Target Files
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Target Files will be loaded into the target system on explicit request. Usually this is needed if a file can only be loaded after the application has initialized the system to a state which allows programming. Typically these will be Motorola S, Binary or Elf files.
To program flash devices which are not memory mapped (SPI, eMMC,...) go to Hardware > Options > Programming.
To configure Target Files select Debug > Configure Session > SoC >| Target Files. To open File options dialog select the file and click Edit.
To perform a target download, use Debug > Target Download. All cores must be stopped before performing the target download.
Add - Specify all files which you will need to load manually when the session is already active.
Edit / Remove - Edit / remove Target File(s).
Add build output file - Automatically include the build output file.
Use cases
Target Files are useful to:
•Restore a previously saved Debug state/context from memory.
•Execute RAM or Flash dump and patches during runtime.
•Specific use cases, e.g. Supervisory Flash (SFLASH) for Cypress Traveo II devices.
