User`s guide

Debugging for DSP56800E
Loading a .elf File without a Project
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Targeting MC56F83xx/DSP5685x Controllers
Loading a .elf File without a Project
You can load and debug a .elf file without an associated project. To load a .elf
file for debugging without an associated project:
1. Launch the CodeWarrior IDE.
2. Choose File > Open and specify the file to load in the standard dialog box that
appears.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop a .elf file onto the IDE.
3. You may have to add additional access paths in the Access Path preference panel
in order to see all of the source code.
4. Choose Project > Debug to begin debugging the application.
NOTE
When you debug a .elf file without a project, the IDE sets the
Build before running setting on the Build Settings panel of the IDE
Preference panels to Never. Consequently, if you open another
project to debug after debugging a .elf file, you must change the
Build before running setting before you can build the project.
The project that the CodeWarrior tools uses to create a new project for the given .elf
file is 56800E_Default_Project.xml, which is in the directory located in the
path:
CodeWarrior\bin\plugins\support
You can create your own version of this file to use as a default setting when opening a
.elf file:
1. Create a new project with the default setting you want.
2. Export the project to xml format.
3. Rename the xml format of the project to 56800E_Default_Project.xml and place
it in the support directory.
NOTE
Back up or rename the original version of the default xml project
before overwriting it with your own customized version.