Using CCS v5.x
- 1. Select the project forwhich the binary files are to be generated and then Open Project-> Properties
- 2. In the Properties window selectthe category Build.
- Under the Build Steps tab,select the binary file format from the drop box next to "ApplyPredefined Step". Either the TI-TXT or INTEL-HEX formats canbe selected. In the figure below TI-TXT file format is selected.Selecting this option generates a .txt binary file.
- 3. Then click OK to close theProperties window.
- 4. Next select Project ->Clean.. and Build Project to generate the binary file. Inthis case, the .txt file that is generated can be found under the“Debug” folder of the project. The file can be located under thefolder path: ….Project Folder\Debug\
UsingCCS v6.x
- 1.Open "Project" -> "Properties" -> "Build"-> "MSP430 Hex Utility", check the "Enable MSP430Hex Utility" option.
- 2. After enabling the MSP430Hex Utility, go to Open "Project" -> "Properties"-> "Build" -> "MSP430 Hex Utility" ->"Output Format Options", choose "Output TI-TXT hexformat (--ti_txt)" for "Output format".
- NOTE: When generating anoutput file in Intel-hex format, in addition to selecting thisformat one also needs to set the "Specify data ordering(endianess) (--order, order)" parameter to "MS", andthe "Specify rom width (--romwidth, -romwidth)" to "16"in the hex utility's "General Options" configurationscreen.