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From: bryce@eris (Bryce Nesbitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Generating ROMable downloads for embedded 680x0 type machines
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Date: 22 Mar 88 05:46:49 GMT
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Keywords: ROM, embedded, 68000, 68010

[A perfect .tech question]

In article <> jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes:
>
>     I need to generate ROMable code for an embedded 68010-like machine.
>Are there any programs available for the Amiga that will help with this?

Three assemblers can produce direct binary output (with no AmigaDOS junk
in the middle):

HiSoft DevPac		;Good, small, fast.  No direct 68010 support
Inovatronics CAPE	;Great.  (Might not be out yet) (will do 68010)
Abacus AssemPro		;Terrible.  Forget it.  (Will do 68010)

You can write an easy converter to change the plain binary file into
S-file records suitable for download to a prom programmer.

Note that this just converts assembly code into absolute binary, it
won't link.


You probably want to link up Lattice code, assembly and then produce
a binary for a specified target address.  This requires a version of the dos
"LoadSeg()" that can use a specified target address.  You could
write such a utility using the information in the AmigaDOS technical
reference manual.

Such a utility exists for Commodore to use in creating Kickstarts.  It is not
PD, and as far as I know, not available.  You'll need to roll your own.

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