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15 years ago

alt_read_flash()

Hello, What is the meaning of 5000 in alt_read_flash(fd, 0, dest, 5000)? I cannot understand the arguments inside alt_read_flash. I read a few articles and notes but still cannot get its meanin...
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15 years ago

hi... thanks for the reply. i am quite confused with "length". what does it mean by "amount of data read" which is "length"? is it in bytes or the number of data to be read? example, i am writing 1Mb of data to flash and want to read it out. so what should be the length for alt_write_flash and alt_read_flash?

thanks!