.bin vs. .out?

Binh Thai

Hello Everyone,

I'm evaluating the DK-LM3S9B96 with Code Composer Studio. When I compile the examples from the firmware package, there are 2 output files, .out and .bin. Could you please tell me the difference between the 2 files? The .out file is a lot bigger than the .bin file. For qs-checkout example, the .out file is ~2.6MB, which is too big for the built-in flash memory of the LM3S9B96. So, I guess only the .bin file is downloaded to the target. Am I right? Does the .out file contain program symbols for debugging?

Thanks a lot,

Binh

over 14 years ago

0 AartiG over 14 years ago

TI__Guru**** 173310 points

Binh,

The .out is the resulting output from the TI code generation tools (after the compile/link process). When the program is loaded and debugged using CCS, this .out file is downloaded to the target. The default build for the Stellarisware examples includes the -g compile option which retains debug information, hence the large size of .out file. Typically once users are done debugging the program, they remove the -g option to remove symbolic debug information from the final executable.

The .bin file is used by the LM Flash programmer to download to target. So if you use this standalone programmer, you can take the .bin file generated by the build to download via that programmer.

0 Binh Thai over 14 years ago in reply to AartiG

Expert 1320 points

Thanks a lot, Aarti. So, the preloaded quickstart app in the DK-LM3S9B96 is the .bin version, right?

0 AartiG over 14 years ago in reply to Binh Thai

TI__Guru**** 173310 points

Yes it is.

0 sreenivasa upadhyaya over 10 years ago in reply to AartiG

Intellectual 805 points

AartiG,
I have a doubt,
When we are debugging using CCS, where is the 2.6 mb large .out exactly loaded to on the microcontroller.?

Regards,
Sreenivasa

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