Additional Examples
Merge
Merge two a2l files
a2ltool file1.a2l --merge file2.a2l --output merged.a2l
Merge multiple a2l files
a2ltool file1.a2l --merge file2.a2l --merge file3.a2l --merge file4.a2l --output merged.a2l
Merge all included files into the main file
a2ltool file1.a2l --merge-includes --output flat.a2l
Update
Update the addresses and other data in an a2l file
a2ltool input.a2l --elffile input.elf --update --output updated.a2l
Update the addresses and other data in an a2l file, while keeping invalid elements
a2ltool input.a2l --elffile input.elf --update --update-mode PRESERVE --output updated.a2l
Update only the addresses in an a2l file, and exit with an error if any other a2l elements are incorrect
a2ltool input.a2l --elffile input.elf --update ADDRESSES --update-mode STRICT --output updated.a2l
Create
Create a new a2l file and add a characteristic from an elf file to it
a2ltool --create --elffile input.elf --characteristic my_var --output newfile.a2l
Create a new a2l file and add multiple measurements from an elf file to it using a regular expression
a2ltool --create --elffile input.elf --measurement-regex ".*name_pattern\d\d+*" --output newfile.a2l
Create a new a2l file and add multiple measurements from an elf file to it using an address range
a2ltool --create --elffile input.elf --measurement-range 0x1000 0x3000 --output newfile.a2l
A2L Version
Change the version of an a2l file, while deleting any incompatible elements
a2ltool input.a2l --a2lversion 1.5.1 --output downgraded.a2l
Create a new A2L File with a specific version
a2ltool --create --a2lversion 1.6.1 --output a2lver_161.a2l
Check
Check an a2lfile for consistency
a2ltool input.a2l --check --strict
Check for consistency and also verify that the a2l file matches the DWARF2 debug data
a2ltool input.a2l --elffile sw.elf --update ADDRESSES --update-mode STRICT --check --strict
Response Files
Use response files containing command arguments
Assume that the file a2ltool.rsp exists and contains valid arguments for a2ltool.
a2ltool @a2ltool.rsp