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Altera_Forum
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14 years ago

what's the difference between .hexout and .hex ?

both are the same Intel format ?

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    Altera_Forum
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    14 years ago

    Intel format is not a matter of file extension: it can be .hex but I've seen a few other extension used for this same format. This is simply a naming convention established by software suppliers.

    A file in Intel format is any text file built according to the rules described here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/intel_hex