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DS1920 MEMORY AND CONTROL FUNCTION COMMANDS Table 2 
INSTRUCTION  DESCRIPTION  PROTOCOL 
1-Wire BUS 
AFTER ISSUING 
PROTOCOL 
NOTES 
TEMPERATURE CONVERSION COMMANDS 
Convert 
Temperature 
Initiates temperature 
conversion 
44h  strong pullup  1 
MEMORY COMMANDS 
Read Scratchpad 
Reads bytes from scratchpad 
and reads CRC byte. 
BEh 
<read up to 9 data 
bytes> 
Write Scratchpad 
Writes bytes into scratchpad 
at addresses 2 and 3 (TH and 
TL temperature triggers). 
4Eh 
<write data into 2 
bytes at addr. 2 and 
addr. 3> 
Copy Scratchpad 
Copies Scratchpad into 
nonvolatile memory 
(addresses 2 and 3 only). 
48h  strong pullup  2 
Recall 
Recalls values stored in 
nonvolatile memory into 
scratchpad (temperature 
triggers). 
B8h  idle   
NOTES: 
1.  Temperature conversion takes up to 0.75  seconds. After receiving the Convert Temperature 
command, the data line for the DS1920 must be held high for at least 0.75 seconds to provide power 
during the conversion process. As such, no other activity may take place on the 1-Wire bus for at least 
this period after a Convert Temperature command has been issued. 
2.  After receiving the Copy Scratchpad command, the data line for the DS1920 must be held high for at 
least 10ms to provide power during the copy process. As such, no other activity may take place on the 
1-Wire bus for at least this period after a Copy Scratchpad command has been issued. 
READ/WRITE TIMING DIAGRAM Figure 11 
Write-1 Time Slot 
            60µs ≤ t
SLOT
 < 120µs 
               1µs ≤ t
LOW1
 < 15µs 
               1µs ≤ t
REC 
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