Embedded programming - info & tools

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Hex2txt - click here to download (ZIP file with executable and C source)

Utility to convert Intel hex/a43 files to TI txt files.
This is useful, for example, to create TI txt files for use with bootloader code based on the example software in TI application note slaa096b.
The software is under GPL license, and makes use of a slightly modified version of Libhexfile by David Sullins, part of his dis51 program.

Hexmerge - click here to download (ZIP file with executable and C source)

Utility to merge selected address ranges of two hex files into a new hex file.
Typical use: update a hex file as produced by a compiler with calibration data or similar from a reference hex file (possibly read out of the chip earlier)
The software is under GPL license, and also makes use of Libhexfile mentioned above.


Header file that allows the use of binary constants in C

Header file to make abstraction of port I/O pins
for MSP430, but easily ported


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