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srec_tektronix_extended(5) |
FreeBSD File Formats Manual |
srec_tektronix_extended(5) |
srec_tektronix_extended - Tektronix Extended hexadecimal file format
This format allows binary files to be uploaded and downloaded between two
computer systems, typically between a computer system (such as a PC,
Macintosh, or workstation) and an emulator or evaluation board for
microcontrollers and microprocessors.
Lines always start with a percent (%) character. Each line consists of 5 fields.
These are the length field, the type field, the checksum, the address field
(including address length), and the data field.
% |
Length |
Type |
Checksum |
Address |
Data |
- Record Length
- The record length field is a 2 character (1 byte) field that specifies the
number of characters (not bytes) in the record, excluding the
percent.
- Type
- The type field is a 1 character field that specifies whether the record is
data (6) or termination (8).
- Checksum
- The checksum is an 2 character (1 byte) field that represents the sum of
all the nibbles on the line, excluding the checksum.
- Address
- This is a 9 character field. The first character is the address size; it
is always 8. The remaining 8 chgaracters are the 4‐byte address
that specifies where the data is to be loaded into memory.
- Data
- The data field contains the executable code, memory‐loadable data
or descriptive information to be transferred.
- 6
- A record containing data. The data is placed at the address
specified.
- 8
- A termination record. The address field may optionally contain the address
of the instruction to which control is passed. There is no data
field.
In general, binary data will expand in sized by approximately 2.5 times when
represented with this format.
Here is an example Tektronix extended file. It contains the data “Hello,
World” to be loaded at address 0x006B.
%256D980000006B48656C6C6F2C20576F726C64210A
%09819800000000
srec_cat version 1.64
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Peter Miller
The srec_cat program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for
details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command. This is free
software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions;
for details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.
Scott Finneran |
E‐Mail: |
scottfinneran@yahoo.com.au |
Peter Miller |
E‐Mail: |
pmiller@opensource.org.au |
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