1srec_ppx(5) File Formats Manual srec_ppx(5)
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6 srec_ppx - Stag Prom Programmer hexadecimal format
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9 This is the native hexadecimal format of the Stag Prom Programmer.
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11 Format
12 The file must start with an asterisk '*' on a line by itself.
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14 Each line has a 16‐bit address, followed by 8‐bit bytes.
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16 The end is indicated by '$S' folloowed by a 16‐bit checksum of the data
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20 This format is specified using the -PPX command line option.
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27 Here is an example PPX file. It contains the data “Hello, World” to be
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31 0000 48 65 6C 6C 6F 2C 20 57 6F 72 6C 64 21 0A $S0473
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34 http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/pdf/pp39.pdf http://www.stag.co.uk/
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37 srec_cat version 1.64
38 Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
39 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Peter Miller
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41 The srec_cat program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
42 the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command. This is free software and you
43 are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details
44 use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.
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47 Scott Finneran E‐Mail: scottfinneran@yahoo.com.au
48 Peter Miller E‐Mail: pmiller@opensource.org.au
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