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srec_tektronix_extended(5)					File Formats Manual					srec_tektronix_extended(5)

NAME

       srec_tektronix_extended - Tektronix Extended hexadecimal file format

DESCRIPTION

       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.

   The Lines
       Lines always start with a percent (%) character.  Each line consists of 5 fields.  These are the length field, the type field,  the  check-
       sum, the address field (including address length), and the data field.

   The Fields
						     +--+--------+------+----------+---------+------+
						     |% | 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, exclud-
	       ing the percent, the length field, the type field and the checksum.

       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.

   Record Types
       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.

   Size Multiplier
       In general, binary data will expand in sized by approximately 2.5 times when represented with this format.

EXAMPLE

       Here is an example Tektronix extended file.  It contains the data "Hello, World[rq] to be loaded at address 0x006B.
	      %256D980000006B48656C6C6F2C20576F726C64210A
	      %09819800000000

COPYRIGHT

       srec_cat version 1.58
       Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 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.

AUTHOR

       Peter Miller   E-Mail:	pmiller@opensource.org.au
       //*		 WWW:	http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/

Reference Manual						      SRecord						srec_tektronix_extended(5)

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srec_fairchild(5)						File Formats Manual						 srec_fairchild(5)

NAME

       srec_fairchild - Fairchild Fairbug file format

DESCRIPTION

       The Fairchild Fairbug format has 8-byte records.  A file begins with an address record and ends with an end-of-file record.

       There are three record types in this file format.

       Address records are of the form

								       +--+------+
								       |S | nnnn |
       indicating the address for the following data records.	       +--+------+

       Data records are of the form

							       +--+------------------+---+
							       |X | ffffffffffffffff | c |
       Each  data  record  begins with an X and always contains+8-data-bytes.--The-ff+characters are hexadecimal byte values (8 bytes).  Each data
       byte is represented by 2 hexadecimal characters.  The c character is a hex digit being the the nibble-sum of the  data  bytes.	A  1-digit
       hexadecimal checksum follows the data in each data record.  The checksum represents, in hexadecimal notation, the sum of the binary equiva-
       lents of the 16 digits in the record; the half carry from the fourth bit is ignored.  The programmer  ignores  any  character  (except  for
       address	characters  and the asterisk character, which terminates the data transfer) between a checksum and the start character of the next
       data record. This space can be used for comments.

       The end-of-file record has the form

									   +--+
									   |* |
       The last record consists of an asterisk only, which indicates the end-of file.

   Size Multiplier
       In general, binary data will expand in sized by approximately 2.4 times when represented with this format.

EXAMPLE

       Here is an example Fairchild Fairbug file.  It contains the data "Hello, World[rq] to be loaded at address 0x1000.   Notice  how  the  last
       record is padded with 0xFF bytes.
	      S1000
	      X48656C6C6F2C2057C
	      X6F726C64210AFFFF3
	      *

COPYRIGHT

       srec_cat version 1.58
       Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 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.

AUTHOR

       Peter Miller   E-Mail:	pmiller@opensource.org.au
       //*		 WWW:	http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/

Reference Manual						      SRecord							 srec_fairchild(5)
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