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cycle, allowing one continuous read operation without the need of additional address
sequences. To perform a continuous read, an opcode of 68H or E8H must be clocked
into the device followed by 24 address bits and 32 don’t care bits. The first bit of the
24-bit address sequence is reserved for upward and downward compatibility to larger
and smaller density devices (see Notes under “Command Sequence for Read/Write
Operations” diagram). The next 13 address bits (PA12 - PA0) specify which page of the
main memory array to read, and the last ten bits (BA9 - BA0) of the 24-bit address
sequence specify the starting byte address within the page. The 32 don’t care bits that
follow the 24 address bits are needed to initialize the read operation. Following the 32
don’t care bits, additional clock pulses on the SCK pin will result in serial data being out-
put on the SO (serial output) pin.
The CS
pin must remain low during the loading of the opcode, the address bits, the don’t
care bits, and the reading of data. When the end of a page in main memory is reached
during a Continuous Array Read, the device will continue reading at the beginning of the
next page with no delays incurred during the page boundary crossover (the crossover
from the end of one page to the beginning of the next page). When the last bit in the
main memory array has been read, the device will continue reading back at the begin-
ning of the first page of memory. As with crossing over page boundaries, no delays will
be incurred when wrapping around from the end of the array to the beginning of the
array.
A low-to-high transition on the CS
pin will terminate the read operation and tri-state the
SO pin. The maximum SCK frequency allowable for the Continuous Array Read is
defined by the f
CAR
specification. The Continuous Array Read bypasses both data buff-
ers and leaves the contents of the buffers unchanged.
MAIN MEMORY PAGE READ: A Main Memory Page Read allows the user to read data
directly from any one of the 8192 pages in the main memory, bypassing both of the data
buffers and leaving the contents of the buffers unchanged. To start a page read, an
opcode of 52H or D2H must be clocked into the device followed by 24 address bits and
32 don’t care bits. The first bit of the 24-bit address sequence is a reserved bit, the next
13 address bits (PA12 - PA0) specify the page address, and the next ten address bits
(BA9 - BA0) specify the starting byte address within the page. The 32 don’t care bits
which follow the 24 address bits are sent to initialize the read operation. Following the
32 don’t care bits, additional pulses on SCK result in serial data being output on the SO
(serial output) pin. The CS
pin must remain low during the loading of the opcode, the
address bits, the don’t care bits, and the reading of data. When the end of a page in
main memory is reached during a Main Memory Page Read, the device will continue
reading at the beginning of the same page. A low-to-high transition on the CS
pin will
terminate the read operation and tri-state the SO pin.
BUFFER READ: Data can be read from either one of the two buffers, using different
opcodes to specify which buffer to read from. An opcode of 54H or D4H is used to read
data from buffer 1, and an opcode of 56H or D6H is used to read data from buffer 2. To
perform a Buffer Read, the eight bits of the opcode must be followed by 14 don’t care
bits, ten address bits, and eight don’t care bits. Since the buffer size is 528 bytes, ten
address bits (BFA9 - BFA0) are required to specify the first byte of data to be read from
the buffer. The CS
pin must remain low during the loading of the opcode, the address
bits, the don’t care bits, and the reading of data. When the end of a buffer is reached,
the device will continue reading back at the beginning of the buffer. A low-to-high transi-
tion on the CS
pin will terminate the read operation and tri-state the SO pin.
STATUS REGISTER READ: The status register can be used to determine the device’s
Ready/Busy status, the result of a Main Memory Page to Buffer Compare operation, or
the device density. To read the status register, an opcode of 57H or D7H must be
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loaded into the device. After the last bit of the opcode is shifted in, the eight bits of the
status register, starting with the MSB (bit 7), will be shifted out on the SO pin during the
next eight clock cycles. The five most significant bits of the status register will contain
device information, while the remaining three least-significant bits are reserved for future
use and will have undefined values. After bit 0 of the status register has been shifted
out, the sequence will repeat itself (as long as CS
remains low and SCK is being tog-
gled) starting again with bit 7. The data in the status register is constantly updated, so
each repeating sequence will output new data.
Ready/Busy status is indicated using bit 7 of the status register. If bit 7 is a 1, then the
device is not busy and is ready to accept the next command. If bit 7 is a 0, then the
device is in a busy state. The user can continuously poll bit 7 of the status register by
stopping SCK at a low level once bit 7 has been output. The status of bit 7 will continue
to be output on the SO pin, and once the device is no longer busy, the state of SO will
change from 0 to 1. There are eight operations which can cause the device to be in a
busy state: Main Memory Page to Buffer Transfer, Main Memory Page to Buffer Com-
pare, Buffer to Main Memory Page Program with Built-in Erase, Buffer to Main Memory
Page Program without Built-in Erase, Page Erase, Block Erase, Main Memory Page
Program, and Auto Page Rewrite.
