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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, Macin-
     tosh, or workstation) and an emulator or  evaluation  board  for  microcon-
     trollers 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  ad-
     dress 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 speci-
	     fies  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.

   Record Types
     6	     A record containing data.	The data is placed at the address speci-
	     fied.

     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" to be loaded at address 0x006B.
	    %256D980000006B48656C6C6F2C20576F726C64210A
	    %09819800000000

COPYRIGHT
     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.

MAINTAINER
     Scott Finneran   E-Mail:	scottfinneran@yahoo.com.au
     Peter Miller     E-Mail:	pmiller@opensource.org.au

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