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Instructions to generate a .bin from the .out in CCS

Scott Gove
Prodigy 140 points

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: RM48L950, NOWECC

Hi,

I've been searching a way to generate a .bin file but I'd been unsuccessful.

I'm using CCS v  5.2.1 with a RM48L950 microcontroller.

I've read about hex470 and invoking it from the command window. Unfortunatelly, I'm not very familiar with this interface so I need specific instructions.

Any pointing in the right direction will be appreciated.

Thanks

Scott

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    TI__Guru 59540 points

    Hello Scott,

    The easiest mechanism to create the .bin file from the .out file is to use NowFlash to program the file into the device and then use the same tool to read the content and save it as a .bin using the save as binary option. If this is something that needs to be done somewhat infrequently or during development, this solution can work since it is simple.

    If it is something you wish to do on a frequent basis and need it to program your device through another tool, then the Hex470 tool might be the better option. Hex470 can be found in your CCS5 folder at the following path if you have installed to the default directory.

    C:\ti\ccsv5\tools\compiler\tms470_4.9.1\bin\

    The executable can be ran from a com window with the -h option to show a list of options and use information for converting the .out to a different  format. Once you identify all of the command line options needed, you can add this to your custom build options as a post processing option much the same as is done with NowECC to generate the ECC data for your image.