.\" -*- nroff -*- .\" .\" jedutil.1 .\" .\" Man page created from source and usage information .\" Cesare Falco , February 2007 .\" .\" References .\" http://aarongiles.com/?p=159 .\" .TH JEDUTIL 1 2012-12-01 0.147u3 "MAME JED files manager" .\" .\" NAME chapter .SH NAME jedutil \- convert a .JED file into its binary form, and vice\-versa .\" .\" SYNOPSIS chapter .SH SYNOPSIS .B jedutil .IR source ".jed " target .bin .br .B jedutil .IR source ".bin " target .jed .br .B jedutil help .\" .\" DESCRIPTION chapter .SH DESCRIPTION Data for Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) are usually stored in a format known as JEDEC, basically a text file allowing insertion of further information by programmers. .PP MAME uses a raw binary representation of the same data, in order to achieve correct identification of PLD data through CRC and SHA1 algorithms (i.e. with the \-romident option). .PP .B jedutil provides an easy way to convert PLDs data between these two formats.