SPIMemory

Arduino library for Flash & FRAM Memory Chips (SPI based only)

^{Download the latest stable release from here. Please report any bugs in issues.}

This Arduino library is for use with flash and FRAM memory chips that communicate using the SPI protocol. In its current form it supports identifying the flash/FRAM chip and its various features; automatic address allocation and management; writing and reading a number of different types of data, ranging from 8-bit to 32-bit (signed and unsigned) values, floats, Strings, arrays of bytes/chars and structs to and from various locations; sector, block and chip erase; and powering down for low power operation.

IDE Compatibility (actually tested with)

Arduino IDE v1.5.x
Arduino IDE v1.6.x
Arduino IDE v1.8.x

Platform compatibility

Micro controllers	Dev boards tested with	Notes
ATmega328P	Arduino Uno, Arduino Micro, Arduino Fio, Arduino Nano	-
ATmega32u4	Arduino Leonardo, Arduino Fio v3	-
ATmega2560	Arduino Mega	-
ATSAMD21G18 (ARM Cortex M0+)	Adafruit Feather M0, Adafruit Feather M0 Express, Adafruit ItsyBitsy M0 Express	-
AT91SAM3X8E (ARM Cortex M3)	Arduino Due	-
nRF52832 (ARM Cortex M4F)	Adafruit nRF52 Feather	-
ATSAMD51J19 (ARM Cortex M4)	Adafruit Metro M4	-
STM32F091RCT6	Nucleo-F091RC
STM32L0	Nucleo-L031K6
ESP8266	Adafruit ESP8266 Feather, Sparkfun ESP8266 Thing	-
ESP32	Adafruit ESP32 Feather, Sparkfun ESP32 Thing	Onboard flash memory. Refer to footnote^£ below.
Simblee	Sparkfun Simblee	-

^£_{ESP32 boards usually have an SPI Flash already attached to their default SS pin, so the user has to explicitly declare the ChipSelect pin being used with the constructor}

Flash memory compatibility - Actually tested with

Manufacturer	Flash IC	Notes
Winbond	W25Q16BV W25Q64FV W25Q64JV W25Q80BV W25Q256FV	Should work with the W25QXXXBV, W25QXXXFV & W25QXXXJV families
Microchip	SST25VF064C SST26VF016B SST26VF032B SST26VF064B	Should work with the SST25 & SST26 families
Cypress/Spansion	S25FL032P S25FL116K S25FL127S	Should work with the S25FL family
ON Semiconductor	LE25U40CMC
AMIC	A25L512A0
Micron	M25P40
Adesto	AT25SF041
Macronix	MX25L4005 MX25L4005
Giga devices	GD25Q16C	(Used on the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M0 Express)

Should work with any flash memory that is compatible with the SFDP standard as defined in JESD216B

FRAM memory compatibility - Actually tested with

Manufacturer	Flash IC	Notes
Cypress/Spansion	FM25W256	Should work with the FM25W family

Installation

Option 1

Open the Arduino IDE.
Go to Sketch > Include Library > Manage libraries.
Search for SPIMemory.
Install the latest version.

Option 2

Click on the 'Clone or download' button above the list of files on this page .
Select Download ZIP. A .zip file will download to your computer.
Unzip the archive and rename resulting folder to 'SPIMemory'
Move the folder to your libraries folder (~/sketches/libraries)

Usage

SPIFlash

The library is called by declaring theSPIFlash flash(csPin*) constructor where 'flash' can be replaced by a user constructor of choice and 'csPin' is the Chip Select pin for the flash module.

_{* Optional. Do not include csPin if using the default slave select pin for your board.}
Every version of the library >= v3.0.0 supports the ability to use any of multiple SPI interfaces (if your micro-controller supports them). Switching to use another SPI interface is done by calling SPIFlash flash(csPin, &SPI1); (or &SPI2 and so on), instead of SPIFlash flash(csPin).

_{* NOTE: This is currently only supported on the SAMD and STM32 architectures.}
An alternate version SPIFlash flash (SPIPinsArray) of the constructor can be used (only with ESP32 board as of now) to enable the use of custom SPI pins. SPIPinsArray has to be a 4 element array containing the custom SPI pin numbers (as signed integers - int8_t) in the following order - sck, miso, mosi, ss.
Also make sure to include flash.begin(CHIPSIZE*) in void setup(). This enables the library to detect the type of flash chip installed and load the right parameters.

