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Subject: Re: DGT board

Author: Robert Ericsson

Date: 09:14:07 07/17/02

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On July 17, 2002 at 08:37:30, Randy Adams wrote:

>Anyone know how (or if) one can clear the EEPROM in the DGT board....make a
>clean slate and start all over??
>thanks in advance,
>Randy A

Copied from www.dgtprojects.com

"Q: Is there a limit to the number of times the internal EEPROM memory can be
used?

A: It is true that EEPROM devices cannot be written to an unlimited number of
times. However, this should not be a concern to DGT Chessboard owners.
ATMEL, who manufactures the EEPROM used in DGT boards, guarantees 1,000,000
write operations per EEPROM cell. We have taken great care to ensure that no
frequently-updated values are stored in EEPROM. The EEPROM can store up to five
games, where no more than two writes are done to the same storage cell for every
five games. Therefore, we can guarantee that EEPROM storage will not show any
traces of wear-out before 2,500,000 games have been stored. For more technical
information, see the ATMEL homepage."

/Robert



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