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Hi there,
I'm working on a bootloader that uses a hex file.
What does this row do?
:0400000508000131BD
It breaks up to these:
: Start code 04 Byte count: 4 0000 Address 05 Record type: Start Linear Address Record 08000131 <--- is this a start address? BD Checksum
Does it say the execution start (IP) address is 0x08000131? My main program range is from 0x08000000 to 0x0800261. Or should I discard the line altogether?
Thanks. -Mad D
The answer to both questions is "Why not?" Apparently, you have some expectations as to the resulting firmware image layout and the linker is not meeting your expectations. I have no idea where those expectations came from. They should come from the manual. You should familiarize yourself with the linking process. Read up on sections, regions, scatter files, etc:
http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/armlink/