Creating .bin file for boot loading

[Carl-SolderSplash]

By default Code Red's LPCXpresso IDE doesnt create a .bin file you can use for bootloading, but theres an easy way to get it to.

• Right click on the project
• Expand the "C/C++ Build" Tree
• Select "Settings" under "C/C++ Build"
• Select the "Build Steps" tab
• Update the Post Build steps command with this :
  

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  arm-none-eabi-size ${BuildArtifactFileName}; arm-none-eabi-objcopy -O binary ${BuildArtifactFileName} ${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin; checksum ${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin;

• After building you should find a .bin file in your debug directory
• With the DipCortex in bootloader mode you can drag and drop this bin file on to the removable drive and re-flash it's software

[Carl-SolderSplash]

Newest versions of LPCxpresso have the correct string in build steps, but have the bin file creation commented out. Simply remove the '#' and you will build a .bin as well as an .axf. It should look like this ...

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arm-none-eabi-size "${BuildArtifactFileName}"; arm-none-eabi-objcopy -O binary "${BuildArtifactFileName}" "${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin" ; checksum -p ${TargetChip} -d "${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin"; 

[donster2k]

Newest versions of LPCxpresso have the correct string in build steps, but have the bin file creation commented out. Simply remove the '#' and you will build a .bin as well as an .axf. It should look like this ...

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arm-none-eabi-size "${BuildArtifactFileName}"; arm-none-eabi-objcopy -O binary "${BuildArtifactFileName}" "${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin" ; checksum -p ${TargetChip} -d "${BuildArtifactFileBaseName}.bin"; 

Thank you for sharing that! I was wondering why there was no bin file created in the LPCOpen examples.
Donal

[Carl-SolderSplash]

Glad it was useful!