Write Configuration Data to a reversed ASCII Hex File (-r.ahf) File (Configure Menu)

This writes the configuration data, for the circuit being displayed, to a file. The prefix will be the name you assigned to your circuit file, i.e., if the file you are working with is "circuit1.ad2" then the file that will be written will be named "circuit1-r.ahf". The file will be written into the same directory that your circuit file is in. The path name for this file will be displayed in the lower left corner of the window (in the status bar) immediately after the file has been written in case there is any question regarding where it has gone.

The "-r.ahf" file contains the ASCII codes for the hexadecimal byte-stream that represents your circuit. The "-r" signifies "reversed" which refers to the fact that the bits within each byte have been reversed to comply with the convention for programming a serial EPROM chip.

The file may be used to program a serial EPROM chip so that your circuit can be downloaded to the Field Programmable Analog Array chip directly from the EPROM.

Note that many of the EPROM programmer software packages are unable to handle names whose prefix is greater than eight characters so you might wish to choose your circuit name so with this in mind.