hi, I'm looking for something in which I can store my application data/parameters which will be overwritten if changed and stored for further use. That means I want a device which I can read from and write to without loosing the data on power down. I'm looking for suggestions of any particular manufacturer/family of devices for the same. Thanks and regards Ram
FPGA: Interfacing external NVRAM
Sep 08, 2003
2 Replies
Hi, I am looking for the same, a device to store some data that will be availiable after a reset or power down. The data are not much, ~ 60 KBytes.
Have you managed to find anything?
Thanks, Christos
How often does your data change and/or how fast do you need to access it?
Can you put it in the the back of the chip holding the configuration bits?
There are lots of tiny serial (2 wires) flash/eeprom chips available for that sort of thing. Feed "serial eeprom" to DigiKey's search engine for a good start. They are slightly ugly to talk to. Probably easier if you have software to do it.
Also, keep in mind what will happen if power goes out during an update.
The suespammers.org mail server is located in California. So are all my
other mailboxes. Please do not send unsolicited bulk e-mail or unsolicited
commercial e-mail to my suespammers.org address or any of my other addresses.
These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam.
Join the Discussion
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Didn't find your answer?
Ask the community — no account required