My read of the datasheet says its only needed if you want to pause during a read cycle, for example if you want to access another device using SCK without reseting the burst read mode. Since I dont do that, I can leave hold alone.
i.e. you can stop reading by setting CS to 1 and using SCK for another device but that resets burst mode.
By using hold the sram with ignore sck without reseting the current read/write comment.
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A little over the head, but good reading for what I'm doing...
Curious, how are you not using the HOLD function?
According to the datasheet, it looks required for data input.
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i.e. you can stop reading by setting CS to 1 and using SCK for another device but that resets burst mode.
By using hold the sram with ignore sck without reseting the current read/write comment.