped with the assembly language tools. For detailed
information on the compiler and debugger and for complete descriptions of the
TMS320C54x devices, refer to the books listed in Related Documentation
From Texas Instruments on page vi.
The assembly language tools create and use object files in common object file
format (COFF) to facilitate modular programming. Object files contain
separate blocks (called sections) of code and data that you can load into 'C54x
memory spaces. You can program the 'C54x more efficiently if you have a
basic understanding of COFF. Chapter 2, Introduction to Common Object File
Format , discusses this object format in detail.
Topic
1.1 Software Development Tools Overview
1.2 Tools Descriptions
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Chapter 1

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