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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
Flash Click is based on the EN25Q80B, a serial flash memory from EON Silicon Solutions. The EN25Q80B features Serial Flash Discoverable Parameters (SFDP) mode, used to retrieve advanced information from the device, such as the operating characteristics, structure and vendor-specified information, memory size, operating voltage, timing information, and more. Page Program instruction allows up to 256 bytes to be written during one write cycle, although it is possible to write less than that. By automatically incrementing the addresses, it is possible to read the entire memory by a single command. The
EN25Q80B allows the erasure of one sector at a time, half a block at a time, block at a time, and the entire memory. The addition of 512 bytes of one-time programmable (OTP) memory can be useful for building secure storage devices and similar secure storage applications. Flash Click uses a standard 4-Wire SPI serial interface to communicate with the host MCU, supporting Dual SPI and Quad SPI modes, which utilize these two additional modes, allowing faster data transfer speeds several times. There are additional WP for the write protect function and HLD pins. If using Quad SPI, the SDI and SDO become DQ0 and
DQ1, while WP and HLD become DQ2 and DQ3, respectively. Due to a small number of MCUs that support Dual and Quad SPI, MIKROE offers library functions that work only with standard SPI communication, ensuring absolute compatibility with all the supported MCUs. This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, it comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.
Features overview
Development board
PIC18F57Q43 Curiosity Nano evaluation kit is a cutting-edge hardware platform designed to evaluate microcontrollers within the PIC18-Q43 family. Central to its design is the inclusion of the powerful PIC18F57Q43 microcontroller (MCU), offering advanced functionalities and robust performance. Key features of this evaluation kit include a yellow user LED and a responsive
mechanical user switch, providing seamless interaction and testing. The provision for a 32.768kHz crystal footprint ensures precision timing capabilities. With an onboard debugger boasting a green power and status LED, programming and debugging become intuitive and efficient. Further enhancing its utility is the Virtual serial port (CDC) and a debug GPIO channel (DGI
GPIO), offering extensive connectivity options. Powered via USB, this kit boasts an adjustable target voltage feature facilitated by the MIC5353 LDO regulator, ensuring stable operation with an output voltage ranging from 1.8V to 5.1V, with a maximum output current of 500mA, subject to ambient temperature and voltage constraints.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU

Architecture
PIC
MCU Memory (KB)
128
Silicon Vendor
Microchip
Pin count
48
RAM (Bytes)
8196
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Accessories
Curiosity Nano Base for Click boards is a versatile hardware extension platform created to streamline the integration between Curiosity Nano kits and extension boards, tailored explicitly for the mikroBUS™-standardized Click boards and Xplained Pro extension boards. This innovative base board (shield) offers seamless connectivity and expansion possibilities, simplifying experimentation and development. Key features include USB power compatibility from the Curiosity Nano kit, alongside an alternative external power input option for enhanced flexibility. The onboard Li-Ion/LiPo charger and management circuit ensure smooth operation for battery-powered applications, simplifying usage and management. Moreover, the base incorporates a fixed 3.3V PSU dedicated to target and mikroBUS™ power rails, alongside a fixed 5.0V boost converter catering to 5V power rails of mikroBUS™ sockets, providing stable power delivery for various connected devices.
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
Take a closer look
Click board™ Schematic

Step by step
Project assembly
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for Flash Click driver.
Key functions:
flash_write_page- Page Write functionflash_read_page- Page Read functionflash_erase_sector- Sector Erase function
Open Source
Code example
The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.
/*!
* \file main.c
* \brief Flash Click example
*
* # Description
* This example demonstrates the use (control) of the FLASH memory.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initializes all necessary peripherals and pins used by Flash Click and also
* initializes uart logger to show results.
*
* ## Application Task
* Executes memory data writing, reading from the memory to verify data writing
* operation and sector erasing to clear memory.
*
* ## Additional Functions
* - Enter Data / Allows user to enter a desired data.
* - Process Wait / Makes a delay to wait while some process be done.
*
* \author Nemanja Medakovic
*
*/
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES
#include <string.h>
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "flash.h"
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES
static flash_t flash;
static log_t logger;
static uint8_t data_buf[ 30 ];
static uint8_t n_data;
// ------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
void enter_data( unsigned char *buffer )
{
uint8_t data_size;
data_size = sizeof( data_buf );
memset( data_buf, 0, data_size );
n_data = 0;
data_size--;
while ( ( *buffer != 0 ) && ( data_size > 0 ) )
{
data_buf[ n_data ] = *buffer;
buffer++;
n_data++;
data_size--;
}
}
void process_wait( void )
{
uint8_t cnt;
for ( cnt = 0; cnt < 9; cnt++ )
{
Delay_ms ( 400 );
log_printf( &logger, "****" );
}
log_printf( &logger, "\r\n" );
Delay_ms ( 400 );
}
// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS
void application_init( void )
{
flash_cfg_t flash_cfg;
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );
// Click initialization.
flash_cfg_setup( &flash_cfg );
FLASH_MAP_MIKROBUS( flash_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
flash_init( &flash, &flash_cfg );
// Click reset and default configuration.
flash_reset( &flash );
flash_default_cfg( &flash );
log_printf( &logger, "*** Flash Initialization Done. ***\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "************************************\r\n" );
}
void application_task( void )
{
enter_data( "Mikroelektronika (MikroE)" );
log_printf( &logger, "> Data content to be written: %s\r\n", data_buf );
log_printf( &logger, "> Data writing to memory...\r\n" );
flash_write_page( &flash, FLASH_MEM_ADDR_FIRST_PAGE_START, data_buf, n_data );
log_printf( &logger, "> Done.\r\n" );
memset( data_buf, 0, sizeof( data_buf ) );
process_wait( );
log_printf( &logger, "> Data reading from memory...\r\n" );
flash_read_page( &flash, FLASH_MEM_ADDR_FIRST_PAGE_START, data_buf, n_data );
log_printf( &logger, "> Done.\r\n> Read data content: %s\r\n", data_buf );
process_wait( );
log_printf( &logger, "> Sector erasing...\r\n" );
flash_erase_sector( &flash, FLASH_MEM_ADDR_FIRST_SECTOR_START );
log_printf( &logger, "> Done.\r\n" );
process_wait( );
}
int main ( void )
{
/* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
#ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
preinit();
#endif
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
return 0;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END
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