HEXBIN and HEXBIN2 file format converters.


This documentation describe how to use HEXBIN.EXE/HEXBIN2.EXE 
under DOS command prompt.

       1.Three types of HEX format file can be converted to BIN file

         I : INTEL HEX format(BYTE oriented)
         M : MOTOROLA S HEX format(BYTE oriented)
         T : TEKTRONICS HEX format(BYTE oriented)

         Max. converted size is 64 K bytes

         New converter file HEXBIN2.EXE can convert INTEL,MOTOROLA
         extended hex format file. Maximum convertion size 256K bytes.
         4th parameter for starting address can be specified on
         HEXBIN2, and the leading garbage will be skip out to maintain
         a small size of output binary file

       2.The parameter to be answered in prompt mode can be directly
         typed in one DOS command line as follow.

        A>HEXBIN [HEX FILE NAME] [BIN FILE NAME] [HEX FORMAT] <CR>
          EX.:
              HEXBIN DEMO.HEX DEMO.BIN I <CR>
         [] : means option

       3.This program still can be used in prompt mode as follow.

         HEX FILE NAME :DEMO.HEX
         BIN FILE NAME :DEMO.BIN
         HEX FORMAT (<I>INTEL <M>MOTOROLA <T>TEKTRONICS) :I

       4.Two DOS command utility can be used as follow.

         A>HEXBIN <KEY.IN<CR>

         where KEY.IN is a text file edited by any text editor.

         for ex.:

           DEMO.HEX<CR>
           DEMO.BIN<CR>
           I<CR>

         <CR> : cariage return key


NOTES :
        HEX file : This file is an ASCII character type file which
                   describe BYTE COUNT,ADDRESS,DATA,CHECK SUM.
                   and can be displayed by any text view/edit software.
                   Almost every assembler or linker can produce this
                   kind of file.

        BIN file : The HEX file will be converted to ROM BASE BINARY file 
                   BY HEXBIN.EXE.
                   This file is a binary type file which describe
                   only DATA byte by byte. Address of 1st byte begin
                   from 0000H.
                   Some assembler or linker can produce this kind of file.

