AT24C16C-SSHM-T Datasheet, PDF (6/24 Pages) ATMEL Corporation – Two-wire Serial Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read-only Memory

3. Device Operation
CLOCK and DATA TRANSITIONS: The SDA pin is normally pulled high with an external device. Data on the SDA
pin may change only during SCL low time periods (see <blue>Figure 3-4 on page 7). Data changes during SCL
high periods will indicate a start or stop condition as defined below.
START CONDITION: A high-to-low transition of SDA with SCL high is a start condition which must precede any
other command (see <blue>Figure 3-5 on page 8).
STOP CONDITION: A low-to-high transition of SDA with SCL high is a stop condition. After a read sequence, the
stop command will place the EEPROM in a standby power mode (see <blue>Figure 3-5 on page 8).
ACKNOWLEDGE: All addresses and data words are serially transmitted to and from the EEPROM in 8-bit words.
The EEPROM sends a zero to acknowledge that it has received each word. This happens during the ninth clock
cycle.
STANDBY MODE: The Atmel^® AT24C16C features a low-power standby mode which is enabled:
(a) upon power-up and (b) after the receipt of the STOP bit and the completion of any internal operations.
2-WIRE SOFTWARE RESET: After an interruption in protocol, power loss or system reset, any 2-wire part can be
protocol reset by following these steps:
1. Create a start bit condition
2. Clock nine cycles
3. Create another start bit followed by stop bit condition as shown below
Figure 3-1. Software Reset
Start bit
Dummy Clock Cycles
Start bit
Stop bit
SCL
1
2
3
8
9
SDA
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