Adsp-218X Dsp Loader/Splitter; Adsp-218X Dsp Loader Guide - Analog Devices VisualDSP++ 3.5 Manual

5 ADSP-218X DSP
LOADER/SPLITTER
This chapter explains how the loader/splitter program (
used to convert executable files into boot-loadable or non-bootable files
for ADSP-218x DSPs.
Refer to "Introduction" on page 1-1
introductory material applies to all processor families. Loader and splitter
operations specific to ADSP-218x DSPs are detailed in the following
sections.
• "ADSP-218x DSP Loader Guide" on page 5-1
Explains how a boot-loadable file is created, written to, and run
from an ADSP-218x DSP's internal memory.
• "ADSP-218x DSP Splitter Guide" on page 5-15
Explains how a non-bootable PROM image file is created and exe-
cuted from an ADSP-218x DSP's external memory.

ADSP-218x DSP Loader Guide

The loader/splitter (
producing a boot-loadable (
). The preparation of a non-bootable image is also called splitting (or
.BNU
PROM splitting). In most cases, developers working with ADSP-218x
DSPs use the loader instead of the splitter.
VisualDSP++ 3.5 Loader Manual
for 16-Bit Processors
for the loader/splitter overview; the
) processes an executable file (
elfspl21.exe
) or non-bootable file (
.LDR
) is
elfspl21.exe
),
.DXE
, , or
.BNL .BNM
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