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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:07 pmPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:47 pmViktor wrote:There is a AH1463 chip on board near ESP8266. What function it's perform and can ESP8266 run without it? I need a smallest footprint on my PCB as possible, so I think to remove it. Is it possible?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 4:38 pmsfranzyshen wrote:Viktor wrote:There is a AH1463 chip on board near ESP8266. What function it's perform and can ESP8266 run without it? I need a smallest footprint on my PCB as possible, so I think to remove it. Is it possible?
This was answered on the espressif's bbs: ESP8266EX has no flash in chip, firmware has to be stored in external flash at present. Thus,the external flash cannot be removed.
http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php? ... move+flash