Bootloader, Application, Softdevice 8.0 mergehex problem

RE: Bootloader, Application, Softdevice 8.0 mergehex problem

Susheel Nuguru — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 08:41:47 GMT

Which tool did you use to merge? Use mergehex tool I used this tool with files having different values loaded with 05 record types and it just ignored it as it is not used in our chip.

RE: Bootloader, Application, Softdevice 8.0 mergehex problem

Nate — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:43:49 GMT

I did, basically the last lines of the app and bootloader where trying to write the same thing to the same place. So manually removing it from one of the files and then merging them worked. I wish I knew why it is doing that though. I have to do it every time I regenerate the files. See my first comment for how i did it.

RE: Bootloader, Application, Softdevice 8.0 mergehex problem

Susheel Nuguru — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:53:02 GMT

didi you manage to solve this Nate?

RE: Bootloader, Application, Softdevice 8.0 mergehex problem

Nate — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:09:18 GMT

Ok an update Going through the hex files generated by Keil, the last few lines are the only ones that seem to overlap.

Application last 4 lines :020000041000EA :0410140000C0030015 :04000005000180C1B5 :00000001FF

Bootloader last 4 lines :020000041000EA :0410140000C0030015 :040000050003C0C173 :00000001FF

As far as I can tell it is setting the EIP register to set where to start running after uploading. If I manualy go and remove the lines :020000041000EA :0410140000C0030015 :04000005000180C1B5 from the application hex file it then merges just fine. Is there a setting in keil so that i dont have to do it manualy.