intel-hex.js

A parser/writer for Intel HEX file format.

Usage

require("intel_hex").parse(data);

The parse function takes 3 arguments:

data - Intel Hex file (string in ASCII format or Buffer Object)
bufferSize - the size of the Buffer containing the data (optional) The data exceeding the buffer size will be discarded
addressOffset - starting address offset (optional) The data before the starting address will be discarded

and returns an Object with the following properties:

data - data as a Buffer Object, padded with 0xFF where data is empty.
startSegmentAddress - the address provided by the last start segment address record; null, if not given
startLinearAddress - the address provided by the last start linear address record; null, if not given