TMS320C5x DSP STARTER KIT USER'S GUIDE

GlossaryCWindows that show code, text files, or code-code-display windows:specific information.COFF: Common object file format. A system of object files configured accordingto a standard developed by AT&T. These files are relocatable in memoryspace.command: A character string you provide to a system, such as an assembler,that represents a request for system action.command file: A file created by the user which names initialization optionsand input files for the linker or the debugger.command line: The portion of the COMMAND window where you can enterinstructions to the system.command-line cursor: An on-screen marker that identifies the currentcharacter position on the command line.comment: A source statement (or portion of a source statement) that isused to document or improve readability of a source file. Comments arenot assembled.constant:A fixed or invariable value or data item.cross-reference listing: An output file created by the assembler that liststhe symbols that were defined, the line they were defined on, the linesthat referenced them, and their final values.Dcursor:An on-screen marker that identifies the current character position.D/A:Digital-to-analog. Conversion of discrete or discontinuous electricalsignals to continuously variable signals.DARAM: Dual-access, random-access memory. Memory that can be alteredtwice during each cycle.D_DIR: An environment variable that identifies the directory containing thecommands and files necessary for running the debugger.debugger: A software interface that permits the user to identify and eliminatemistakes in a program.B-2