topic Re: What is the flash block size in MK60FX512 (and similar K60)? 512K or 256K? in Kinetis Microcontrollers https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/What-is-the-flash-block-size-in-MK60FX512-and-similar-K60-512K/m-p/398131#M22007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dmitryc,</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just like the link which you mention said, the block size of MK60FN1M0VLQ12 is 256KB, not the combined block 512KB.</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So, the block erase does the operation on 256KB, the flash block in PE interface actually means combined block, it is really a little confusing.</P><P>Just take care:</P><P>• For devices with program flash only: 4 blocks(256KB each) of program flash consisting of 4 KB</P><P>sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 2 blocks (256KB each) of program flash consisting of 4 KB</P><P>sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 2 blocks (256KB each) of FlexNVM consisting of 4 KB sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 1 block (16KB)of FlexRAM</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Actually, in our sample code : KINETIS_120MHZ_SC, it also defined the flash block size as 0x00040000, it is 256K.</P><P></P><P>Wish it helps you !</P><P>If you still have question, please contact me!</P><P><BR />Have a great day,<BR />Jingjing</P><P></P><P>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR />Note: If this post answers your question, please click the Correct Answer button. Thank you!<BR />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:07:15 GMT kerryzhou 2015-07-31T06:07:15Z What is the flash block size in MK60FX512 (and similar K60)? 512K or 256K? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/What-is-the-flash-block-size-in-MK60FX512-and-similar-K60-512K/m-p/398130#M22006 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is closely related to <A href="https://community.nxp.com/thread/316672">Flash block question on MK60FN1M0VLQ12?</A></P><P></P><P>I would like more clarification on this.</P><P></P><P>Specifically, If I run a block command in FTFE (eg. block erase check (FCCOB0:FCMD = 0x00), or block erase (FCCOB0:FCMD = 0x08)) does the command operate on 256K or the 512K "combined block"?</P><P></P><P>PEx tends to refer to the "combined blocks". </P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="pastedImage_4.png"><img src="https://community.nxp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54854iD319533557218F54/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="pastedImage_4.png" alt="pastedImage_4.png" /></span></P><P></P><P>The datasheet still seems to use the word "block" for two different things.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="pastedImage_5.png"><img src="https://community.nxp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54926i4B29F92647A1CE71/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="pastedImage_5.png" alt="pastedImage_5.png" /></span>.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:52:09 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/What-is-the-flash-block-size-in-MK60FX512-and-similar-K60-512K/m-p/398130#M22006 dmitriyc 2015-07-30T21:52:09Z Re: What is the flash block size in MK60FX512 (and similar K60)? 512K or 256K? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/What-is-the-flash-block-size-in-MK60FX512-and-similar-K60-512K/m-p/398131#M22007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dmitryc,</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just like the link which you mention said, the block size of MK60FN1M0VLQ12 is 256KB, not the combined block 512KB.</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So, the block erase does the operation on 256KB, the flash block in PE interface actually means combined block, it is really a little confusing.</P><P>Just take care:</P><P>• For devices with program flash only: 4 blocks(256KB each) of program flash consisting of 4 KB</P><P>sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 2 blocks (256KB each) of program flash consisting of 4 KB</P><P>sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 2 blocks (256KB each) of FlexNVM consisting of 4 KB sectors</P><P>• For devices that contain FlexNVM: 1 block (16KB)of FlexRAM</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Actually, in our sample code : KINETIS_120MHZ_SC, it also defined the flash block size as 0x00040000, it is 256K.</P><P></P><P>Wish it helps you !</P><P>If you still have question, please contact me!</P><P><BR />Have a great day,<BR />Jingjing</P><P></P><P>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR />Note: If this post answers your question, please click the Correct Answer button. Thank you!<BR />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:07:15 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/What-is-the-flash-block-size-in-MK60FX512-and-similar-K60-512K/m-p/398131#M22007 kerryzhou 2015-07-31T06:07:15Z