Reply by Jeff Brower July 24, 20062006-07-24
Prafull-

> I am writing the Web Server on TI DM642 platform. The one web page in
> this
> server ll take the .bin file of the application and ll burn it into the
> Flash.
> The .bin file is formed from .out file of application using "Out2Bin"
> utility from our board vendor.
> Pls let me know if there is any format of binary file formed from
> ascii-hex file? and DO i need to parse this .bin file for address,
> checksum and data(to be burnt on Flash) in the .cgi function of webpage?

It seems your question was already answered by other experts.

A good question for you is why doesn't your vendor use hex6x utility to
create binary file from .out file, and then provide a utility to read that
output directly and download to Flash on their board? I would suggest to
ask your vendor to provide that. It would be a) more reliable and
future-proof since it extends TI programs one more step in the chain, b)
allow you to get better online tech support.

-Jeff

>>Thanks,
>>Surprised to see that, -b option is available with
>>hex6x. It was nowhere documented, i dont know why.
>>hex2bin utility is also good.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>--- wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> If the secret -b switch doesnt work in your
>>> version... try this:
>>>
>>> First create the .hex using the hex6x.exe
>>>
>>> second: use the attached hex2bin.exe for the
>>> conversion from hex to bin. In
>>> my project it seems to work fine. I think that you
>>> can find tools like that
>>> on the internet...
>>>
>>> call:
>>> hex2bin anything.hex anything.bin
>>>
>>> bye,
>>>
>>> thomas
>>>
>>> > neeli bhaskar reddy,
>>> >
>>> > The hex6x.exe utility [runs from a 'DOS' prompt]
>>> may do it. Newer
>>> > versions of hex6x [mine is 5.0] seem to have an
>>> undocumented '-b' option
>>> that
>>> > creates a binary image.
>>> >
>>> > If your version of CCS doesn't support it, it is
>>> fairly easy to convert
>>> > the 'hex' files to binary. The hex files are in
>>> readable ASCII with
>>> leading
>>> > addresses and trailing checksums. see help file
>>> for details.
>>> >
>>> > mikedunn
>>> >
>>> > neeli bhaskar reddy <>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi all,
>>> > can anybody guide me for a good utility (c6x) for
>>> coff
>>> > (.out) to binary file (.bin).
>>> > What exactly the difference between .hex file and
>>> .bin
>>> > file.
>>> > Is there any tool to convert hex file generated by
>>> > hex6x conversion utility, to binary file.
>>> >
>>> > For firmware upgradation, to send the new image to
>>> dsp
>>> > and burn onto flash, which format is well suited
>>> one.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance.
>>> >
Reply by praf...@yahoo.com July 24, 20062006-07-24
Hello all,
I am writing the Web Server on TI DM642 platform. The one web page in this server ll take the .bin file of the application and ll burn it into the Flash.
The .bin file is formed from .out file of application using "Out2Bin" utility from our board vendor.
Pls let me know if there is any format of binary file formed from ascii-hex file? and DO i need to parse this .bin file for address, checksum and data(to be burnt on Flash) in the .cgi function of webpage?

Any pointers in this regard r welcome..

regards
Prafull
>
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>Surprised to see that, -b option is available with
>hex6x. It was nowhere documented, i dont know why.
>hex2bin utility is also good.
>
>Regards
>
>
>
>--- wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If the secret -b switch doesnt work in your
>> version... try this:
>>
>> First create the .hex using the hex6x.exe
>>
>> second: use the attached hex2bin.exe for the
>> conversion from hex to bin. In
>> my project it seems to work fine. I think that you
>> can find tools like that
>> on the internet...
>>
>> call:
>> hex2bin anything.hex anything.bin
>>
>> bye,
>>
>> thomas
>>
>> > neeli bhaskar reddy,
>> >
>> > The hex6x.exe utility [runs from a 'DOS' prompt]
>> may do it. Newer
>> > versions of hex6x [mine is 5.0] seem to have an
>> undocumented '-b' option
>> that
>> > creates a binary image.
>> >
>> > If your version of CCS doesn't support it, it is
>> fairly easy to convert
>> > the 'hex' files to binary. The hex files are in
>> readable ASCII with
>> leading
>> > addresses and trailing checksums. see help file
>> for details.
>> >
>> > mikedunn
>> >
>> > neeli bhaskar reddy <>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > can anybody guide me for a good utility (c6x) for
>> coff
>> > (.out) to binary file (.bin).
>> > What exactly the difference between .hex file and
>> .bin
>> > file.
>> > Is there any tool to convert hex file generated by
>> > hex6x conversion utility, to binary file.
>> >
>> > For firmware upgradation, to send the new image to
>> dsp
>> > and burn onto flash, which format is well suited
>> one.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> >
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