1.9 W25 SPI Flash Read Write

This example application shows how to use the SPI driver to perform read and write operations on the on-board W25 Flash memory using the QMSPI peripheral library in SPI mode.

Description

This application uses the SPI driver to Erase/Write/Read on the On-Board W25 Flash memory using the QMSPI peripheral library in SPI mode.

Downloading and Building the Application

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/driver/spi/async/w25_spi_flash_read_write/firmware.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project NameDescription
cec1736_evb.XMPLABX project for CEC 1736 Development Board

Setting Up the Hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project NameDescription
cec1736_evb.XCEC 1736 Development Board

Setting Up CEC 1736 Development Board

  • Connect the USB port P2 on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Running the Application

  1. Build and program the application using its IDE
  2. LED is turned ON when the data read from W25 flash matches with the data written in it
Refer to the following table for LED name: