hex, elf, and exe files

"A .hex file (usually Intel HEX-386, these days) describes raw binary data in a format that comes in pieces, mostly so you can skip large ranges of all zeroes..."

The other key reason why the Intel Hex format was developed (and Motorola S-Records) was to allow pure binary information to be transferred over communications links that might not support 8-bit pure-binary data; eg, serial links to device programmers.

For further details, see: http://www.keil.com/support/docs/1584.htm

"A .hex file (usually Intel HEX-386, these days) describes raw binary data in a format that comes in pieces, mostly so you can skip large ranges of all zeroes..."

The other key reason why the Intel Hex format was developed (and Motorola S-Records) was to allow pure binary information to be transferred over communications links that might not support 8-bit pure-binary data; eg, serial links to device programmers.

For further details, see: http://www.keil.com/support/docs/1584.htm