MHS Converter

Extract text from Hardware specification files (MHS)


Drop or upload your .MHS file
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How to extract text from your MHS file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MHS file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert MHS to another file type

To convert MHS Specifications to another format, you need Xilinx Platform Studio or other Developer software.

Convert a file to MHS

To convert other file formats to the "Hardware Specification File" file type, you need software like Xilinx Platform Studio or a similar tool.


About MHS files

The .mhs file extension stands for Microprocessor Hardware Specification. It is primarily used by Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) to define the architecture of embedded processor systems on FPGAs. The file contains essential configuration data for processors, memory blocks, and peripheral components. Working with .mhs files is frustrating for non-engineers. The format is deeply integrated into the proprietary Xilinx ecosystem. Opening the file natively requires a multi-gigabyte installation of specialized Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, which is entirely impractical for quick document reviews. Standard office applications and web browsers will not recognize the extension and will fail to open it. To share these hardware configurations with project managers or clients, you must convert the file. Converting .mhs to standard, universal formats like TXT or PDF is the most realistic workaround. This makes the data instantly readable on any device without requiring expensive software licenses. This file format is difficult to open or convert online because traditional converters do not parse specialized hardware description languages and simply reject the file. Because our engine detects the underlying plain-text structure embedded in the file, extracting and reading the contents is fast and reliable.

Convert.Guru analyzes your MHS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert MHS file to GHS, DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT or X_T, you can use Xilinx Platform Studio or similar software from the "Hardware System Architecture Definition" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to MHS, try Xilinx Platform Studio or another comparable tool in the "Hardware System Architecture Definition" category.



The MHS Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MHS converter.