CAT25128_12 Datasheet, PDF (7/20 Pages) ON Semiconductor – 128-Kb SPI Serial CMOS EEPROM

CAT25128
Status Register
The Status Register, as shown in Table 11, contains a
number of status and control bits.
The RDY (Ready) bit indicates whether the device is busy
with a write operation. This bit is automatically set to 1 during
an internal write cycle, and reset to 0 when the device is ready
to accept commands. For the host, this bit is read only.
The WEL (Write Enable Latch) bit is set/reset by the
WREN/WRDI commands. When set to 1, the device is in a
Write Enable state and when set to 0, the device is in a Write
Disable state.
The BP0 and BP1 (Block Protect) bits determine which
blocks are currently write protected. They are set by the user
with the WRSR command and are non−volatile. The user is
allowed to protect a quarter, one half or the entire memory,
by setting these bits according to Table 12. The protected
blocks then become read−only.
The WPEN (Write Protect Enable) bit acts as an enable for
the WP pin. Hardware write protection is enabled when the
WP pin is low and the WPEN bit is 1. This condition
prevents writing to the status register and to the block
protected sections of memory. While hardware write
protection is active, only the non−block protected memory
can be written. Hardware write protection is disabled when
the WP pin is high or the WPEN bit is 0. The WPEN bit, WP
pin and WEL bit combine to either permit or inhibit Write
operations, as detailed in Table 13.
The IPL (Identification Page Latch) bit determines
whether the additional Identification Page (IPL = 1) or main
memory array (IPL = 0) can be accessed both for Read and
Write operations. The IPL bit is set by the user with the
WRSR command and is volatile. The IPL bit is
automatically reset after read/write operations.
The LIP bit is set by the user with the WRSR command
and is non−volatile. When set to 1, the Identification Page is
permanently write protected (locked in Read−only mode).
Note: The IPL and LIP bits cannot be set to 1 using the
same WRSR instruction. If the user attempts to set (“1”)
both the IPL and LIP bit in the same time, these bits cannot
be written and therefore they will remain unchanged.
Table 11. STATUS REGISTER
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
WPEN
IPL*
0
LIP*
BP1
BP0
WEL
RDY
*The IPL and LIP bits are available for the New Product only. The Status Register bit 6 and bit 4 are set to “0” for the older product revisions.
Table 12. BLOCK PROTECTION BITS
Status Register Bits
BP1
BP0
Array Address Protected
Protection
0
0
None
No Protection
0
1
3000−3FFF
Quarter Array Protection
1
0
2000−3FFF
Half Array Protection
1
1
0000−3FFF
Full Array Protection
Table 13. WRITE PROTECT CONDITIONS
WPEN
WP
0
X
0
X
1
Low
1
Low
X
High
X
High
WEL
0
1
0
1
0
1
Protected Blocks
Protected
Protected
Protected
Protected
Protected
Protected
Unprotected Blocks
Protected
Writable
Protected
Writable
Protected
Writable
Status Register
Protected
Writable
Protected
Protected
Protected
Writable
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