srec_tektronix_extended(5) - Linux man page
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 checksum, the address field (including address length), and the data field.
The Fields
- 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, 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.
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%256D980000006B48656C6C6F2C20576F726C64210A %09819800000000
Copyright
srec_cat version 1.56
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