FAT File Systems
FAT File Systems
HCC has five FAT file systems, each designed to achieve the best balance of performance and resource utilization in their targeted embedded configuration. These file systems share a common API to ensure portability, and can interface with any type of sector-based media. This comparison table compares the features of the five systems, which are listed below:
- FAT – optimized for use in embedded applications that need to attach FAT 12/16/32 compliant media to a product.
- THIN – a FAT system for embedded MCUs with limited system resources.
- SafeFAT – an enhanced version of FAT, ensures file system integrity in the event of unexpected reset or power loss.
- exFAT – optimized for use with flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards.
- SafeexFAT – an enhanced version of exFAT, ensures file system integrity in the event of unexpected reset or power loss.