Usage

You can use each array definition in the source code of another application. For example, you might want to embed an image in the address space of another application, such as an embedded operating system.

If your image has a single load region, the output is directed to stdout by default. To save the output to a file, use the --output option together with a filename.

If your image has multiple load regions, then you must also use the --output option together with a directory name. Unless you specify a full path name, the path is relative to the current directory. A file is created for each load region in the specified directory. The name of each file is the name of the corresponding execution region.

Use this option with --output to generate one output file for each load region in the image.

Restrictions

You cannot use this option with object files.

Considerations when using --cad

A file is only created when the load region describes code or data that is present in the ELF file. For example a load region containing only execution regions with ZI data in them does not result in a output file.

Example

The following examples show how to use --cad:

• To produce an array definition for an image that has a single load region, enter:

  fromelf --cad myimage.axf
  unsigned char LR0[] = {
      0x00,0x00,0x00,0xEB,0x28,0x00,0x00,0xEB,0x2C,0x00,0x8F,0xE2,0x00,0x0C,0x90,0xE8,
      0x00,0xA0,0x8A,0xE0,0x00,0xB0,0x8B,0xE0,0x01,0x70,0x4A,0xE2,0x0B,0x00,0x5A,0xE1,
      0x00,0x00,0x00,0x1A,0x20,0x00,0x00,0xEB,0x0F,0x00,0xBA,0xE8,0x18,0xE0,0x4F,0xE2,
      0x01,0x00,0x13,0xE3,0x03,0xF0,0x47,0x10,0x03,0xF0,0xA0,0xE1,0xAC,0x18,0x00,0x00,
      0xBC,0x18,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x30,0xB0,0xE3,0x00,0x40,0xB0,0xE3,0x00,0x50,0xB0,0xE3,
      0x00,0x60,0xB0,0xE3,0x10,0x20,0x52,0xE2,0x78,0x00,0xA1,0x28,0xFC,0xFF,0xFF,0x8A,
      0x82,0x2E,0xB0,0xE1,0x30,0x00,0xA1,0x28,0x00,0x30,0x81,0x45,0x0E,0xF0,0xA0,0xE1,
      0x70,0x00,0x51,0xE3,0x66,0x00,0x00,0x0A,0x64,0x00,0x51,0xE3,0x38,0x00,0x00,0x0A,
      0x00,0x00,0xB0,0xE3,0x0E,0xF0,0xA0,0xE1,0x1F,0x40,0x2D,0xE9,0x00,0x00,0xA0,0xE1,
  .
  .
  .
      0x3A,0x74,0x74,0x00,0x43,0x6F,0x6E,0x73,0x74,0x72,0x75,0x63,0x74,0x65,0x64,0x20,
      0x41,0x20,0x23,0x25,0x64,0x20,0x61,0x74,0x20,0x25,0x70,0x0A,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
      0x44,0x65,0x73,0x74,0x72,0x6F,0x79,0x65,0x64,0x20,0x41,0x20,0x23,0x25,0x64,0x20,
      0x61,0x74,0x20,0x25,0x70,0x0A,0x00,0x00,0x0C,0x99,0x00,0x00,0x0C,0x99,0x00,0x00,
      0x50,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x44,0x80,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
      0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00
  };
  

• For an image that has multiple load regions, the following commands create a file for each load region in the directory root\myprojects\multiload\load_regions:

  cd root\myprojects\multiload
  
  
  fromelf --cad image_multiload.axf --output load_regions
  

  If image_multiload.axf contains the execution regions EXEC_ROM and RAM, then the files EXEC_ROM and RAM are created in the load_regions subdirectory.