AT24C16D_14 Datasheet, PDF (5/27 Pages) ATMEL Corporation – IC-Compatible (2-Wire) Serial EEPROM

3.3 Acknowledge and No-Acknowledge
After every byte of data is received, the receiving device must confirm to the Master that it has successfully
received the data byte by responding with what is known as an Acknowledge (ACK). An ACK is accomplished
by the transmitting device first releasing the SDA line at the falling edge of the eighth clock cycle followed by the
receiving device responding with a Logic 0 during the entire high period of the ninth clock cycle.
When the AT24C16D is transmitting data to the Master, the Master can indicate that it is done receiving data
and wants to end the operation by sending a Logic 1 response to the AT24C16D instead of an ACK response
during the ninth clock cycle. This is known as a No-Acknowledge (NACK) and is accomplished by the Master
sending a Logic 1 during the ninth clock cycle, at which point the AT24C16D will release the SDA line so the
Master can then generate a Stop condition.
The transmitting device, which can be the bus Master or the Serial EEPROM, must release the SDA line at the
falling edge of the eighth clock cycle to allow the receiving device to drive the SDA line to a Logic 0 to ACK the
previous 8-bit word. The receiving device must release the SDA line at the end of the ninth clock cycle to allow
the transmitter to continue sending new data. A timing diagram has been provided in Figure 3-1 to better
illustrate these requirements.
Figure 3-1. Start Condition, Data Transitions, Stop Condition, and Acknowledge
SDA
Must Be
Stable
SDA
Must Be
Stable
Acknowledge Window
SCL
1
2
SDA
Start
Condition
SDA
Change
Allowed
SDA
Change
Allowed
8
9
The transmitting device (Master or Slave)
must release the SDA line at this point to allow
the receiving device (Master or Slave) to drive the
SDA line low to ACK the previous 8-bit word.
Stop
Condition
Acknowledge
Valid
The receiver (Master or Slave)
must release the SDA line at
this point to allow the transmitter
to continue sending new data.
3.4 Standby Mode
The AT24C16D features a low power standby mode which is enabled when any one of the following occurs:
 A valid power-up sequence is performed (see Section 8.5).
 A Stop condition is received by the device unless it initiates an internal write cycle (see Section 5.).
 At the completion of an internal write cycle (see Section 5.).
 An unsuccessful match of the device type identifier or hardware address in the Device Address byte
occurs (see Section 4.1).
 The bus Master does not ACK the receipt of data read out from the device; instead it sends a NACK
response. (see Section 6.).
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