Exporting memory to file

Select the Export memory option from the Import/Export/Fill Memory Action editor to read data from a user specified memory range, encode it in a user specified format, and store this encoded data in a user specified output file.

Figure 1. Exporting memory

Export Memory

The following table explains the export memory options.

Table 1. Controls used for exporting data from memory into file
Item Explanation
Memory space and address Enter the literal address and memory space on which the data transfer is performed. The Literal address field allows only decimal and hexadecimal values.
Expression Enter the memory address or expression at which the data transfer starts.
Access Size Denotes the number of addressable units of memory that the debugger accesses in transferring one data element. The default values shown are 1, 2, and 4units. When target information is available, this list shall be filtered to display the access sizes that are supported by the target.
File Type Defines the format in which encoded data is exported. By default, the following file types are supported:
  • Signed decimal Text
  • Unsigned decimal Text
  • Motorola S-Record format
  • Hex Text
  • Annotated Hex Text
  • Raw Binary
Select file Enter the path of the file to write data. Click the Workspace button to select a file from the current project workspace. Click the System button to select a file from the file system the standard File Open dialog. Click the Variables button to select a build variable.
Number of Elements Enter the total number of elements to be transferred.