
VxWorks
Hardware Considerations Guide, 6.0
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Parallel Ports
VxWorks provides simple support of parallel ports. Refer to directory
target/src/drv/parallel for supported devices and capabilities.
8. Flash Devices and Flash File System Support
This section discusses TrueFFS features and functionality. In addition, this section
provides generic information on flash devices and a discussion of TrueFFS usage.
8.1 Flash Devices
There are two types of flash technology—NOR and NAND—that are named after
the types of logic devices that comprise each bit in the flash device. A third type of
flash technology, SSFDC, is a special case of NAND. TrueFFS for VxWorks
supports NOR devices and SSFDC devices. NAND devices that do not comply
with the SSFDC specification are not supported.
NOR Technology
NOR technology offers XIP (execute in place) capabilities and high read
performance. Write and erase performance is very low.
NAND Technology
NAND technology allows very high cell densities and high capacity. Write, read,
and erase performance is very high.
SSFDC Technology
SSFDC (solid state floppy device card) flash is generally known as smart media.
For more information about this type of flash, see the SSFDC forum at:
http://www.ssfdc.or.jp/english
NOTE: In general, Wind River no longer supports NAND technology. Only NAND
flash that is SSFDC compliant is supported.
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