diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_bringup.c b/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
index b8c93d733b1..0d801c8e1dc 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_bringup.c
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@
 
 #include "samv71-xult.h"
 
+#if defined(HAVE_S25FL1) || defined(HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV)
+#  include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_S25FL1
-#include <nuttx/spi/qspi.h>
-#include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
-#include "sam_qspi.h"
+#  include <nuttx/spi/qspi.h>
+#  include "sam_qspi.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ROMFS
@@ -99,11 +102,13 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_S25FL1
   FAR struct qspi_dev_s *qspi;
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_S25FL1) || defined(HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV)
   FAR struct mtd_dev_s *mtd;
-#ifndef HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV) || defined(HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV)
   char blockdev[18];
   char chardev[12];
-#endif
 #endif
   int ret;
 
@@ -241,7 +246,7 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
           return ret;
         }
 
-#else
+#else /* if  defined(HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV) */
       /* Use the FTL layer to wrap the MTD driver as a block driver */
 
       ret = ftl_initialize(S25FL1_MTD_MINOR, mtd);
@@ -268,6 +273,39 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
+  /* Create an instance of the SAMV71 FLASH program memory device driver */
+
+  mtd = progmem_initialize();
+  if (!mtd)
+    {
+      SYSLOG("ERROR: progmem_initialize failed\n");
+    }
+
+  /* Use the FTL layer to wrap the MTD driver as a block driver */
+
+  ret = ftl_initialize(PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR, mtd);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      SYSLOG("ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n", ret);
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+  /* Use the minor number to create device paths */
+
+  snprintf(blockdev, 18, "/dev/mtdblock%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
+  snprintf(chardev, 12, "/dev/mtd%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
+
+  /* Now create a character device on the block device */
+
+  ret = bchdev_register(blockdev, chardev, false);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      SYSLOG("ERROR: bchdev_register %s failed: %d\n", chardev, ret);
+      return ret;
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_USBHOST
   /* Initialize USB host operation.  sam_usbhost_initialize() starts a thread
    * will monitor for USB connection and disconnection events.
diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h b/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
index 74cf5c99c6c..2f7a11c5ece 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
@@ -53,19 +53,21 @@
  ************************************************************************************/
 /* Configuration ********************************************************************/
 
-#define HAVE_HSMCI          1
-#define HAVE_AUTOMOUNTER    1
-#define HAVE_USB            1
-#define HAVE_USBDEV         1
-#define HAVE_USBMONITOR     1
-#define HAVE_NETWORK        1
-#define HAVE_MACADDR        1
-#define HAVE_MTDCONFIG      1
-#define HAVE_S25FL1         1
-#define HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS   1
-#define HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS 1
-#define HAVE_WM8904         1
-#define HAVE_AUDIO_NULL     1
+#define HAVE_HSMCI           1
+#define HAVE_AUTOMOUNTER     1
+#define HAVE_USB             1
+#define HAVE_USBDEV          1
+#define HAVE_USBMONITOR      1
+#define HAVE_NETWORK         1
+#define HAVE_MACADDR         1
+#define HAVE_MTDCONFIG       1
+#define HAVE_S25FL1          1
+#define HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS    1
+#define HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS  1
+#define HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV  1
+#define HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV 1
+#define HAVE_WM8904          1
+#define HAVE_AUDIO_NULL      1
 
 /* HSMCI */
 /* Can't support MMC/SD if the card interface is not enabled */
@@ -190,12 +192,14 @@
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS
+#  undef HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SAMV7_QSPI
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS
+#  undef HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_FS_NXFFS
@@ -206,6 +210,20 @@
 #  undef HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS) && defined(HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS)
+#  undef HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_S25FL1_NXFFS) || defined(HAVE_S25FL1_SMARTFS)
+#  undef HAVE_S25FL1_CHARDEV
+#endif
+
+/* On-chip Programming Memory */
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SAMV7_PROGMEM) || !defined(CONFIG_MTD_PROGMEM)
+#  undef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
+#endif
+
 /* If both the S25FL1 FLASH and SmartFS, then this is the minor device
  * number of the Smart block driver (/dev/smartN)
  */
@@ -219,6 +237,10 @@
 
 #define S25FL1_MTD_MINOR 0
 
+/* This is the on-chip progmem memroy driver minor number */
+
+#define PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR 1
+
 /* Audio */
 /* PCM/WM8904 driver */