doc: releases: Describe elf, dts, signed.bin, etc. artifacts

Add description of the build output files zipped into release artifacts.

Signed-off-by: Tommi Rantanen <tommi.rantanen@nordicsemi.no>

Author: trantanen

doc/links.txt

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 .. _`create_application_types_freestanding`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/create_application.html#create-application-types-freestanding
 .. _`sysbuild_enabled_ncs_configuring`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/config_and_build/sysbuild/sysbuild_configuring_west.html#sysbuild-enabled-ncs-configuring
 .. _`cmake_options`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/config_and_build/cmake/index.html#cmake-options
+.. _`build output files`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/config_and_build/output_build_files.html
 .. _`Software maturity levels`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/releases_and_maturity/software_maturity.html
 
 .. _`ug_tfm_security_by_separation`: https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/security/tfm/processing_environments.html#ug-tfm-security-by-separation

doc/releases/release_artifacts.rst

@@ -1,30 +1,54 @@
 Release artifacts
 #################
 
-The |SM| repository contains the following release artifacts:
+The |SM| repository contains the release artifacts that you can download from the Assets section of the release on the `release page <github_release_>`_.
+The following release artifacts are available:
 
 .. list-table::
    :widths: auto
    :header-rows: 1
 
    * - Release artifact
      - Description
-   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_normal.hex``
+   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_nrf91m1``
+     - nRF91M1 content for nRF9151 DK.
+   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_normal``
      - Normal build for nRF9151 DK, including PPP and CMUX support to operate with PC.
-   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_normal_mtrace.hex``
+   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_normal_mtrace``
      - Normal build with modem traces and application debug logging enabled for nRF9151 DK to operate with PC.
-   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu.hex``
+   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu``
      - External MCU build for nRF9151 DK, including PPP and CMUX support.
-   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu_mtrace.hex``
+   * - ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu_mtrace``
      - External MCU build with modem traces and application debug logging enabled for nRF9151 DK.
-   * - ``sm_at_client_shell_{VERSION}_nrf54l15dk.hex``
-     - AT client shell build for nRF54L15 DK host that can be used as an external MCU with ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu*.hex``.
+   * - ``sm_at_client_shell_{VERSION}_nrf54l15dk``
+     - AT client shell build for nRF54L15 DK host that can be used as an external MCU with ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu``.
        See :ref:`uart_configuration` for pin wiring.
-   * - ``sm_ppp_shell_{VERSION}_nrf54l15dk.hex``
-     - PPP shell build for nRF54L15 DK host that can be used as an external MCU with ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu*.hex``.
+   * - ``sm_ppp_shell_{VERSION}_nrf54l15dk``
+     - PPP shell build for nRF54L15 DK host that can be used as an external MCU with ``serial_modem_{VERSION}_nrf9151dk_extmcu``.
        See :ref:`uart_configuration` for pin wiring.
 
-You can download these artifacts from the Assets section of the release on the `release page <github_release_>`_.
+The artifacts are zipped and contain build files such as:
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: auto
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Release artifact
+     - Description
+   * - ``.hex``
+     - The unsigned application binary (MCUboot + application) to be flashed with Programmer or nRF Util.
+   * - ``.signed.bin``
+     - Signed application only binary to be used in FOTA/DFU.
+   * - ``_dfu.zip``
+     - Signed application only binary zipped with metadata used by nRF Cloud for FOTA/DFU.
+   * - ``.elf``
+     - Application image symbols for debugging purposes.
+   * - ``.dts``
+     - Devicetree.
+   * - ``.config``
+     - Application image Kconfig options.
+
+For more details about the build artifacts, see the `build output files`_ documentation.
 
 .. note::