The result of the most recent Main Memory Page to Buffer Compare operation is indi-
cated using bit 6 of the status register. If bit 6 is a 0, then the data in the main memory
page matches the data in the buffer. If bit 6 is a 1, then at least one bit of the data in the
main memory page does not match the data in the buffer.
The device density is indicated using bits 5, 4, 3 and 2 of the status register. For the
AT45DB321B, the four bits are 1, 1, 0 and 1. The decimal value of these four binary bits
does not equate to the device density; the four bits represent a combinational code
relating to differing densities of Serial DataFlash devices, allowing a total of sixteen dif-
ferent density configurations.
Program and Erase
Commands
BUFFER WRITE: Data can be shifted in from the SI pin into either buffer 1 or buffer 2.
To load data into either buffer, an 8-bit opcode, 84H for buffer 1 or 87H for buffer 2, must
be followed by 14 don’t care bits and ten address bits (BFA9 - BFA0). The ten address
bits specify the first byte in the buffer to be written. The data is entered following the
address bits. If the end of the data buffer is reached, the device will wrap around back to
the beginning of the buffer. Data will continue to be loaded into the buffer until a low-to-
high transition is detected on the CS
pin.
BUFFER TO MAIN MEMORY PAGE PROGRAM WITH BUILT-IN ERASE: Data written
into either buffer 1 or buffer 2 can be programmed into the main memory. To start the
operation, an 8-bit opcode, 83H for buffer 1 or 86H for buffer 2, must be followed by one
reserved bit, 13 address bits (PA12 - PA0) that specify the page in the main memory to
be written, and ten additional don’t care bits. When a low-to-high transition occurs on the
CS
pin, the part will first erase the selected page in main memory to all 1s and then pro-
gram the data stored in the buffer into the specified page in the main memory. Both the
erase and the programming of the page are internally self-timed and should take place
in a maximum time of t
EP
. During this time, the status register will indicate that the part is
busy.
Status Register Format
Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
RDY/BUSY COMP1101XX
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BUFFER TO MAIN MEMORY PAGE PROGRAM WITHOUT BUILT-IN ERASE: A
previously erased page within main memory can be programmed with the contents of
either buffer 1 or buffer 2. To start the operation, an 8-bit opcode, 88H for buffer 1 or
89H for buffer 2, must be followed by the one reserved bit, 13 address bits (PA12 - PA0)
that specify the page in the main memory to be written, and ten additional don’t care
bits. When a low-to-high transition occurs on the CS
pin, the part will program the data
stored in the buffer into the specified page in the main memory. It is necessary that the
page in main memory that is being programmed has been previously erased. The pro-
gramming of the page is internally self-timed and should take place in a maximum time
of t
P
. During this time, the status register will indicate that the part is busy.
Successive page programming operations without doing a page erase are not recom-
mended. In other words, changing bytes within a page from a “1” to a “0” during multiple
page programming operations without erasing that page is not recommended.
PAGE ERASE: The optional Page Erase command can be used to individually erase
any page in the main memory array allowing the Buffer to Main Memory Page Program
without Built-in Erase command to be utilized at a later time. To perform a Page Erase,
an opcode of 81H must be loaded into the device, followed by one reserved bit,
13 address bits (PA12 - PA0), and ten don’t care bits. The 13 address bits are used to
specify which page of the memory array is to be erased. When a low-to-high transition
occurs on the CS
pin, the part will erase the selected page to 1s. The erase operation is
internally self-timed and should take place in a maximum time of t
PE
. During this time,
the status register will indicate that the part is busy.
BLOCK ERASE: A block of eight pages can be erased at one time allowing the Buffer
to Main Memory Page Program without Built-in Erase command to be utilized to reduce
programming times when writing large amounts of data to the device. To perform a
Block Erase, an opcode of 50H must be loaded into the device, followed by one
reserved bit, ten address bits (PA12 - PA3), and 13 don’t care bits. The ten address bits
are used to specify which block of eight pages is to be erased. When a low-to-high tran-
sition occurs on the CS
pin, the part will erase the selected block of eight pages to 1s.
The erase operation is internally self-timed and should take place in a maximum time of
t
BE
. During this time, the status register will indicate that the part is busy.
Block Erase Addressing
PA12 PA11 PA10 PA9 PA8 PA7 PA6 PA5 PA4 PA3 PA2 PA1 PA0 Block
0 0 0 0000000XXX 0
0 0 0 0000001XXX 1
0 0 0 0000010XXX 2
0 0 0 0000011XXX 3
1 1 1 1111100XXX1020
1 1 1 1111101XXX1021
1 1 1 1111110XXX1022
1 1 1 1111111XXX1023

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