Tektronix format – Dataman S4 User Manual
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DATAMAN S4 MANUAL
90 Tektronix Format
Tektronix Format
A Tektronix format file can be examined using
a text editor and printed.
Each record is a single line of ASCII characters,
expressing bytes as hexadecimal pairs,
terminated with Carriage return and Linefeed
(0D,0A).
The transmission is terminated by ASCII End-
of-File (1A).
Tek Standard Data Record.
Position
Character
1 "/"
Slash
character
2-5
Four HEX characters show
two byte Load Address, most
significant byte first.
6-7
Two HEX characters show
Byte Count (how many Data
Bytes not including checksums,
% or address)
8-9
Two HEX characters show
checksum of HEX characters
in Load Address and Byte
Count.
10-N
Data Bytes, each byte is two
HEX characters.
N+1,2
Two HEX characters show
checksum of HEX characters
in Data Bytes
N +3,4
Carriage Return & Line Feed.
Tek End of File Record.
Position
Character
1 "/"
Slash
character