<@U0172QZ342D> <@U016EM8L91B> what is this flash f...
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s
@Matt Venn @Tim Edwards what is this flash for ? do we have examples codes for it? I wanted to remove it to use the pins but I am not sure what this chip is doing exactly?
t
That is the flash that holds programs that run on the processor. Removing it doesn't make any sense because the pins it connects to are not available to a user project or as general-purpose I/O; their only function is to communicate with the flash chip (unless you have an Open Frame project).
s
O I see,I thought the chip riscV had internal memory to store the firmware 😅
t
We would have if SkyWater would have given us all the cells and macros to make an NV RAM block, but Infineon is not giving up that intellectual property to open source. The process itself has NV RAM capability, but we'll have to figure it all out from ground up if we want to use it.