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maddy

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Posted - 06/05/2009 :  12:22:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i have a GQ-4X which i got to programme spi chips the problem is i was using spansion s25fl016a soic8 chips which i can no longer get i have some sst25vf016b soic 8 chips which are compatible but when i programme them they dont boot up properly. i think they might have to be offset but dont know for sure. any help please
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ZLM

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Posted - 06/05/2009 :  19:26:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
They should be read compatible. Is it the chip been write correctly?
Check you data file is correct too.
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maddy

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Posted - 06/06/2009 :  04:50:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
when i write the same flash to both they both verify ok but the sst25vf016b doesnt work when put back in to project
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ZLM

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Posted - 06/06/2009 :  08:10:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Some motherboard will check the device ID before boot.

Checked the datasheet on both chips, and they should compatible on reading.

OR, there are hardware compatibility not good enough on your project.
You have to check the datasheet and see what are at the differences on hardware DC CHARACTERISTICS.
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maddy

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Posted - 06/06/2009 :  10:30:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
wrote to a blank chip then read it with another program and got the following

SPI flash ID 0xbf2541, size 0x00200000, block size 0x00008000

does this mean i have to offset my GQ-4X in anyway
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ZLM

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Posted - 06/06/2009 :  21:09:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
No, you do not need to set the offset.

The size says the chips capacity. which is correct. The block size is chip internal sector size. Nothing to do with the offset.

But your data file shoulde have size same as the chip. 0x00200000, if your data file has a different size, then it may not be correct data file.
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maddy

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Posted - 06/07/2009 :  01:35:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks for all your help will let you know how i get on during the week
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