Index: Utilities.c
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diff -u -r3209df98c1afd0a9dac601db5a975f7e1a83909b -r40bef9dbb0e8daf48867d31843058fd88ae09c2d
--- Utilities.c	(.../Utilities.c)	(revision 3209df98c1afd0a9dac601db5a975f7e1a83909b)
+++ Utilities.c	(.../Utilities.c)	(revision 40bef9dbb0e8daf48867d31843058fd88ae09c2d)
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
     U08 ii;
     U08 value;
     U32 result  = 0;
-    BOOL status = FALSE;
+    BOOL status = TRUE;
 
     if ( size <= STR_TO_HEX_CONV_MAX_BYTES )
     {
@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@
                     // For instance, if the value = 0x36 - 0x30 = the value becomes 6
                     value  = ( value - ASCII_CODE_NUMBER_ZERO );
                     result = ( result << SHIFT_BITS_BY_4 ) | value;
-                    status = TRUE;
                     break;
 
                 case ASCII_CODE_LETTER_A:
@@ -644,11 +643,11 @@
                     // This converts the letters from A to F to 10 to 15.
                     // For instance if the read value is 0x43 ( Hex C ) - 0x37 = 12 (decimal)
                     value  = ( value - HEX_LETTER_TO_NUMBER_CONV );
-                    result = ( result << SHIFT_BITS_BY_4 ) | value;
-                    status = TRUE;
+                    result = ( result << SHIFT_BITS_BY_4 ) | value;                    status = TRUE;
                     break;
 
                 default:
+                    status = FALSE;
                     // Do nothing since the character is not accepted.
                     break;
             }