[sdiy] DSI,storage of sound programs, setups, etc, dsPIC?

[Tom Wiltshire]

The question was "Why store programs to internal flash?" and "Cos it saves using an external EEPROM" is the only answer I can really see, to be honest. Otherwise, you'd just store whatever settings in EEPROM, wouldn't you? But if you have flash on-chip, you might think "Aha! I don't need EEPROM! I can use the internal flash!". I can't see any other motivation for doing it. EEPROM probably has better characteristics (retention/write/erase cycles etc). If that's not true, then maybe robustness is another reason, but it seems unlikely.

T.



On 23 Mar 2011, at 19:54, karl dalen wrote:

> Are you absolutely sure? Really, really, sure?
> Oh! Then DSI must be doing something seriously wrong.
> 
> Btw, once upon a time there was some synths when one wanted
> to delete or write a new program the bloody machine asked:
> Are you sure? If you then pressed yes, the machine asked:
> Are you really really sure?
> 
> Nowadays that's more known as the programmers revenge. 
> 
>> Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net>:
> 
>> ooh ooh, I know that one!
>> Cos it saves using an external EEPROM" 
> 
>