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Vi+ 3.5 Loader Manual 5-9
for 16-Bit Processors
ADSP-218x DSP Loader/Splitter
•
-loader
—EPROM booting as the boot mode for the boot-loadable
file.
•
-i
—Intel hex-32 format for the boot-loadable file.
•
-uload
—
test.doj
as the boot kernel for the boot-loadable file.
File Searches
Many loader switches take a file name as an optional parameter. Table 5-4
on page 5-9 lists the expected file types. File searches are important in the
loader operation. The loader supports relative and absolute directory
names, default directories. File searches occur as described
on page 1-9 .
File Extensions
Table 5-4 lists and describes file types input and output by the loader.
Loader Switches
Table 5-5 lists and describes the loader switches used in BDMA mode.
Table 5-4. ADSP-218x Loader File Extensions
File Extension Description
.DXE
Executable files and boot-kernel files.
.OVL
Overlay memory files. The loader recognizes overlay memory files but does not
expect these files on the command line. Place
.OVL
files in the same directory as
the
.DXE
file that refers to them; the loader can locate them when processing
the
.BNM
file.
.BNM
Loader output file for EPROMs.
.IDM
Loader output file for IDMA.