srec_ppx(5)

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version 1.65.0 · 4 versions
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💅 srec_ppx — Stag Prom Programmer hexadecimal format 🎀

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is a vibe. It's section 5 of the File Formats Manual, it's called srec_ppx, and it's literally the native hexadecimal format of the Stag Prom Programmer. yes, that Stag. we love a retro icon. ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So this is the native hexadecimal format of the Stag Prom Programmer, no cap. That's the whole assignment. Let's get into the deets. 🫶

✨ Format ✨

  • The file must start with an asterisk '*' sitting on a line all by itself. main character energy, it gets its own line. ⭐
  • Every line has a 16-bit address, followed by 8-bit bytes. cute. tiny. iconic.
  • The end is indicated by '$S' followed by a 16-bit checksum of the data bytes, written as 4 hex digits. that's the goodbye text, iykyk. 💖

🎀 Command Line Option 🎀

You tell srec_cat you want this format with the -PPX command line option. that's it, that's the switch. slay. 💅

🦋 Size Multiplier 🦋

ngl, this one hurts a little: in general, binary data will expand in size by approximately 3 times when represented with this format. and it gets worse if you use shorter lines. 😭 so yeah, it's giving "chunky." budget accordingly bestie. 💀

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

Here's an example PPX file. It contains the data "Hello, World" to be loaded at byte address 0x0000 — but remember, the file contents are always multiples of four bytes. (yes, even when your data isn't. the format said what it said. 🙈)

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0000 48 65 6C 6C 6F 2C 20 57 6F 72 6C 64 21 0A $S0473

literally a whole "Hello, World" in hex. obsessed. 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read the lore, bestie. the archive link is giving time capsule. 🧚

srec_cat version 1.65 — Copyright (C) 1998... Peter Miller

⚠️ okay important one: the srec_cat program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.

It's free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command. read the license bestie, it's the responsible thing. 🎀

🌺 MAINTAINER 🌺

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

anyway that's the whole page, bestie — Reference Manual, SRecord, srec_ppx(5), srec_cat version 1.65. go forth and hex. 💖✨🌸🦋💅

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