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* The external memory must be large enough to store the firmware patches, taking into consideration also the patch upgrade requirement, for example, Device Firmware Update (DFU).
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The maximum size of all the firmware patches combined is 128 KB.
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Currently, in Nordic Semiconductor SoCs, access to external memory and the Execute in Place (XIP) feature are available through the QSPI interface only.
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Supported platforms
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The following platforms are supported:
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* nRF5340 DK with nRF7002 EK as a shield
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* nRF52840 DK with nRF7002 EK as a shield
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Due to limitations mentioned above, the nRF7002 DK is not supported as it needs access to external memory through the SPI interface.
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* nRF7002 DK (requires latest version of nRF Util tool)
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Available options
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There are two supported options for offloading the firmware patches in the external memory feature:
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* Using XIP access
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* Using QSPI transfers to RAM
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* Using (Q)SPI transfers to RAM
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The nRF7002 DK does not support the XIP access option.
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Using XIP access
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RAM: 170636 B 448 KB 37.20%
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IDT_LIST: 0 GB 2 KB 0.00%
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Using QSPI transfers to RAM
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Using (Q)SPI transfers to RAM
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The nRF Wi-Fi driver supports the option for offloading the nRF70 firmware patch to external non-XIP memory.
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In this case the upload of the firmware patch from the external memory to the nRF70 device happens in two stages:
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