In this tutorial we will see how to setup a keil project to generate .bin file for LPC1768

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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:LPC2148) and click on OK.
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Step4: As LPC2148 needs the startup code, click on Yes option to include the Startup file.
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Step5: Create a new file to write the program.
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Step6: Type the code or Copy paste the below code snippet.
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Step7: After typing the code save the file as main.c.
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Step8: Add the recently saved file to the project.
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Step9: Add the main.c to the project.
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Step10: Build the project and fix the compiler errors/warnings if any.
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Step11: Code is compiled with no errors. The .hex 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

Download the complete project folder from the below link: https://codeload.github.com/ExploreEmbedded/Explore-Cortex-M3-LPC1768-Stick-DVB-14001/zip/master



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