M58LR128HT Datasheet, PDF (21/112 Pages) STMicroelectronics – 128 Mbit (8 Mb ×16, Multiple Bank, Multilevel interface, Burst) 1.8 V supply Flash memories

M58LR128HT, M58LR128HB
Command interface
4.7
Blank Check command
The Blank Check command is used to check whether a Main Array Block has been
completely erased. Only one Block at a time can be checked. To use the Blank Check
command V_PP must be equal to V_PPH. If V_PP is not equal to V_PPH, the device ignores the
command and no error is shown in the Status Register.
Two bus cycles are required to issue the Blank Check command:
● The first bus cycle writes the Blank Check command (BCh) to any address in the Block
to be checked.
● The second bus cycle writes the Blank Check Confirm command (CBh) to any address
in the Block to be checked and starts the Blank Check operation.
If the second bus cycle is not Blank Check Confirm, Status Register bits SR4 and SR5 are
set to '1' and the command aborts.
Once the command is issued the addressed bank automatically enters the Status Register
mode and further reads within the bank output the Status Register contents.
The only operation permitted during Blank Check is Read Status Register. Dual Operations
are not supported while a Blank Check operation is in progress. Blank Check operations
cannot be suspended and are not allowed while the device is in Program/Erase Suspend.
The SR7 Status Register bit indicates the status of the Blank Check operation in progress:
SR7 = '0' means that the Blank Check operation is still ongoing. SR7 = '1' means that the
operation is complete.
The SR5 Status Register bit goes High (SR5 = '1') to indicate that the Blank Check
operation has failed.
At the end of the operation the bank remains in the Read Status Register mode until another
command is written to the Command Interface.
See Appendix C, Figure 20: Blank Check flowchart and pseudocode, for a suggested
flowchart for using the Blank Check command.
Typical Blank Check times are given in Table 17: Program/Erase times and endurance
cycles.
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