Error during run: "invalid ASCII encoded byte:line 1"

[noob_with_ucontrollers]

Hi, 

I am receiving the same error this guy was: "https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/28724/sdk-for-mesh-v1-0-0-with-ses-invalid-ascii-encoded-byte-line-1" and am posting this question because the previous ticket was not closed (doesn't have a definite answer.) 

I checked my RAM and FLASH start addresses like the comments in ^ suggested... I am sure my configurations and paths are in place. I am using SDK 15.2 (when I build/run my project in SDK 15.3 it gives same error), and embedded studio. 
What does this error mean and how do I resolve it? 

Thank you 

[Simonr]

Hi

The post you are linking to is working with the mesh SDK, which is rather different from the "regular" SDK 15.3, which is why the fix you are implementing won't work. 

This post suggests modifying the path to include the SoftDevice properly, could you take a look and see if that solves the problem?

Best regards,

Simon

[noob_with_ucontrollers]

No Simonr, adding $(ProjectDir)/ in front of my path does not clear the error. 
I change my softdevice path to $(ProjectDir)/../../../../../../components/softdevice/s132/hex/s132_nrf52_6.1.0_softdevice.hex"
The hex softdevice I'm loading is the one in the components folder and not the one in the project folder... 

Is there somewhere else I need to add the softdevice? 

Also, does it matter if my project was first built in another version of SDK but now I"m trying to run in SDK 15.2? 
I downloaded this project from github so I 'm not sure which sdk it was built in 

thank you! 

[noob_with_ucontrollers]

How do I know this error has something to do with the softdevice? 
I tried flashing the ble_template code on my PCB and it works. My path is the exact same path that the other ble examples use

[Simonr]

Hi

Yes, it most likely matters if your project is using the wrong SDK version, as there are changes between each and every update, which affects most of the projects. I urge you to find out which SDK version was used in that GitHub link, and either use the SDK specified there, or merge it to a newer SDK using our migration guides.

Best regards,

Simon

[noob_with_ucontrollers]

I'm not sure whether this error particularly was being caused by SDK compatibility, but when I re-built the entire code in a new SDK it worked. Thank you!