Intel HEX to BINARY File Converter Utility

This utility program creates a BINARY file from an Intel HEX file. You can use BINARY files with most EPROM programmers and you can easily use them for CRC or checksum calculations. Options for this utility program are listed below:

Note: This utility program is a DOS application! It requires 8.3 naming convention for file names and paths and it does not run on 64Bit Windows versions. However, you can execute it in the XP mode (Virtual PC) of Windows 7 if necessary.

The utility srec_cat.exe is an excellent and more versatile replacement for HEX2BIN and BIN2HEX. This tool is part of the SRecord project hosted on sourceforge.net. You can download it from https://sourceforge.net/projects/srecord/files/srecord-win32.

Please see the following knowledgebase articles how HEX and BINARY files can be converted, merged and split using the srec_cat utility together with Keil microcontroller development tools.

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Hex2bin

Intel Hex or Motorola Hex file converter

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Last Update: 2018-01-20

Converts Motorola and Intel hex files to binary. Executables for windows included. A similar project also does hex binary conversions, supports many formats and other features: see: srecord (http://srecord.sourceforge.net/)

Features

• Supports unsorted records
• Can add a checksum/CRC to a file
• Can fill unused bytes with FF or another value
• Supports byte swapped hex/S19 files
• Support word oriented hex files

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Works fine on Mac OS X Mavericks for arm-eabi. Thanks very much!

it’s very usefully. And I append this line «if (Flnm[strlen(Flnm) — 1] == ‘\n’) Flnm[strlen(Flnm) — 1] = ‘\0’;» in the function NoFailOpenInputFile

This is awesome, now it even supports byte swapping.

It works like a charm. My toolchain generates by default bin-files. If I configure it to produce intel hex-files and call Hex2Bin to generate a bin-file again, the result is 100% identical.

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This tool is used for converting hexadecimal files (either Motorola or Intel format) into a binary file. It’s a command line tool with basic capabilities.

Hex2bin/mot2bin Features

It can handle the extended Intel hex format in segmented and linear address modes. Records need not be sorted and there can be gaps between records. Holes/unused bytes can be specified as any other value than FF. A checksum can be inserted into the binary file.

The source files can be easily compiled for Windows, either by using CodeBlocks + MinGW GCC or Microsoft Visual Studio (or Express). For convenience, the distributed file contains the 64-bit executables for Windows already.

License

Hex2bin and mot2bin are released with a BSD license.

Usage

Options are case sensitive and options with parameters need a space between option and parameter. I.e. -s 0000 instead of -s0000.

A successful execution exits with the error code = 0, If any error occurs, the program exits immediately with the error code = 1.

All values are in hexadecimal, no 0x needed: ex. not 0x0100 but 0100.

Batch/script mode

Normally, if the specified hex file doesn’t exist, hex2bin/mot2bin ask repeatedly for a valid filename. A batch/script mode option is provided for exiting with an error instead of asking for a file.

hex2bin -b xxxx.hex

If the file xxxx.hex doesn’t exist, the program exits immediately with the error code = 1.

Checksum of source file

By default, it ignores checksum errors, so that someone can change by hand some bytes allowing quick and dirty changes.

If you want checksum error reporting, specify the option -c.

hex2bin -c example.hex

If there is a checksum error somewhere, the program will continue the conversion anyway. For convenience,

hex2bin/mot2bin displays the expected checksum at each faulty records.

Extension for output file

By default, the extension will be .bin . Another value can be specified.

hex2bin -e com example.hex

A file example.com will be generated.

Padding byte

By default, unused locations will be filled with FF. Another value can be specified.

hex2bin -p AA example.hex

Starting Address and Length

If the lowest address isn’t 0000, ex: 0100: (the first record begins with :nn010000xxx ) there will be problems when using the binary file to program a EPROM since the first byte supposed to be at 0100 is stored in the binary file at 0000.

you can specify the binary file’s starting address on the command line:

hex2bin -s 0000 start_at_0100.hex

The bytes will be stored in the binary file with a padding from 0000 to the lowest address minus 1 (00FF in this case).

Similarly, the binary file can be padded up to Length -1 with FF or another byte.

Here, the space between the last byte and 07FF will be filled with FF.

hex2bin -l 0800 ends_before_07FF.hex

EPROM, EEPROM and Flash memories contain all FF when erased.

When the source file name is for-example.test.hex the binary created will have the name for-example.bin

the «.test» part will be dropped.

Hex2bin/mot2bin assume the source file doesn’t contain overlapping records, if so, overlaps will be reported.

Minimum Block Size

The output file size will be a multiple of Minimum block size. It will be filled with FF or the specified pattern.

Length must be a power of 2 in hexadecimal [see -l option].

Attention this option is STRONGER than Maximal Length.

hex2bin -m [size] example.hex

Checksum or CRC inserted inside binary file

A checksum value can be inserted in the resulting binary file.

hex2bin -k 5 -E [0|1] -r [start] [end] -f [address] [value]

-k Select checksum type:

0 = 8-bit checksum

1 = 16-bit checksum (adds 16-bit words into a 16-bit sum, data and result BE or LE)

5 = 16-bit checksum (adds bytes into a 16-bit sum, result BE or LE)

-E Endianness of result to store

0 = little endian

-r Range to compute checksum or CRC over (default is min and max addresses)

-f Address of checksum or CRC to write

-d Displays the list of checksum types and exits

Value inserted directly inside binary file

A value can be inserted directly (forced) in the resulting binary file.

hex2bin -k [0|1|2] -E [0|1] -F [address] [value]

-k Select value length type:

0 = little endian

-F Address and value checksum to write

Support for byte-swapped hex/S19 files

Some compilers such as Microchip’s MPLAB IDE can generate byte swapped hex files.

hex2bin -w test-byte-swap.hex

-w Wordwise swap: for each pair of bytes, exchange the low and high part.

Support for word sized hex files (hex2bin only)

Hex with record type, where data is represented in Word (2 Byte)

e.g Texas Instruments: TMS320F2835, TMS320F28065.

hex2bin -a example-ti.hex

-a Address Alignment Word.

Filter for records within range

Records outside that range are discarded

Hex2bin -t 0110 -T 0256 example.hex

-t Floor address

-T Ceiling address

Status

Hex2bin and mot2bin are in production status. It is working well for many small applications.

While I’m now working on other projects, hex2bin and mot2bin are still open for patches, feature request etc. Submit them here.

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