topic Re: S-record file format spec in 8-bit Microcontrollers

S-record file format spec

gbm — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:16:24 GMT

I am unable to find the official document containing S-record file format specification. Is such document available at Freescale/Motorola?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Re: S-record file format spec

john_suchyta — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:57:57 GMT

S-record info is available in several places. The simplest explanation is found in the old HC05 textbook called "Understanding Small Micros". Do a keyword search on the Freescale web for M68HC05TB. Download the pdf file - don't try to open it online. The object code file info starts on page 147.

Regards,

John

Re: S-record file format spec

gbm — Fri, 19 May 2006 03:26:18 GMT

Right, "S-record info" is available from many places but I am
m not looking for "some" info. I need a reference document. I already wrote S-record loader handling 16-, 24- and 32-bit addresses. Now I need to make my software errorproof, that's why I need to check it against the reference.

Intel HEX file spec can be easily found on the net. I expect that S-record is also formally defined somewhere, I just can't find the relevant document.

Re: S-record file format spec

J2MEJediMaster — Sat, 20 May 2006 01:07:20 GMT

Well, I poked around with Google and all roads led back to Freescale. I didn't find any "formal" spec, but the M68HC12B32EVB Evaluation Board User's Manual has the S-record format explained in excrutiating detail in Appendix B. I don't think you're going to do much better than a reference manual for a formal spec.

If you want to, the manual can be downloaded from here.

Re: S-record file format spec

QuiccByter — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:59:01 GMT

Hi,

Although I'm new to this forum, I've been looking for more detailed information on the S-record format. The manuals help, but there are 2 text files on the 'net that mention module and symbol records:

$$module

symbol

However, no official Motorola/Freescale documents make any reference to these, and I don't remember seeing them being created with the cross-compilers and linkers I've used on the past, at least not with the code projects I've worked on.

My question (finally he gets to the point ) is whether these module and symbol records are part of the official specification or not?

Many thanks

Re: S-record file format spec

peg — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:38:05 GMT

Hi,

There is no such thing as "official" documentation for S-records!

But there are a hell off a lot of informal ones that are all pretty much the same as it is so simple.

I have never seen or heard of module or symbol in relation to S-records.