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ATmega8(L)
Serial
Downloading
Both the Flash and EEPROM memory arrays can be programmed using the serial SPI bus while
RESET
is pulled to GND. The serial interface consists of pins SCK, MOSI (input) and MISO (out-
put). After RESET
is set low, the Programming Enable instruction needs to be executed first
before program/erase operations can be executed. NOTE, in Table 96, the pin mapping for SPI
programming is listed. Not all parts use the SPI pins dedicated for the internal SPI interface.
Serial
Programming Pin
Mapping
Figure 112. Serial Programming and Verify
(1)
Notes: 1. If the device is clocked by the Internal Oscillator, it is no need to connect a clock source to the
XTAL1 pin
2. V
CC
- 0.3 < AV
CC
< V
CC
+ 0.3, however, AV
CC
should always be within 2.7V - 5.5V
When programming the EEPROM, an auto-erase cycle is built into the self-timed programming
operation (in the Serial mode ONLY) and there is no need to first execute the Chip Erase
instruction. The Chip Erase operation turns the content of every memory location in both the
Program and EEPROM arrays into 0xFF.
Depending on CKSEL Fuses, a valid clock must be present. The minimum low and high periods
for the Serial Clock (SCK) input are defined as follows:
Low:> 2 CPU clock cycles for f
ck
<12MHz, 3 CPU clock cycles for f
ck
>=12MHz
High:> 2 CPU clock cycles for f
ck
<12MHz, 3 CPU clock cycles for f
ck
>=12MHz
Table 96. Pin Mapping Serial Programming
Symbol Pins I/O Description
MOSI PB3 I Serial data in
MISO PB4 O Serial data out
SCK PB5 I Serial clock
VCC
GND
XTAL1
SCK
MISO
MOSI
RESET
PB3
PB4
PB5
+2.7V - 5.5V
AVCC
+2.7V - 5.5V
(2)