Re: storage question

Karoly,

This Falsh disk hardware review may also be a bit helpful to you:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/flash2005.ars/11
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/flash2005.ars/12

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.


> Karoly,
>
> I agree with Slobodan that USB disks with wear leveling algorithms in the firmware is a an option for you.
> Although, I must admit that I found uDOC a bit expensive for mass production.
> However, you pay for what you get :-)
>
> Some other IDE Flash Disk may also be a good option to you (dependeing on what specs/price ou are looking for).
> E.g., BiTMicro's: http://www.bitmicro.com/press_news_releases_20040309.php ,
http://www.bitmicro.com/products_acedisk_features.php.
> Or iCreate: http://www.icreate.com.tw/e/img/PDF/i5060_datasheet_0320.pdf.
>
> Also, if you heard, Hitachi has droped thier prices on microsdrives. Although I never tested them much.
>
> KM
>
> > Hi Karoly,
> >
> > You can use some external USB disk that has wear leveling integrated in its firmware. Like M-Systems DOK/uDOC products.
> > http://www.m-systems.com/content/Support/faq.asp?prodGroup=DOC#4
> >
> > You can use them as regular HDD (and share them on network of course)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Slobodan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Karoly Vaczko (FM)" <karoly.vaczko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O2EM62NSFHA.244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Thanks for all useful tip you guys gave me in the past, here I am again...
> >>
> >> I have to make an embedded design in which there are no moving parts, that I will manage with fanless EPIA mobo and bootable
CF.
> >> But, there is data (refreshed from time to time over the network) should be available after an event where the target is
switched
> >> off for a while or just simply rebooted.
> >>
> >>
> >> My question is: do you know some hardware that can be connected to my target that has IDE or USB 1.1 interface and is able to
1)
> >> be rewritten frequently 2) act like a "normal" drive under XPe (in order to be shared).
> >>
> >> The amount of data to be kept is about 4-6 MBytes.
> >>
> >> Thank you in advance.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Karoly
> >
> >
>
>


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