conversion to *.ota.bin

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Anonymous
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What is exactly being done during conversion to *.ota.bin ?

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VictorZ_46
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ota.bin is binary representation of the ota.hex file.

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VictorZ_46
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ota.bin is binary representation of the ota.hex file.

Anonymous
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Then what is changed during hex -> ota.hex ?

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OTA hex file uses different offsets than the hex file used for the HCI UART download. OTA upgrade app receives data and writes into one of the partitions. OTA hex file starts data at offset 0 and upgrade app deals with physical location.