SPRU513Y August 2001 – June 2022 SM320F28335-EP
Memory width is the physical width (in bits) of the memory system. Usually, the memory system is physically the same width as the target processor width: a 16-bit processor has a 16-bit memory architecture. However, some applications require target words to be broken into multiple, consecutive, and narrower memory words.
By default, the hex conversion utility sets memory width to the target width (in this case, 16 bits).
You can change the memory width (except for TI-TXT, binary, and TI-Tagged formats) by:
For both methods, use a value that is a power of 2 greater than or equal to 8.
You should change the memory width default value of 16 only when you need to break single target words into consecutive, narrower memory words.
Figure 13-3 demonstrates how the memory width is related to object file data.