Is IAP Erase Sensibly Optimised?

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Is IAP Erase Sensibly Optimised?

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mikesimmonds
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I am specifically concerned with the LPC1313 but I expect that this will (should?) apply to all LPC devices.

Does the IAP implementation for flash erase (either individual sectors or all sectors) check for each sector

being blank and then skipping the erase for that sector. To reduce erase cycles and thereby improve longevity?

On a similar note, does flash programming check for identical updates and also skip the operation(s).

Regards, Mike.

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thefallguy
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From what I have been able to determine, it is NOT smart. That is, it is up to you to determine if a page is identical and not reprogram. It is only a memcmp(), so not a big deal...

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jeremyzhou
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Hi Mike,

I think the IAP erase command is identical for all LPC MCU, however I hasn't found the information of the mechanism of the erase command, maybe only by NDA or it's not shared by the customers.
Have a great day,
Ping

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mikesimmonds
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I am not asking for trade secret technical details about the erase or programming algorithms, just whether or not

the IAP code is sensible enough to detect, say, an erase of an already blank sector and if so, skip the erase operation.

Surely, that information should not be subject to NDA.

Cheers, Mike.

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thefallguy
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From what I have been able to determine, it is NOT smart. That is, it is up to you to determine if a page is identical and not reprogram. It is only a memcmp(), so not a big deal...

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