diff --git a/gp2040ce_bintools/builder.py b/gp2040ce_bintools/builder.py
index 37e5b91..d723c10 100644
--- a/gp2040ce_bintools/builder.py
+++ b/gp2040ce_bintools/builder.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ from google.protobuf.message import Message
 
 from gp2040ce_bintools import core_parser
 from gp2040ce_bintools.rp2040 import get_bootsel_endpoints, read, write
-from gp2040ce_bintools.storage import (STORAGE_SIZE, USER_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION, USER_CONFIG_BOOTSEL_ADDRESS,
-                                       get_config_from_json, pad_config_to_storage_size, serialize_config_with_footer)
+from gp2040ce_bintools.storage import (BOARD_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION, STORAGE_SIZE, USER_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION,
+                                       USER_CONFIG_BOOTSEL_ADDRESS, get_config_from_json, pad_config_to_storage_size,
+                                       serialize_config_with_footer)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -118,8 +119,22 @@ def pad_binary_up_to_address(binary: bytes, position: int, or_truncate: bool = F
     return bytearray(binary) + bytearray(b'\x00' * bytes_to_pad)
 
 
+def pad_binary_up_to_board_config(firmware: bytes, or_truncate: bool = False) -> bytearray:
+    """Provide a copy of the firmware padded with zero bytes up to the board config position.
+
+    Args:
+        firmware: the firmware binary to process
+        or_truncate: if the firmware is longer than expected, just return the max size
+    Returns:
+        the resulting padded binary as a bytearray
+    Raises:
+        FirmwareLengthError: if the firmware is larger than the storage location
+    """
+    return pad_binary_up_to_address(firmware, BOARD_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION, or_truncate)
+
+
 def pad_binary_up_to_user_config(firmware: bytes, or_truncate: bool = False) -> bytearray:
-    """Provide a copy of the firmware padded with zero bytes up to the provided position.
+    """Provide a copy of the firmware padded with zero bytes up to the user config position.
 
     Args:
         firmware: the firmware binary to process
diff --git a/gp2040ce_bintools/storage.py b/gp2040ce_bintools/storage.py
index 61093bb..dc5887d 100644
--- a/gp2040ce_bintools/storage.py
+++ b/gp2040ce_bintools/storage.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from gp2040ce_bintools.rp2040 import get_bootsel_endpoints, read
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+BOARD_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION = 0x1F8000
 STORAGE_SIZE = 16384
 USER_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION = 0x1FC000
 USER_CONFIG_BOOTSEL_ADDRESS = 0x10000000 + USER_CONFIG_BINARY_LOCATION
diff --git a/tests/test_builder.py b/tests/test_builder.py
index 860e161..8cf33db 100644
--- a/tests/test_builder.py
+++ b/tests/test_builder.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from decorator import decorator
 from gp2040ce_bintools import get_config_pb2
 from gp2040ce_bintools.builder import (FirmwareLengthError, combine_firmware_and_config,
                                        concatenate_firmware_and_storage_files, get_gp2040ce_from_usb,
-                                       pad_binary_up_to_user_config, replace_config_in_binary,
-                                       write_new_config_to_filename, write_new_config_to_usb)
+                                       pad_binary_up_to_board_config, pad_binary_up_to_user_config,
+                                       replace_config_in_binary, write_new_config_to_filename, write_new_config_to_usb)
 from gp2040ce_bintools.storage import (get_config, get_config_footer, get_user_storage_section,
                                        serialize_config_with_footer)
 
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ def test_padding_firmware_can_truncate():
     assert len(padded) == 2080768
 
 
+def test_padding_firmware_to_board(firmware_binary):
+    """Test that firmware is padded to the expected size."""
+    padded = pad_binary_up_to_board_config(firmware_binary)
+    assert len(padded) == 2080768 - (16 * 1024)
+
+
 def test_firmware_plus_storage(firmware_binary, storage_dump):
     """Test that combining firmware and storage produces a valid combined binary."""
     whole_board = combine_firmware_and_config(firmware_binary, storage_dump)