Datasheet

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11AA02E48/11AA02E64
4.3 Write Instruction
Prior to any attempt to write data to the 11AA02EXX,
the write enable latch must be set by issuing the
WREN
instruction (see Section 4.4 “Write Enable (WREN)
and Write Disable (WRDI) Instructions”).
Once the write enable latch is set, the user may
proceed with issuing a
WRITE instruction (including
the header and device address bytes) followed by the
MSB and LSB of the Word Address. Once the last
Acknowledge sequence has been performed, the
master transmits the data byte to be written.
The 11AA02EXX features a 16-byte page buffer, mean-
ing that up to 16 bytes can be written at one time. To
utilize this feature, the master can transmit up to 16
data bytes to the 11AA02EXX, which are temporarily
stored in the page buffer. After each data byte, the
master sends a MAK, indicating whether or not another
data byte is to follow. A NoMAK indicates that no more
data is to follow, and as such will initiate the internal
write cycle.
Upon receipt of each word, the four lower-order
Address Pointer bits are internally incremented by one.
The higher-order bits of the word address remain con-
stant. If the master should transmit data past the end of
the page, the address counter will roll over to the begin-
ning of the page, where further received data will be
written.
FIGURE 4-3: WRITE COMMAND SEQUENCE
Note: If a NoMAK is generated before any data
has been provided, or if a standby pulse
occurs before the NoMAK is generated,
the 11AA02EXX will be reset, and the
write cycle will not be initiated.
Note: Page write operations are limited to writ-
ing bytes within a single physical page,
regardless of the number of bytes actu-
ally being written. Physical page boundar-
ies start at addresses that are integer
multiples of the page size (16 bytes) and
end at addresses that are integer multi-
ples of the page size minus 1. As an
example, the page that begins at address
0x30 ends at address 0x3F. If a page
Write command attempts to write across a
physical page boundary, the result is that
the data wraps around to the beginning of
the current page (overwriting data previ-
ously stored there), instead of being writ-
ten to the next page as might be expected.
It is therefore necessary for the applica-
tion software to prevent page write opera-
tions that would attempt to cross a page
boundary.
7654
Data Byte 1
3210
7654
Data Byte 2
3210
7654
Data Byte n
3210
SCIO
MAK
MAK
No MAK
11010100
Start Header
SCIO
Device Address
MAK
00001010
MAK
Command
10101100
MAK
NoSAK
SAK
Standby Pulse
SCIO
SAK
15 14 13 12
Word Address MSB
11 10 9 8
MAK
SAK
7654
Word Address LSB
3210
MAK
SAK
SAK
SAK
SAK
Twc