_{* Optional}

Note on SFDP discovery

As of v3.2.1, SFDP parameter discovery is an user controlled option. To get the library to work with SFDP compatible flash memory chips that are not officially supported by the library, the user must uncomment '//#define USES_SFDP' in 'SPIMemory.h'.

Notes on Address overflow and Error checking

The library has Address overflow enabled by default - i.e. if the last address read/written from/to, in any function, is 0xFFFFF then, the next address read/written from/to is 0x00000. This can be disabled by uncommenting #define DISABLEOVERFLOW in SPIMemory.h. (Address overflow only works for Read / Write functions. Erase functions erase only a set number of blocks/sectors irrespective of overflow.)
All write functions have Error checking turned on by default - i.e. every byte written to the flash memory will be checked against the data stored on the Arduino. Users who require greater write speeds can disable this function by setting an optional last 'errorCheck' argument in any write function to NOERRCHK - For eg. call the function writeByte(address, *data_buffer, NOERRCHK) instead of writeByte(address, *data_buffer).

SPIFram ^{^}

The library is called by declaring theSPIFram fram(csPin*) constructor where 'fram' can be replaced by a user constructor of choice and 'csPin' is the Chip Select pin for the fram module.

_{* Optional. Do not include csPin if using the default slave select pin for your board.}
Every version of the library >= v3.0.0 supports the ability to use any of multiple SPI interfaces (if your micro-controller supports them). Switching to use another SPI interface is done by calling SPIFram fram(csPin, &SPI1); (or &SPI2 and so on), instead of SPIFram fram(csPin).

_{* NOTE: This is currently only officially supported on the SAMD and STM32 architectures.}
Also make sure to include fram.begin(CHIPSIZE*) in void setup(). This enables the library to detect the type of fram chip installed and load the right parameters.

^{^} _{Currently in BETA. The methods in SPIFram are not final and subject to change over the next few revisions.}

The library enables the following functions:

Non-Read/Write functions

`begin(_chipsize)`

`setClock(clockSpeed)`

`error(_verbosity)`

`getManID()`

`getJEDECID()`

`getUniqueID()`

`getAddress(sizeOfData)`

`sizeofStr()`

`getCapacity()`

`getMaxPage()`

`functionRunTime()`

Read commands

_{All read commands take a last boolean argument 'fastRead'. This argument defaults to FALSE, but when set to TRUE carries out the Fast Read instruction so data can be read at up to the memory's maximum frequency.} _{All read commands only take a 32-bit address variable instead of the optional 16-bit page number & 8-bit offset variables in previous versions of the library (< v3.0.0)}

`readAnything(address, value)`

`readByte(address)`

`readChar(address)`

`readWord(address)`

`readShort(address)`

`readULong(address)`

`readLong(address)`

`readFloat(address)`

`readStr(address, outputStr)`

`readAnything(address, value)`

Write commands

_{All write commands take a boolean last argument 'errorCheck'. This argument defaults to TRUE, but when set to FALSE will more than double the writing speed. This however comes at the cost of checking for writing errors. Use with care.}

_{All write commands only take a 32-bit address variable instead of the optional 16-bit page number & 8-bit offset variables in previous versions of the library (< v3.0.0)}

`writeByte(address, data)`

`writeChar(address, data)`

`writeWord(address, data)`

`writeShort(address, data)`

`writeULong(address, data)`

`writeLong(address, data)`

`writeFloat(address, data)`

`writeStr(address, data)`

`writeAnything(address, value)`

Continuous read/write commands

_{All write commands take a boolean last argument 'errorCheck'. This argument defaults to TRUE, but when set to FALSE will more than double the writing speed. This however comes at the cost of checking for writing errors. Use with care.}

`readByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`writeByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`readCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`writeCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

Erase commands

_{All erase commands only take a 32-bit address variable instead of the optional 16-bit page number & 8-bit offset variables in previous versions of the library (< v3.0.0)}

`eraseSector(address)`

`eraseBlock32K(address)`

`eraseBlock64K(address)`

`eraseChip()`

`eraseSection(address, sizeOfData)`

Suspend/Resume commands

`suspendProg()`

`resumeProg()`

Power operation commands

`powerDown()`

`powerUp()`

Error codes explained

Note: If you are unable to fix the error/s, please raise an issue here with the details of your flash chip and what you were doing when this error occurred. Please follow the issue template that show up at the link

