User`s guide
MaxLoader User’s Guide
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executable file with an .EXE or .COM extension. Binary format is generated
for programmable memory devices. It is recommended to save your EPROM
data as binary format in order to load the file as a standard file format later.
Intel HEX Format
Intel HEX format files are text files that include the file information in
hexadecimal.
1 : A record mark
2 – 3 Byte Record length in 2 digits HEX, Max 20 (64 in
ASCII)
4 – 7 Address 4 digits HEX Field. Most significant byte first
8 – 9 Byte 2 digit field record type:
01 End of file
02 Extended addresses
10 – N Data Data field in HEX digits
N+1 – N+2 Check-Sum Two digit HEX Check-Sum character computed
by two‟s complementing the sum of previous
bytes except the „:‟
INTEL HEX FILE EXAMPLE
:110000000444154414D414E2053332053455249414C73
:00000001FF
The extended address record specifies the index address where data will be
loaded into. The Extended Address will continue to offset data record address
until a new Extended Address record is specified.
:02 0000 02 4A29 02
Check Sum
Index address
Record type
Address
Record Length