VisualDSP++ 4.5 Loader and Utilities Manual - Analog Devices

ADSP-2106x/21160 Processor Booting
When booting a multiprocessor system through an external port:
The host can use the host interface.
A SHARC processor that is EPROM-, host-, or link-booted can
boot the other processors through the external port (host boot
mode).
For multiprocessor EPROM booting, select the Multiprocessor check box
on the Load page of the Project Options dialog box or specify the
-id1exe= switch on the loader command line. These options specify the
executable file targeted for a specific processor.
Do not use the -id1exe= switch to EPROM-boot a single processor whose
ID is 0. Instead, name the executable file on the command line without a
switch. For a single processor with ID=1, use the -id1exe= switch.
ADSP-2106x/21160 Processor ID Numbers
A single-processor system requires only one input (.dxe) file without any
prefix and suffix to the input file name, for example:
elfloader -proc ADSP-21060 -bprom Input.dxe
A multiprocessor system requires a distinct processor ID number for each
input file on the command line. A processor ID is provided via the
-id#exe=filename.dxe switch, where # is 0 to 6.
In the following example, the loader utility processes the input file
Input1.dxe for the processor with an ID of 1 and the input file
Input2.dxe for the processor with an ID of 2.
elfloader -proc ADSP-21060 -bprom -id1exe=Input1.dxe
-id2exe=Input2.dxe
If the executable for the # processor is identical to the executable of the N
processor, the output loader file contains only one copy of the code from
the input file.
elfloader -proc ADSP-21060 -bprom -id1exe=Input.dxe -id2ref=1
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