TMS320F28035: BIN file with Sectors A-H for production burning - including CSM, bootloader and code

Mechi Fendel

Genius 4405 points

Part Number: TMS320F28035

Hi!

In Sector A (FLASHA) resides the bootloader.

We will be using the CSM option, so there will be a key in FLASHA

CSM_PWL_P0 : origin = 0x3F7FF8, length = 0x000008 /* Part of FLASHA. CSM password locations in FLASHA */

Our device's code is programmed in Sectors C-H.

In production, how can I produce one file that contains all 8 sectors in order to program a virgin flash with Sectors A-H? (A few MCUs are programmed in parallel using script files and BlackHawk utility.)

I can produce a *.hex, *.bin and/or *.out file from each of the applications (bootloader and device program) - how do I combine them into one file?

Thanks,

Mechi

over 6 years ago

0 Baskaran Chidambaram over 6 years ago

TI__Genius 17370 points

you can combine 2 .out files using below command,

hex2000.exe first.out second.out -o full.out full_lnk.cmd

0 Mechi Fendel over 6 years ago in reply to Baskaran Chidambaram

Genius 4405 points

How should the full_lnk.cmd be built? It must have sections from both link files (bootloader and project) - but some of the names are the same.

Another solution someone mentioned is to output both as *.hex files using

${CG_TOOL_ROOT}\bin\hex2000 -romwidth 16 -memwidth 16 -i -o ${ProjName}.hex ${ProjName}.out

And then to combine them:

copy /b .bootloader.hex + project.hex combined_bl_proj.hex

0 Hareesh Janakiraman over 6 years ago in reply to Mechi Fendel

TI__Guru* 95315 points

Here are two more helpful threads:

https://e2e.ti.com/support/tools/ccs/f/81/t/75150

https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/c2000/f/171/t/653373

0 Mechi Fendel over 6 years ago in reply to Hareesh Janakiraman

Genius 4405 points

These articles are about combining .out files - which is fine.

I was able to combine the hex files - which was fine for me.

The issue is resolved.

Thanks for all of the help.

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TMS320F28035: BIN file with Sectors A-H for production burning - including CSM, bootloader and code