A25P010 Datasheet, PDF (6/44 Pages) AMIC Technology – 1Mbit Low Voltage, Serial Flash Memory

OPERATING FEATURES
Page Programming
To program one data byte, two instructions are required: Write
Enable (WREN), which is one byte, and a Page Program (PP)
sequence, which consists of four bytes plus data. This is
followed by the internal Program cycle (of duration t_PP).
To spread this overhead, the Page Program (PP) instruction
allows up to 256 bytes be programming at a time (changing
bits from 1 to 0), providing that they lie in consecutive
addresses on the same page of memory.
Sector Erase, Block Erase, and Chip Erase
The Page Program (PP) instruction allows bits to be reset
from 1 to 0. Before this can be applied, the bytes of memory
need to have been erased to all 1s (FFh). This can be
achieved, a sector at a time, using the Sector Erase (SE)
instruction, a block at a time, using the Block Erase (BE)
instruction, or throughout the entire memory, using the Chip
Erase (CE) instruction. This starts an internal Erase cycle (of
duration t_SE, t_BE, or t_CE).
The Erase instruction must be preceded by a Write Enable
(WREN) instruction.
Polling During a Write, Program or Erase Cycle
A further improvement in the time to Write Status Register
(WRSR), Program (PP) or Erase (SE, BE, or CE) can be
achieved by not waiting for the worst case delay (t_W, t_PP, t_SE,
t_BE, t_CE). The Write In Progress (WIP) bit is provided in the
Status Register so that the application program can monitor
its value, polling it to establish when the previous Write cycle,
Program cycle or Erase cycle is complete.
Active Power, Stand-by Power and Deep
Power-Down Modes
When Chip Select ( S ) is Low, the device is enabled, and in
the Active Power mode.
When Chip Select ( S ) is High, the device is disabled, but
could remain in the Active Power mode until all internal cycles
have completed (Program, Erase, Write Status Register). The
device then goes in to the Stand-by Power mode. The device
consumption drops to ICC1.
The Deep Power-down mode is entered when the specific
instruction (the Deep Power-down Mode (DP) instruction) is
executed. The device consumption drops further to ICC2. The
device remains in this mode until another specific instruction
(the Release from Deep Power-down Mode and Read
Electronic Signature (RES) instruction) is executed.
All other instructions are ignored while the device is in the
Deep Power-down mode. This can be used as an extra
software protection mechanism, when the device is not in
active use, to protect the device from inadvertent Write,
Program or Erase instructions.
A25P010 Series
Status Register
The Status Register contains a number of status and control
bits that can be read or set (as appropriate) by specific
instructions. See Read Status Register (RDSR) for a detailed
description of the Status Register bits.
Protection Modes
The environments where non-volatile memory devices are
used can be very noisy. No SPI device can operate correctly
in the presence of excessive noise. To help combat this, the
A25P010 boasts the following data protection mechanisms:
„ Power-On Reset and an internal timer (t_PUW) can provide
protection against inadvertent changes while the power
supply is outside the operating specification.
„ Program, Erase and Write Status Register instructions are
checked that they consist of a number of clock pulses that
is a multiple of eight, before they are accepted for
execution.
„ All instructions that modify data must be preceded by a
Write Enable (WREN) instruction to set the Write Enable
Latch (WEL) bit. This bit is returned to its reset state by
the following events:
- Power-up
- Write Disable (WRDI) instruction completion
- Write Status Register (WRSR) instruction completion
- Page Program (PP) instruction completion
- Sector Erase (SE) instruction completion
- Block Erase (BE) instruction completion
- Chip Erase (CE) instruction completion
„ The Sector/Block Protect (SEC, BP2, BP1, BP0) bits allow
part of the memory to be configured as read-only. This is
the Software Protected Mode (SPM).
„ The Write Protect ( W ) signal allows the Sector/Block
Protect (SEC, BP2, BP1, BP0) bits and Status Register
Write Disable (SRWD) bit to be protected. This is the
Hardware Protected Mode (HPM).
„ In addition to the low power consumption feature, the
Deep Power-down mode offers extra software protection
from inadvertent Write, Program and Erase instructions,
as all instructions are ignored except one particular
instruction (the Release from Deep Power-down
instruction).
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