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NAME¶
srec_aomf - Intel Absolute Object Module Format
DESCRIPTION¶
The Absolute Object Module Format (AOMF) is a subset of the 8051 OMF. The structure of an absolute object file (the order of the records in it) is similar to that of a relocatable object file. There are three main differences: the first is that an absolute object file contains one module only, the second is that not all the records can appear in the absolute file and the third is that the records can contain only absolute information.
Generic Record Format¶
Each record starts with a record type which indicates the type of the record, and record length which contain the number of bytes in the record exclusive of the first two fields. The record ends with a checksum byte which contains the 2s complement of the sum (modulo 256) of all other bytes in the record. Therefore the sum (modulo 256) of all bytes in the record is zero.
The record length includes the payload and checksum fields, but excludes the type and length fields.
All 16‐bit fields are little‐endian.
| REC TYP 8 bits | Record Length 16 bits | Payload | CHK SUM 8 bits |
Here are some of the relevant record types:
| 0x01 | Scope Definition Record |
| 0x02 | Module Start Record |
| 0x04 | Module End Record |
| 0x06 | Content Record |
| 0x0E | Segment Definition Record |
| 0x12 | Debug Items Record |
| 0x16 | Public Definition Record |
| 0x18 | External Definition Record |
Names are not stored as C strings. Names are stored as a length byte followed by the contents.
Structure¶
An AOMF file consists of a module header record (0x02), followed by one or more content (0x06), scope (0x01) or debug (0x12) records, and ends in a module end record (0x04).
The records with the following types are extraneous (they may appear in the file but are ignored): 0x0E, 0x16 and 0x18 (definition records). All records which are not part of the AOMF and are not extraneous are considered erroneous.
Module Header Record¶
| REC TYP 0x02 | Record Length 16 bits | Module Name | TRN ID 8 bits | zero 8 bits | CHK SUM 8 bits |
Each module must starts with a module header record. It is used to identify the module for the RL51 and other future processors of 8051 object files. In addition to the Module Name the record contains:
- TRN ID
- The byte identifies the program which has generated this module:
0xFD ASM51 0xFE PL/M-51 0xFF RL51.
Module End Record¶
| REC TYP 0x04 | Record Length 16 bits | Module Name | zero 16 bits | REG MSK 8 bits | zero 8 bits | CHK SUM 8 bits |
The record ends the module sequence and contains the following information: characteristics
- MODULE NAME
- The name of the module is given here for a consistency check. It must match the name given in the Module Header Record.
- REGISTER MASK (REG MSK)
- Bit 0 (the least significant bit)
- bank #0.
- Bit 1
- bank #1.
- Bit 2
- bank #2.
- Bit 3
- bank #3.
Content Record¶
| REC TYP 0x06 | Record Length 16 bits | SEG ID 8 bits | Offset 16 bits | DATA | CHK SUM 8 bits |
This record provides one or more bytes of contiguous data, from which a portion of a memory image may be constructed.
Size Multiplier¶
In general, raw binary data will expand in sized by approximately 1.02 times when represented with this format.
SOURCE¶
http://www.intel.com/design/mcs96/swsup/omf96_pi.pdf ftp://download.intel.com/design/mcs51/SWSUP/omf51.exe (zip archive) http://www.elsist.net/WebSite/ftp/various/OMF51EPS.pdf
COPYRIGHT¶
srec_cat version 1.65
Copyright (C) 1998... Peter Miller
The srec_cat program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for
details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command. This is free
software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions;
for details use the 'srec_cat -VERSion License' command.
MAINTAINER¶
| Scott Finneran | E‐Mail: | scottfinneran@yahoo.com.au |
| Peter Miller | E‐Mail: | pmiller@opensource.org.au |
| SRecord | Reference Manual |