What should I start in order to use the maximum memory space in fstorage?

[purgoufr]

Hello everybody, 

I just started using fStorage. When I examine the example, it starts from write address 0x3e000.

err_code = nrf_fstorage_write(&fstorage, 0x3e000, m_hello_world, sizeof(m_hello_world), NULL);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

Q-1 How is this write address determined?

Q-2 For example, when I write12 bytes data, what should I start with the next write address?

Thank you.

[purgoufr]

in fds_test_write function, it write 4 bytes not 10;
"static uint8_t const m_deadbeef[4] = {0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4};" 

The write function does not work when there are 8 or more bytes. For example I modified like this;

static uint8_t m_deadbeef[8] = {0x41,0x30,0x31,0x31,0x30,0x30,0x30,0x34}; and it worked.

But I tried this;

static uint8_t m_deadbeef[10] = {0x41,0x30,0x31,0x31,0x30,0x30,0x30,0x34,0x30,0x24}; and it did not work. 

It does not work if it is bigger than eight. 

[FormerMember]

The example works fine with longer arrays as well, the variable holding the data has to be declared the following way:

static uint8_t const m_deadbeef[xx ] = ...

[purgoufr]

Should it be Const?  Because I am trying to save the data from nus_data. The variable type here is uint8_t * p_data (Not const) as you know.

Also I tried this one;

static uint8_t const m_deadbeef[10] = {0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x10};

and Writing has not occurred. 

static uint8_t const m_deadbeef[8] = {0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08}; is working

static uint8_t const m_deadbeef[10] = {0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x10}; is not working

I have not changed anything(except m_deadbeef size) . Pretty odd! . 

[purgoufr]

After Kristin's help, I finally get the solution.

I do not know exactly why, If you want to record a sequence directly, it gives an error. So I have defined external an array( m_deadbeef[10] ) in the fds_write function. Then I copied the array that I want to save into m_deadbeef. And the problem is solved.

static ret_code_t kls_fds_write(uint32_t write_file_id, uint32_t write_record_key , uint8_t write_data[])
{		
		static uint8_t m_deadbeef[10] = {0};
		
		memcpy(m_deadbeef, write_data, sizeof(m_deadbeef));
		
		fds_record_t        record;
		fds_record_desc_t   record_desc;
	
		// Set up record.
		record.file_id              = write_file_id;
		record.key              		= write_record_key;
		record.data.p_data       		= &m_deadbeef;
		record.data.length_words   	= sizeof(m_deadbeef)/sizeof(uint8_t);
				
		ret_code_t ret = fds_record_write(&record_desc, &record);
		if (ret != FDS_SUCCESS)
		{
				return ret;
		}
		 NRF_LOG_INFO("Writing Record ID = %d \r\n",record_desc.record_id);
		return NRF_SUCCESS;
	
}
	
static ret_code_t kls_fds_read(uint32_t read_file_id, uint32_t relevant_record_key , uint8_t read_data[])
{	
		fds_flash_record_t  flash_record;
		fds_record_desc_t   record_desc;
		fds_find_token_t    ftok ={0};//Important, make sure you zero init the ftok token
		uint8_t *data;
		uint32_t err_code;
		
		NRF_LOG_INFO("Start searching... \r\n");
		// Loop until all records with the given key and file ID have been found.
		while (fds_record_find(read_file_id, relevant_record_key, &record_desc, &ftok) == FDS_SUCCESS)
		{
				err_code = fds_record_open(&record_desc, &flash_record);
				if ( err_code != FDS_SUCCESS)
				{
					return err_code;		
				}
				
				NRF_LOG_INFO("Found Record ID = %d\r\n",record_desc.record_id);

				data = (uint8_t *) flash_record.p_data;
				for (uint8_t i=0;i<flash_record.p_header->length_words;i++)
				{
					read_data[i] = data[i];
				}
			
		
				NRF_LOG_HEXDUMP_INFO(read_data, sizeof(read_data));
				// Access the record through the flash_record structure.
				// Close the record when done.
				err_code = fds_record_close(&record_desc);
				if (err_code != FDS_SUCCESS)
				{
					return err_code;	
				}
		}
		return NRF_SUCCESS;	
}

[Katie Newell]

Hi Kristin, 

Thanks for sharing this, it is very clear and helpful. 

I am struggling to write uint8 or uint16 into the Flash using your fds_write function. I am getting this FDS error FDS_ERR_UNALIGNED_ADDR.

Could you help me understand why please?

Many thanks