HOW to convert .out file to .int, .hex, .a43

abhishek Sabnis

Hello,

I created project in CCS4. i have .C and .H file. i always used these 2 files in project. but TI- gang programmer needs .int, .hex, .a43 file format.

can anybody tell me how to deal with this. I got .out file when i build the program. please tell me how to created .hex file out of .out file.

over 13 years ago

0 Ki over 13 years ago

TI__Guru**** 427590 points

CCSv4 comes with a utility to convert your out file to hex.

<INSTALL DIR>\ccsv4\tools\compiler\<ISA>\bin\hex<ISA>.exe

call it with the -h option for the help.

Thanks

0 AartiG over 13 years ago

TI__Guru**** 173310 points

Just to add to Ki's reply, this task has been simplified for MSP430 projects. If you go to Project Properties->C/C++ Build->Build Steps tab, under "Apply Predefined Step", there are a couple of predefined commands for generating TI-TXT and Intel hex outputs. If you select one of the them, the post build command will be populated with the appropriate command and will always run as a post-build step on your .out file when you build your CCS project. You can easily customize the command to add other options or output a different hex format.

0 abhishek Sabnis over 13 years ago in reply to Ki

Expert 1730 points

thanks for reply.

do i need to run this .exe on command prompt.

This is the first time i am using it. please guide me step by step.

thanks

0 Ki over 13 years ago in reply to abhishek Sabnis

TI__Guru**** 427590 points

Yes it is a command line executable. You can open a DOS command window, browse to the location of the hex<isa>.exe and run 'hex<isa>.exe -h' to get more documentation.

ex to run the help (for ARM):

> cd C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\ccsv4\tools\compiler\tms470

> hex470 -h

0 Ki over 13 years ago in reply to Ki

TI__Guru**** 427590 points

And if you are using MSP430, I suggest you use the post-build step as Aarti suggested.

0 abhishek Sabnis over 13 years ago in reply to abhishek Sabnis

Expert 1730 points

Thanks guys,

I used arati's way to come do it.

Thanks for your instant reply.

0 Kai over 13 years ago in reply to abhishek Sabnis

Prodigy 170 points

Hi all,

How do you get .a43 format instead? My CCS only provides .hex and .txt format.

0 AartiG over 13 years ago in reply to Kai

TI__Guru**** 173310 points

Isn't .a43 the same as Intex hex format? Or were you expecting a different hex format? If it is the same as Intel hex, you can choose the Predefined post-build step in CCS as noted in the previous post in this thread, and change the -o (output file) option to .a43 extension. If you are looking for a different hex format, please check Chapter 11 of the MSP430 Assembly Language Tools Users Guide for the formats supported by the hex converter.

0 Eddie3909 over 12 years ago in reply to AartiG

Guru 10385 points

FYI

I followed the steps above with CCSv4.2.4 and selected "Create flash image: Intel-HEX" and got the error below.

"C:/Program Files/Texas Instruments/ccsv4/tools/compiler/C6000 Code Generation Tools 7.2.6/bin/hex6x.exe" -i "M2_EVM6472.out" -o "M2_EVM6472.hex" -order MS -romwidth 16
error: bad argument to option -order: should be one of {M,L}
gmake[1]: [post-build] Error 1 (ignored)
' '
Build complete for project M2_EVM6472

0 Vignya Mistry over 11 years ago in reply to Ki

hi I want to convert my .out file to .hex format. I have run -i <my file path>test.out command and I have got

translating d:......\test.out to to Intel format....
"D:\......\test.out" ==>vecs
"D:\......\test.out" ==>.test
"D:\......\test.out" ==> .cinit

but my .hex file is not getting generated.

is i have to run any other commands along with that ?

0 Maheen Islam over 10 years ago in reply to Vignya Mistry

Intellectual 580 points

I have written a code and now I want to generate its hex file and want to port it to hardware without using flash burn. But I can't find any thing like 'hex utlity' or "flash burn utility" in my CCSv5.5.
What is the reason?
Thankyou

Maheen

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