One Binary image with both Softdevice and our application codehttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/36169/one-binary-image-with-both-softdevice-and-our-application-codeWe want to be able to download a firmware image into external flash through multiple paths (wireless or wired -only one path is used at a time) then program that image into the nRF52840 internal flash. Because of space considerations we want to useen-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:55:29 GMTRE: One Binary image with both Softdevice and our application codehttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/139451?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:55:29 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:713bb6ee-1177-450f-a147-f6e38ae215d2DBT<p>we need BIN instead of HEX in order to save space in the external flash that is holding the firmware image.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: One Binary image with both Softdevice and our application codehttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/139446?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:37:12 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:64a277f7-ea6b-42ee-996f-cd9078d17ba8Hung Bui<p>Hi Douglas,&nbsp;</p> <p>You can&nbsp;compile the application as hex file then use mergehex.exe tool to merge the application with the bootloader hex (mergehex.exe is provided in our command line tools).&nbsp;</p> <p>Then you can use hex2bin.exe to convert the merged hex file to be .bin file if you need, but I&#39;m not sure why you need .bin instead of .hex.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>You can call mergehex right inside SES. Please follow this guide:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/34212/howto-flash-bootloader-settings-for-dfu-using-ses-at-debug-time">devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../howto-flash-bootloader-settings-for-dfu-using-ses-at-debug-time</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>