5 Persistent Memory

A persistent memory space is allocated to store product specific information. The persistent memory is organized as follows:

Table 5-1. Persistent Memory
DataData TypeSize
Structure Revisionuint 162 bytes
MAC addressuint 648 bytes
Board information – PCBA NameASCII string(1) 30 bytes
Board information – PCBA Serial numberASCII string(1)10 bytes
Board information – PCBA Atmel Part NumberASCII string(1)8 bytes
Board information – PCBA Revisionuint 81 byte
Reserved3 bytes
XTAL Calibration Valueuint 81 byte
Reserved7 bytes
Reserved4 bytes
CRCuint 162 bytes
Note:
  1. '\0' terminated ASCII string.

The MAC address stored inside the MCU is a uniquely assigned ID for each kit and is owned by Atmel. User applications can use this unique MAC ID to address the kit.