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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