diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a7dd2e02..51629a558 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(Catch2 QUIET)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+find_package(elfio QUIET)
 
 if(MSVC)
     add_compile_options(/vmg /MP /W3 /wd4244 /wd4267 /wd4996  -DNOMINMAX /EHsc)
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index d846df610..5cc6961bd 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 project(scc-util VERSION 0.0.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-set(SRC util/io-redirector.cpp util/watchdog.cpp util/ihex_parser.cpp)
+set(SRC util/io-redirector.cpp util/watchdog.cpp util/ihex.cpp)
 if(TARGET lz4::lz4)
     list(APPEND SRC util/lz4_streambuf.cpp)
 endif()
+if(TARGET elfio::elfio)
+    list(APPEND SRC util/elf.cpp)
+endif()
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC})
 add_library(scc::${PROJECT_NAME} ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET lz4::lz4)
     target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC lz4::lz4)
 endif()
+if(TARGET elfio::elfio)
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE elfio::elfio)
+endif()
 
 if(CLANG_TIDY_EXE)
     set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "${DO_CLANG_TIDY}" )
diff --git a/src/common/util/elf.cpp b/src/common/util/elf.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6738560e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/util/elf.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include "elf.h"
+#include <elfio/elfio.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace util {
+uint64_t load_elf_file(std::string const& name, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)> cb, uint8_t expected_elf_class,
+                       uint16_t expected_elf_machine) {
+    // Create elfio reader
+    ELFIO::elfio reader;
+    // Load ELF data
+    if(!reader.load(name))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not load file");
+    // check elf properties
+    if(reader.get_class() != expected_elf_class)
+        throw std::runtime_error("ELF Class missmatch");
+    if(reader.get_type() != ELFIO::ET_EXEC && reader.get_type() != ELFIO::ET_DYN)
+        throw std::runtime_error("Input is neither an executable nor a pie executable (dyn)");
+    if(reader.get_machine() != expected_elf_machine)
+        throw std::runtime_error("ELF Machine type missmatch");
+    auto entry_address = reader.get_entry();
+    for(const auto& pseg : reader.segments) {
+        const auto fsize = pseg->get_file_size(); // 0x42c/0x0
+        const auto seg_data = pseg->get_data();
+        const auto type = pseg->get_type();
+        if(type == ELFIO::PT_LOAD && fsize > 0) {
+            if(cb(pseg->get_physical_address(), fsize, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t* const>(seg_data))) {
+                std::ostringstream oss;
+                oss << "Problem writing " << fsize << " bytes to 0x" << std::hex << pseg->get_physical_address();
+                throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return entry_address;
+};
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> read_elf_symbols(std::string const& name, uint8_t expected_elf_class,
+                                                           uint16_t expected_elf_machine) {
+    // Create elfio reader
+    ELFIO::elfio reader;
+    // Load ELF data
+    if(!reader.load(name))
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not load file");
+    // check elf properties
+    if(reader.get_class() != expected_elf_class)
+        throw std::runtime_error("ELF Class missmatch");
+    if(reader.get_type() != ELFIO::ET_EXEC && reader.get_type() != ELFIO::ET_DYN)
+        throw std::runtime_error("Input is neither an executable nor a pie executable (dyn)");
+    if(reader.get_machine() != expected_elf_machine)
+        throw std::runtime_error("ELF Machine type missmatch");
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> symbol_table;
+    const auto sym_sec = reader.sections[".symtab"];
+    if(ELFIO::SHT_SYMTAB == sym_sec->get_type() || ELFIO::SHT_DYNSYM == sym_sec->get_type()) {
+        ELFIO::symbol_section_accessor symbols(reader, sym_sec);
+        auto sym_no = symbols.get_symbols_num();
+        std::string name;
+        ELFIO::Elf64_Addr value = 0;
+        ELFIO::Elf_Xword size = 0;
+        unsigned char bind = 0;
+        unsigned char type = 0;
+        ELFIO::Elf_Half section = 0;
+        unsigned char other = 0;
+        for(auto i = 0U; i < sym_no; ++i) {
+            symbols.get_symbol(i, name, value, size, bind, type, section, other);
+            if(name != "") {
+                symbol_table[name] = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return std::move(symbol_table);
+};
+
+} // namespace util
diff --git a/src/common/util/elf.h b/src/common/util/elf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23037e289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/util/elf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef UTIL_ELF_IO_H_
+#define UTIL_ELF_IO_H_
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <elfio/elf_types.hpp>
+#include <functional>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace util {
+uint64_t load_elf_file(std::string const& name, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)>,
+                       uint8_t expected_elf_class = ELFIO::ELFCLASS32, uint16_t expected_elf_machine = ELFIO::EM_RISCV);
+std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> read_elf_symbols(std::string const& name, uint8_t expected_elf_class = ELFIO::ELFCLASS32,
+                                                           uint16_t expected_elf_machine = ELFIO::EM_RISCV);
+} // namespace util
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/util/ihex_parser.cpp b/src/common/util/ihex.cpp
similarity index 62%
rename from src/common/util/ihex_parser.cpp
rename to src/common/util/ihex.cpp
index 8a03892b9..2f804b772 100644
--- a/src/common/util/ihex_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/common/util/ihex.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 
-#include "ihex_parser.h"
+#include "ihex.h"
 #include <array>
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <ostream>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <vector>
 
