The format is commonly used for programming microcontrollers, EPROMs, and other types of programmable logic devices and hardware emulators. Intel hexadecimal object file format, Intel hex format or Intellec Hex is a file format that conveys binary information in ASCII text form, making it possible to store on non-binary media such as paper tape, punch cards, etc., to display on text terminals or be printed on line-oriented printers. For the file format used by GNU Unifont, see GNU Unifont § .hex format.
