def add_ihex(self, records, overwrite=False):
        """Add given Intel HEX records string. Set `overwrite` to ``True`` to
        allow already added data to be overwritten.

        """

        extended_segment_address = 0
        extended_linear_address = 0

        for record in StringIO(records):
            type_, address, size, data = unpack_ihex(record.strip())

            if type_ == IHEX_DATA:
                address = (address
                           + extended_segment_address
                           + extended_linear_address)
                address *= self.word_size_bytes
                self._segments.add(_Segment(address,
                                            address + size,
                                            bytearray(data),
                                            self.word_size_bytes),
                                   overwrite)
            elif type_ == IHEX_END_OF_FILE:
                pass
            elif type_ == IHEX_EXTENDED_SEGMENT_ADDRESS:
                extended_segment_address = int(binascii.hexlify(data), 16)
                extended_segment_address *= 16
            elif type_ == IHEX_EXTENDED_LINEAR_ADDRESS:
                extended_linear_address = int(binascii.hexlify(data), 16)
                extended_linear_address <<= 16
            elif type_ in [IHEX_START_SEGMENT_ADDRESS, IHEX_START_LINEAR_ADDRESS]:
                self.execution_start_address = int(binascii.hexlify(data), 16)
            else:
                raise Error("expected type 1..5 in record {}, but got {}".format(
                    record,
                    type_))
Add given Intel HEX records string. Set `overwrite` to ``True`` to
        allow already added data to be overwritten.