miguelangelo78 / intel-hex-parser

This is a small utility program for parsing Intel Hex files and to dump the data into a binary file.

Intel-Hex-Parser

This is a small utility program for parsing Intel Hex files and to dump the data into a binary file.

How to Compile

Simply run build.bat on Windows, or just run make -f makefile all on any other Platform.

How to Use

• If you only want to see the dump of the program, run the compiled program: ihex yourhexfile.hex

• If you want a binary file with the actual data to be outputted, just put the -o flag: ihex yourhexfile.hex --ob

The complete list of options are:

1. -h > Show help on the screen. Example: ihex -h
2. --ob > Output hex file's data into binary file. Example: ihex myfile.hex --ob
3. --oh > Output original (or modified with the flags) hex file into a new file called 'a.hex'.
   Example: ihex myfile.hex --oh
4. --ah > Append hex file with the current hex file. Example: ihex myfile.hex --ah newfile_to_append.hex
5. --ab > Append binary file with the current hex file. New records will actually be created on the current hex file just so it can fit the new binary data. Example: ihex myfile.hex --ab mybinary_to_append.bin
6. -c > Convert a binary file into a hex file. Example: ihex -c mybin.bin By using the -c flag, the program will use the binary as if it was the original hex file that was being passed originally without any flag.

• Remember that you can combine these flags. For example, if you wish to append one hex file and a binary into the original file, and want to get the result exported into a new file, just do:
  ihex myfile.hex --ab mybinary.bin --ah anotherhex.hex --oh

• This will create a new file called a.hex which you should rename to whatever you want. The result is a total of 3 files joined together.

• If you want to add more complexity, you can call the program multiple times, each call with different flags, which will allow you to make a complex and large hex file with a lot of information.

Another example:

1. ihex -c mybinary.bin --oh -> Converts from binary to Intel Hex and generates Hex output file
2. ihex a.hex --ob -> Converts the previous generated hex file back into a binary file that is equal to 'mybinary.bin'.

More examples:

1. ihex myhex.hex --ob -> Convert from hex to binary 'myhex.bin'
2. ihex -c myhex.bin --oh -> Convert again the generated binary into the previous hex file.