In-Reply-To: <memo.737516@cix.compulink.co.uk>

> I've just bought a Starter kit for dsPIC DSCs. DM330011.
> The board is Assy# 02-02018-R4 Serial# BUR103226037.
> The demo board running the demo software seems to be unable to=20
> correctly write and/or erase the serial flash memory. There is some=20
> highly distorted playback but the memory is not being erased between=20
> recordings since I hear a highly distorted mix of all recordings I have=20
> made and the red LED does not light, or blinks so quickly that it is=20
> invisible to me.
> I think the board may be faulty or it may be because U5 is not an=20
> AT25F4096 as shown in the documentation but rather is a SST25LF040A.
> I had a quick glance at the data sheets for the two chips and my first=20
> impression is that the SST25LF040A is probably not a drop in=20
> replacement for the AT25F4096 since the block sizes are different.
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> I've opened a support ticket at support.microchip.com but over 2 weeks=20
> have passed and I'[ve had no response of any kind.
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> Does anyone out there know any more about this?
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> Thanks.

In case anyone is interested the solution to the problem is at the bottom=20
of this thread I started on the Microchip support forum.

http://www.microchip.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=3D541924

Brian Gregory.
briang@cix.compulink.co.uk

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