Code sample: hex string to bytes array.

/*  hex_string      - input hex string
*   write_data      - oupt uint8 array
*   write_size      - size of bytes to write
*
*   Function does not detect invalid hex char, usr should make sure to use valid hex value.
*/
bool parse_hex_string(char* hex_string, uint8_t *write_data, uint32_t write_size)
{
    if(hex_string[0] == '0' && (hex_string[1] == 'X' || hex_string[1] == 'x'))
    {
        char byte[3] = {0};
        for(uint32_t i = 1; i < write_size + 1; i++)
        {
            byte[0] = hex_string[i*2];
            byte[1] = hex_string[i*2 + 1];
            write_data[i - 1] = strtoul(byte, NULL, 16);
        }
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        printf("Write hex string parse wrong!\n");
        return false;
    }
}
Hex string is like:

0X1122334455667788AABBCCDDEEFF
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Sample input/output

0x112233445566778899AA

Write buffer before swap:

112233445566778899AA0000

Write buffer after swap:

44332211887766550000AA99             <---extra 2 zeros added here!

Write buffer swap false:

112233445566778899AA0000

Write: 0x11 0x22 0x33 0x44 0x55 0x66 0x77 0x88 0x99 0xaa