splitax.py

splitax.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Split Airmar .ax files consisting of multiple SREC blocks into separate files,
so srec_cat/objcopy can read them.

Author: Lasse Karstensen <lasse.karstensen@gmail.com>, July 2017.
"""
from sys import argv
from os.path import basename

def split_ax(inputfile):
    data = open(inputfile).readlines()
    idx = []
    start = 0
    for i in range(0, len(data)):
        if data[i].startswith("S9"):
            idx.append((start, i+1))
            start = i+1

    if len(idx) == 0:
        print("ERROR: File %s has no SREC start marker. Incorrect file type?" % inputfile)
        return
    else:
        print("File %s has %i sections." % (inputfile, len(idx)))

    for i, ptr in enumerate(idx):
        start, end = ptr
        filename = "%s__part%i.srec" % (basename(inputfile).replace(".ax", ""), i)
        with open(filename, "w") as fp:
            for line in data[start:end]:
                fp.write(line)
        print("Wrote %s" % filename)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(argv) == 1:
        print("Usage: %s inputfile.ax <inputfile2.ax> <inputfileN.ax..>" % argv[0])
        exit(1)

    for inputfile in argv[1:]:
        split_ax(inputfile)