Re: Flash Memory

Take a look at this.

http://www.leppo.com/extflash.html

It doesnt work with TINI400 though.

And I agree with you totally. This will be a really useful feature to have!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Page" <andyp-TwreDTNAk1ZH2KyEQ/[email protected]>
To: <tini-6tN4nzCoH/[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:48 AM
Subject: [TINI] Flash Memory


>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have seen this question come up before on the list, but I haven't really
> seen a satisfactory response so I thought I would post it again...
> I understand how to put a (java) program into flash but I would also like
to
> store other supporting files there (such as a web page, an applet, small
> images, system parameters file).  What I would like to do is be able to
> clear the RAM at reboot and then rebuild/restore the file system from
flash.
> Is this an easy thing to do?  I have not come across any java routines to
> achieve this although I feel that support for this should be provided.
> Also I would like to be able to store parameters in flash that can be
> recovered when the system is rebooted.  These parameters would only be
> stored perhaps once at the beginning of the life of the product.
> The reasons for doing the above are:
> 1.  Hopefully our product will be used for 10+ years and during that time
> may be cycled on and off a few times.  If the RAM battery backup fails
> (likely after 10+ years) then if everything is restored from flash it
> doesn't really matter.
> 2.  The system should boot up quicker if we don't have to sort out the RAM
> when we reboot (i.e. just clear it and restore everything from flash).
> Dallas - are there any plans to add java support for doing things with the
> flash? I have seen a number of people asking for similar things to the
> above.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Andy Page,
> Unipower Europe Limited,
> U.K.
>
>
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