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24LC21A-I Datasheet, PDF (6/18 Pages) Microchip Technology – 1K 2.5V Dual Mode I2C Serial EEPROM
24LC21A
FIGURE 3-3:
DISPLAY OPERATION PER DDC STANDARD PROPOSED BY VESA
Display Power-on
or
DDC Circuit Powered
from +5 volts
Communication
is idle
The 24LC21A was designed to
comply to the portion of flowchart inside dash box
Is Vsync
No
present?
Yes
Send EDID continuously
using Vsync as clock
High-to-low
No
transition on
SCL?
No
No
High-to-low
transition on
SCL?
Yes
Stop sending EDID.
Switch to DDC2 mode.
Display has
optional
transition state
?
Yes
Set Vsync counter = 0
or start timer
Change on
SCL, SDA or
VCLK lines?
Yes
High - low
transition on SCL
?
Yes
Reset Vsync counter = 0
Valid
DDC2 address
received?
No
Yes
No
DDC2 communication
idle. Display waiting for
address byte.
No
DDC2B
address
received?
No
Reset counter or timer
Is display
Access.busTM
capable?
Yes
Valid Access.bus
address?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Receive DDC2B
command
Respond to DDC2B
command
No
No
No
VCLK
cycle?
Yes
Increment VCLK counter
(if appropriate)
See Access.bus
specification to determine
correct procedure.
No
Counter=128 or
timer expired?
Yes
Switch back to DDC1
mode.
Note 1: The base flowchart is copyright  1993, 1994, 1995 Video Electronic Standard Association (VESA) from
VESA’s Display Data Channel (DDC) Standard Proposal ver. 2p rev. 0, used by permission of VESA.
2: The dash box and text “The 24LC21A and... inside dash box.” are added by Microchip Technology Inc.
3: Vsync signal is normally used to derive a signal for VCLK pin on the 24LC21A.
DS21160F-page 6
 2003 Microchip Technology Inc.