Subsector erase with Generic QUAD SPI controller II

[HOcg]

I am trying to use the Generic QUAD SPI controller II with a MT25QU01G QSPI memory. In this regard, according to the memory manual, I can command subsector erases of 4 KB.

Does the HAL of this IP core allow such a function?

[JingyangTeh]

Hi

In the Generic QUAD SPI Controller II, you do not need to worry about the sector size.

You will just need to indicate the block that you would like to erase and it will determine the size of the block to be erased.

alt_qspi_controller2_erase_block(alt_flash_dev *flash_info, int block_offset)

Regards

Jingyang, Teh

[HOcg]

Hi Jingyang,

Thank you for your answer, but my question here is if I can erase just part of a block. According to the comment of the function alt_qspi_controller2_erase_block(alt_flash_dev *flash_info, int block_offset):

/* ...
* Arguments:
* - *flash_info: Pointer to QSPI flash device structure.
* - block_offset: byte-addressed offset, from start of flash, of the sector to be erased

...*/

Thus from here I understand that I can only erase the memory in sectors. But I need to erase only a subsector within a given sector.

[JingyangTeh]

Hi 

Sorry to inform you that, I am taking annual leave next week.

Please expect some delay in my reply.

Thank you very much in advance!

Regards

Jingyang, Teh

[Jeet14 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

We have generic Driver API's for QSPI memory like memory info, read data, write data, erase block/sector.

List of Driver API is given in below link-

https://www.intel.com/programmable/technical-pdfs/683130.pdf

We don't have specific Sub-sector erase Driver API.

-Tiwari

[JingyangTeh]

Hi HOcg

Any update on this case?

The API available do not provide a method to erase sub sectors.

Regards

Jingyang, Teh

[JingyangTeh]

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