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AWR2243: Is external SPI Flash required?

Part Number: AWR2243

I am looking to confirm if the external SPI flash is required for the AWR2243.  Can I simply load the image over SPI after releasing the reset in functional mode every time?  Is there any non volatile storage within the AWR2243 device itself?

I attempted to format the external flash on the board I am using, however, it still seems like the parts are functional after doing this?  I would have expected them to fail in someway if the attached flash was formatted and I made no attempt to load the image (via AWR_DEV_FILE_DOWNLOAD_MSG).