Generating a Dataset by Reading a HEX File

To generate a dataset by reading a HEX file:

In the Database Objects list box, select the project for which you want to create a new dataset.
In the Dataset menu, select Read HEX file.
The Select data file dialog box opens.
Select the desired HEX file. Instead of a HEX file, you can also select a data exchange file.
Keep the shift key pressed to select more than one file. The first marked dataset becomes the master dataset.
If a text file (file name extension .txt) exists in the same folder as the HEX file with the same name, its contents are automatically placed in the comments field.
Click Open.
The datasets are placed in the Datasets list box.

If you have selected a data exchange file for importing, INCA creates a blank HEX file and copies the contents from the data exchange file into the newly created blank dataset. Fill bytes with the value 0x00 are inserted for variables which are described in the A2L file, but not in the data exchange file.

If the user option Online Dataset Check is activated, a check is made to determine whether the imported datasets match the project description file used (*.a2l). The result of the check is displayed as a corresponding symbol next to the datasets.

If you have selected a project description file that does not contain any information on memory segments, a first empty dataset will be automatically created. This first dataset and further datasets originating from that project description may contain fill bytes. This is indicated by the following icon: