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peterhinch / micropython_eeprom

MicroPython device drivers for memory chips (EEPROM, FRAM, Flash, SPIRAM)
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Simple question : FM24CL64 #26

Closed patfrench closed 7 months ago

patfrench commented 7 months ago

Hello peter,

my question is perhaps stupid but I would like to know if my project is feasible:

I want to use my pyboard to :

  1. load a file from my PC
  2. program a 24CL64B which is on another PCB.

I don't want a filesystem because my pyboard will only be used as a programmer. I'm running Windows 1.

do you think this is feasible?

thank you

peterhinch commented 7 months ago

This repository provides code for a microcontroller running MicroPython. As far as I can see you have no hardware running MicroPython. If this is the case there is nothing here to help you. Sorry.

patfrench commented 7 months ago

I want to use the pyboard but can I load the file from my memory through the REPL and then load the eeprom?

I just wanted to have your point of view with your experience

peterhinch commented 7 months ago

OK, from your OP I couldn't see how MicroPython fitted in.

You could use a Pyboard as a programmer. The library enables a connected device to be viewed as an array of bytes, with no filesystem. On a PC you could create a binary file and transfer it to the Pyboard using a tool such as the official mpremote. A very simple Python script would open the file and transfer its contents to the device.

If you read up on mpremote you will see that doing this would be a one-liner on the PC: mounting the PC filesystem onto the Pyboard and running the Pyboard's Python script (which would directly access the file on the PC).

If you need help with this I suggest you open a question in discussions.

patfrench commented 7 months ago

Thank you Peter for your advice.

I'll try it myself and if I get stuck I'll open a discussion.