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Moving to Custom Hardware (Blackfin, Embedded Module)

The Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors supports the BF533, BF537, and BF538 EZ-KITs. You can move to custom hardware by modifying the Linker Description File (LDF) to match the hardware layout of the custom hardware memory layout.

The .ldf file defines the system to the VisualDSP++ linker and specifies how the linker creates executable code. The Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors includes default .ldf files for the BF533 EZ-KIT and the BF537 EZ-KIT. You do not need to add the default .ldf files to a Blackfin project. If you modify the existing .ldf files or create a new .ldf file, you must add the .ldf file to the project and update the source files in the build specification configuration.

The default .ldf file for the BF533 EZ-KIT is located in the following directory:

labview\Targets\ADI\Embedded\vdk\bf533

The default .ldf file for the BF537 EZ-KIT is located in the following directory:

labview\Targets\ADI\Embedded\vdk\bf537

The default .ldf file for the BF538 EZ-KIT is located in the following directory:

labview\Targets\ADI\Embedded\vdk\bf538

Refer to the VisualDSP++ 4.5 Linker and Utilities Manual on the Analog Devices Web site at www.analog.com for more information about the .ldf file and how to modify it.

Note Note  You must rewrite custom .ldf files you created to use with the Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors 1.0 because the format of .ldf files changed from VisualDSP++ 4.0 to VisualDSP++ 4.5.

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