FRAM-X Add-on

512 bytes of non-volatile, ultra-lower power memory via I2C, which directly replaces EEPROM and FLASH.

FRAM is short for Ferroelectric RAM. This module is non-volatile (retains data without power) and is a drop-in replacement for EEPROM and Flash on an I2C Bus.

We have a free Arduino Library, and ANSI C code examples available here: FRAM-X Code Examples

FRAM is backward compatible with EEPROM but with the following improvements:

• It's faster (1 ns read/write)
• Lower power (microamps at 3.3V)
• Orders of magnitude greater write-erase cycles
• Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroelectric_RAM

Some project ideas include:

• Memory for robots to preserve previously acquired data
• Pre-computed look-up tables for complex mathematical functions
• Scratch memory to expand a processor's available RAM

This Add-on comes with 3 address election switches as well as a write-disable switch. Pin compatible chips are also available in higher memory densities.