User's Manual
9 - 16 MC18 Product Reference Guide
updated IPL versions; incorrect downloading of an IPL causes permanent damage to the MC18. IPL is
mandatory for the MC18.
•
Partition Table: Identifies where each partition is loaded in the MC18.
Downloading Partitions to the MC18
TCM is used to specify a hex destination file for each partition and download each file to the MC18. This
download requires a program loader stored on the MC18. The MC18 comes with a program loading utility,
Initial Program Loader (IPL), stored in the MC18’s write-protected flash.