Error code	Explanation
0x00	Function executed successfully
0x01	`constructor_of_choice.begin()` was not called in `void setup()`
0x02	Unable to identify chip. Is this chip officially supported?
0x03	Unable to identify capacity. Is this chip officially supported? If not, please define a `CAPACITY` constant and include it in `flash.begin(CAPACITY)`.
0x04	Chip is busy. Make sure all pins have been connected properly.
0x05	Page overflow has been disabled and the address called exceeds the memory
0x06	Unable to Enable Writing to chip. Please make sure the HOLD & WRITEPROTECT pins are pulled up to VCC.
0x07	This sector already contains data. Please make sure the sectors being written to are erased.
0x08	You are running low on RAM. Please optimise your code for better RAM usage
0x09	Unable to suspend/resume operation. Please raise an issue.
0x0A	Write Function has failed errorcheck. Please raise an issue.
0x0B	Check your wiring. Flash chip is non-responsive.
0x0C	This function is not supported by the memory hardware.
0x0D	Unable to enable 4-byte addressing. Please raise an issue.
0x0E	Unable to disable 4-byte addressing. Please raise an issue.
0x0F	The chip is currently powered down.
0x10	The Flash chip does not support SFDP.
0x11	Unable to read Erase Parameters from chip. Reverting to library defaults.
0x12	Unable to read erase times from flash memory. Reverting to library defaults.
0x13	Unable to read program times from flash memory. Reverting to library defaults.
0x14	No Chip Select pin defined in the custom SPI Array. Refer to section about Constructor for information on how to use custom SPI pins.
0xFE	Unknown error. Please raise an issue.

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SPIMemory

Arduino library for Flash & FRAM Memory Chips (SPI based only)

IDE Compatibility (actually tested with)

Platform compatibility

Flash memory compatibility - Actually tested with

Should work with any flash memory that is compatible with the SFDP standard as defined in JESD216B

FRAM memory compatibility - Actually tested with

Installation

Option 1

Option 2

Usage

SPIFlash

Note on SFDP discovery

Notes on Address overflow and Error checking

SPIFram ^

Non-Read/Write functions

begin(_chipsize)

setClock(clockSpeed)

error(_verbosity)

getManID()

getJEDECID()

getUniqueID()

getAddress(sizeOfData)

sizeofStr()

getCapacity()

getMaxPage()

functionRunTime()

Read commands

readAnything(address, value)

readByte(address)

readChar(address)

readWord(address)

readShort(address)

readULong(address)

readLong(address)

readFloat(address)

readStr(address, outputStr)

readAnything(address, value)

Write commands

writeByte(address, data)

writeChar(address, data)

writeWord(address, data)

writeShort(address, data)

writeULong(address, data)

writeLong(address, data)

writeFloat(address, data)

writeStr(address, data)

writeAnything(address, value)

Continuous read/write commands

readByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)

writeByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)

readCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)

writeCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)

Erase commands

eraseSector(address)

eraseBlock32K(address)

eraseBlock64K(address)

eraseChip()

eraseSection(address, sizeOfData)

Suspend/Resume commands

suspendProg()

resumeProg()

Power operation commands

powerDown()

powerUp()

Error codes explained

SPIFram ^{^}

`begin(_chipsize)`

`setClock(clockSpeed)`

`error(_verbosity)`

`getManID()`

`getJEDECID()`

`getUniqueID()`

`getAddress(sizeOfData)`

`sizeofStr()`

`getCapacity()`

`getMaxPage()`

`functionRunTime()`

`readAnything(address, value)`

`readByte(address)`

`readChar(address)`

`readWord(address)`

`readShort(address)`

`readULong(address)`

`readLong(address)`

`readFloat(address)`

`readStr(address, outputStr)`

`readAnything(address, value)`

`writeByte(address, data)`

`writeChar(address, data)`

`writeWord(address, data)`

`writeShort(address, data)`

`writeULong(address, data)`

`writeLong(address, data)`

`writeFloat(address, data)`

`writeStr(address, data)`

`writeAnything(address, value)`

`readByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`writeByteArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`readCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`writeCharArray(address, *data_buffer, bufferSize)`

`eraseSector(address)`

`eraseBlock32K(address)`

`eraseBlock64K(address)`

`eraseChip()`

`eraseSection(address, sizeOfData)`

`suspendProg()`

`resumeProg()`

`powerDown()`

`powerUp()`