 // IHEX file parser state machine
 enum {
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ enum record_type_e { DATA, END_OF_FILE, EXTENDED_SEGMENT_ADDRESS, START_SEGMENT_
 #define INVALID_HEX_CHAR 'x'
 
 namespace util {
+namespace ihex {
 namespace {
 uint8_t hex2dec(uint8_t h) {
     if(h >= '0' && h <= '9')
@@ -36,9 +42,40 @@ uint8_t hex2dec(uint8_t h) {
     else
         return INVALID_HEX_CHAR;
 }
+
+static uint8_t ihex_checksum(const std::vector<uint8_t>& bytes) {
+    // Checksum is two's complement of the LSB of the sum
+    uint32_t sum = 0;
+    for(uint8_t b : bytes)
+        sum += b;
+    return static_cast<uint8_t>(0u - static_cast<uint8_t>(sum));
+}
+
+static void write_record(std::ostream& os, uint8_t len, uint16_t addr, uint8_t type, const uint8_t* data) {
+    std::vector<uint8_t> payload;
+    payload.reserve(4 + len);
+    payload.push_back(len);
+    payload.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((addr >> 8) & 0xFF));
+    payload.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>(addr & 0xFF));
+    payload.push_back(type);
+    for(uint8_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+        payload.push_back(data[i]);
+
+    uint8_t csum = ihex_checksum(payload);
+
+    os << ':' << std::uppercase << std::hex << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << static_cast<int>(len) << std::setw(4)
+       << static_cast<int>(addr) << std::setw(2) << static_cast<int>(type);
+
+    for(uint8_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+        os << std::setw(2) << static_cast<int>(data[i]);
+    }
+
+    os << std::setw(2) << static_cast<int>(csum) << "\n";
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
-bool ihex_parser::parse(std::istream& is, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)> cb) {
+bool parse(std::istream& is, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)> cb) {
     char c;
     uint8_t i;
     unsigned state{0};
@@ -149,4 +186,50 @@ bool ihex_parser::parse(std::istream& is, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t,
     }
     return true;
 }
+
+void dump(std::ostream& os, nonstd::span<uint8_t> const& bytes, uint32_t base_address, uint32_t record_len) {
+    if(record_len == 0 || record_len > 255) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("record_len must be 1..255");
+    }
+
+    uint32_t addr = base_address;
+    uint32_t upper = 0xFFFFFFFFu; // force first extended address if needed
+
+    size_t i = 0;
+    while(i < bytes.size()) {
+        uint32_t new_upper = (addr >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
+
+        // Emit Extended Linear Address record when upper 16 bits change
+        if(new_upper != upper) {
+            upper = new_upper;
+            uint8_t ext[2] = {static_cast<uint8_t>((upper >> 8) & 0xFF), static_cast<uint8_t>(upper & 0xFF)};
+            write_record(os, 2, 0x0000, 0x04, ext);
+        }
+
+        uint16_t low = static_cast<uint16_t>(addr & 0xFFFF);
+
+        // Don't cross a 64KiB boundary inside a data record
+        size_t max_before_boundary = 0x10000u - low;
+        size_t chunk = record_len;
+        if(chunk > bytes.size() - i)
+            chunk = bytes.size() - i;
+        if(chunk > max_before_boundary)
+            chunk = max_before_boundary;
+
+        // Copy to uint8_t buffer for record writer
+        std::vector<uint8_t> buf(chunk);
+        for(size_t k = 0; k < chunk; ++k)
+            buf[k] = static_cast<uint8_t>(bytes[i + k]);
+
+        write_record(os, static_cast<uint8_t>(chunk), low, 0x00, buf.data());
+
+        i += chunk;
+        addr += static_cast<uint32_t>(chunk);
+    }
+
+    // End-of-file record
+    write_record(os, 0, 0x0000, 0x01, nullptr);
+}
+
+} // namespace ihex
 } // namespace util
diff --git a/src/common/util/ihex_parser.h b/src/common/util/ihex.h
similarity index 62%
rename from src/common/util/ihex_parser.h
rename to src/common/util/ihex.h
index 65a7cf40d..6559f4ff6 100644
--- a/src/common/util/ihex_parser.h
+++ b/src/common/util/ihex.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef _UTIL_IHEX_PARSER_H_
 #define _UTIL_IHEX_PARSER_H_
 
+#include "nonstd/span.h"
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -36,21 +37,24 @@ namespace util {
  * @author Your Name
  * @date YYYY-MM-DD
  */
-struct ihex_parser {
-    /**
-     * @brief The maximum size of data in a single IHEX record.
-     */
-    enum { IHEX_DATA_SIZE = 255 };
-    /**
-     * @brief Parses an IHEX file from the given input stream and invokes a callback function for each data record found.
-     *
-     * @param input The input stream containing the IHEX file.
-     * @param callback A function object that will be invoked for each data record found in the IHEX file.
-     * The callback function should return true to continue parsing, or false to stop parsing.
-     *
-     * @return True if the parsing was successful, false otherwise.
-     */
-    static bool parse(std::istream&, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)>);
-};
+namespace ihex {
+/**
+ * @brief The maximum size of data in a single IHEX record.
+ */
+enum { IHEX_DATA_SIZE = 255 };
+/**
+ * @brief Parses an IHEX file from the given input stream and invokes a callback function for each data record found.
+ *
+ * @param input The input stream containing the IHEX file.
+ * @param callback A function object that will be invoked for each data record found in the IHEX file.
+ * The callback function takes the address, the length and the data as parameter and should return
+ * true to continue parsing, or false to stop parsing.
+ *
+ * @return True if the parsing was successful, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool parse(std::istream&, std::function<bool(uint64_t, uint64_t, const uint8_t*)>);
+
+void dump(std::ostream&, nonstd::span<uint8_t> const&, uint32_t = 0, uint32_t = 16);
+}; // namespace ihex
 } // namespace util
 #endif