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[[category: LPC2148 Tutorials]]
In this tutorial we will see how to setup a keil project to generate .bin file for LPC1768<br><br>
[[File:01_Lpc7168_Keil.png]]<br><br>

=Keil Setup Steps=
<b>Step1:</b> Open the Keil software and select the New Microvision project from Project Menu as shown below.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup01.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step2:</b> Browse to your project folder and provide the project name and click on save.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup02.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step3:</b> Once the project is saved a new pop up “Select Device for Target” opens, Select the controller(NXP:LPC2148) and click on OK.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup03.png]]<br><br>


<b>Step4:</b> As LPC2148 needs the startup code, click on <b>Yes</b> option to include the <b>Startup</b> file.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup04.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step5:</b> Create a new file to write the program.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup05.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step6:</b> Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup06.png]]
<html>
<script src="https://gist.github.com/SaheblalBagwan/909eeca444c2a2a24aa0e9442bb00a07.js"></script>
</html>
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<b>Step7:</b> After typing the code save the file as <b>main.c</b>.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup07.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step8:</b> Add the recently saved file to the project.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup08.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step9:</b> Add the main.c to the project.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup09.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step10:</b> Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup10.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step11:</b> Code is compiled with no errors. The <b>.bin</b> file is still not generated.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup11.png]]<br><br>

=Setup Bin File Generation=
<b>Step13:</b> Click on <b>Target Options</b> to select the option for generating .bin file.<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup12.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step14:</b> Set IROM1 start address as 0x2000. Bootloader will be stored from 0x0000-0x2000 so application should start from 0x2000<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup21.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step15:</b> Write the command to generate the <b>.bin</b> file from <b>.axf</b> file<br>
Command: fromelf --bin KeilSetup.axf --output KeilSetup.bin<br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup22.png]]<br><br>

<b>Step16:</b> .Bin file is generated after a rebuild. Check the project folder for the generated .bin file. <br>
[[File:LPC2148KeilSetup23.png]]<br>
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=Uploading the Bin file=
After generating the .bin file check this tutorial for [[LPC2148: Uploading .bin file|Uploading Bin files.]].
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= Downloads=
Download the complete project folder from the below link: 
https://codeload.github.com/ExploreEmbedded/Explore-Cortex-M3-LPC1768-Stick-DVB-14001/zip/master<br><br><br>


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