Texas Instruments TMS320C54x User Manual page 3

About This Manual
How to Use This Manual
The TMS320C54x Assembly Language Tools User's Guide tells you how to
use these 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 lister
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Hex conversion utility
The goal of this book is to help you learn how to use the Texas Instruments
assembly language tools specifically designed for the TMS320C54x DSPs.
This book is divided into four parts:
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Introductory information gives you an overview of the assembly
language development tools and also discusses common object file
format (COFF), which helps you to use the TMS320C54x tools more
efficiently. Read Chapter 2, Introduction to Common Object File Format,
before using the assembler and linker.
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Assembler description contains detailed information about using the
assembler. This section explains how to invoke the assembler and
discusses source statement format, valid constants and expressions,
assembler output, and assembler directives. It also describes macro
elements.
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Additional assembly language tools describes in detail each of the
tools provided with the assembler to help you create assembly language
source files. For example, Chapter 7 explains how to invoke the linker, how
the linker operates, and how to use linker directives. Chapter 10 explains
how to use the hex conversion utility.
Preface
Read This First
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