VisualDSP++ 4.5 Loader and Utilities Manual - Analog Devices

Program Development Flow
A booting sequence of the processor and application program design dictate
the way loader/splitter utility is called to consume and transform
executable files:
For Blackfin processors, loader and splitter operations are handled
by the loader utility program, elfloader.exe. The splitter is
invoked by a different set of command-line switches than the
loader.
For TigerSHARC and SHARC processors, splitter operations are
handled by the splitter program, elfspl21k.exe.
Loader Utility Operations
Common tasks performed by the loader utility can include:
Processing the loader option settings or command-line switches.
Formatting the output .ldr file according to user specifications.
Supported formats are binary, ASCII, hex-32, and more. Valid file
formats are described in “File Formats” on page A-1.
Packing the code for a particular data format: 8-, 16- or 32-bit for
some processors.
Adding the code and data from a specified initialization executable
file to the loader file, if applicable.
Adding a boot kernel on top of the user code.
If specified, preprogramming the location of the .ldr file in a
specified PROM space.
Specifying processor IDs for multiple input .dxe files for a
multiprocessor system, if applicable.
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