Setting Up Keil5 For ExploreM3
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In this tutorial we will see how to setup a keil5 project to generate .bin file for Explore M3(LPC1768)

Check this link to setup keil4 from generating .bin file.

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Keil5 software can be downloaded form Keil website. Along with Keil5 you need to install Legacy support for ARM Cortex-M devices.
Once the softwares are installed, follow the below steps to setup Keil project.


Keil Setup Steps

Step1: Open the Keil software and select the New Microvision project from Project Menu as shown below.
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Step2: Browse to your project folder and provide the project name and click on save.
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Step3: Once the project is saved a new pop up “Select Device for Target” opens, Select the controller(NXP:LPC1768) and click on OK.
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Step4: Select the controller(NXP:LPC1768) and click on OK.
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Step5: As LPC1768 needs the startup code, click on Yes option to include the LPC17xx Startup file.
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Step6: Create a new file to write the program.
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Step7: Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet.
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Step8: After typing the code save the file as main.c.
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Step9: Add the recently saved file to the project.
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Step10: Add the main.c along with system_LPC17xx.c.
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Step11: Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.
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Step12: Code is compiled with no errors. The .bin file is still not generated.
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Setup Bin File Generation

Step13: Click on Target Options to select the option for generating .bin file.
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Step14: Set IROM1 start address as 0x2000. Bootloader will be stored from 0x0000-0x2000 so application should start from 0x2000
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Step15: Write the command to generate the .bin file from .axf file
Command: fromelf --bin LedBlink.axf --output LedBlink.bin
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Step16: Now enable the linker option to use the IROM1 address from target settings
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Step17: .Bin file is generated after a rebuild.
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Step18: Check the project folder for the generated .Bin<ER_ROM1> file.
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Uploading the Bin file

After generating the .bin file check this tutorial for Uploading Hex and Bin files..

Downloads

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