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    • SWRA657 June   2020 CC3100 , CC3200

       

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  1.   SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100, CC3200 Serial Flash
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Introduction
    3. 2  How File System Content Gets to the Serial Flash
    4. 3  File System Guidelines
    5. 4  User File Mathematics
    6. 5  System and Configuration Files
      1. 5.1 Description
      2. 5.2 Memory Consumption
        1. 5.2.1 CC3200 Use Case
        2. 5.2.2 Host Driver Mapping
        3. 5.2.3 Minimum Flash Size
    7. 6  Implementing File System Features From Host Processor
      1. 6.1 Overview
      2. 6.2 File Listing
        1. 6.2.1 Requirements
        2. 6.2.2 Procedure
      3. 6.3 Free/Occupied Space
        1. 6.3.1 Requirements
        2. 6.3.2 Procedure
      4. 6.4 File Appending
        1. 6.4.1 Requirements
        2. 6.4.2 Procedure
    8. 7  Factors to Consider in Designing With Serial Flash
      1. 7.1 Serial Flash Vendor and Part Number Selection
      2. 7.2 Supported Flash Types
      3. 7.3 Frequent Write Operations
        1. 7.3.1 Serial Flash Access by the Wi-Fi System"
        2. 7.3.2 Seral Flash Access by the WiFi System
          1. 7.3.2.1 System Files
          2. 7.3.2.2 User Files
      4. 7.4 Sudden Power Off (power removal during a write/erase phase)
        1. 7.4.1 Battery Powered Systems
        2. 7.4.2 Line Powered Systems
    9. 8  Design Recommendations for Ensuring the Integrity of the Power Supply to the Serial Flash
      1. 8.1 Overview
      2. 8.2 Key Points
      3. 8.3 Brown-Out Mitigation Techniques for New Self-Hosted CC3200 Designs
    10. 9  Recommended Best Practices
    11. 10 Implications of Data Integrity Compromise to CC3100/CC3200
      1. 10.1 Recovery
    12. 11 References
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APPLICATION NOTE

SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100, CC3200 Serial Flash

SimpleLink™Wi-Fi® CC3100, CC3200 Serial Flash

This application report provides important guidelines and best practice design techniques to consider when choosing and embedding a serial flash paired with the CC3100/CC3200TM devices. It also describes the file system, along with guidelines and considerations for system designers working with the CC3100/CC3200TM file system.

Trademarks

SimpleLink is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1 Introduction

Many embedded systems contain a serial flash component to store firmware, configuration files and user data for usage by a microcontroller/processor. The processor sporadically writes data into this serial flash to update its contents. Inclusion of serial flash memory poses unique challenges for system designers.

  • A typical serial flash ensures a data endurance of 100K write cycles per sector and 20 years data retention. The write endurance and data retention characteristics must to be taken into account by the application developer.
  • The serial nature of reads and writes results in long access times and this raises the challenge of maintaining a stable system supply voltage for the duration of the access.

 
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