#------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # hex_free_space # 02/05/2022 # tool script used to estimate the free space left in a µP based on the number # of 0xFF bytes in the hex file. This methode only works for filled hex files. # # usage ex: python hex_free_size somehexfile.hex somemorehexfile.hex #------------------------------------------------------------------------------- import fileinput import re free_space = 0 free_threshold = 16 p = re.compile(r':[0-9A-F]{8,8}([0-9A-F]{32,32})') for line in fileinput.input(): val = re.search(p, line) if val: data = val.group(0) count = 0 for char in data: if char == 'F': count += 1 if count <= free_threshold: continue for char in data: if char == 'F': if first: first = False else: first = True free_space += 1 else: first = True print("estimated free space: " + str(free_space))