W25N01GVZEIT-TR Datasheet, PDF (11/68 Pages) Winbond – 3V 1G-BIT SERIAL SLC NAND FLASH MEMORY WITH DUAL/QUAD SPI BUFFER READ & CONTINUOUS READ

W25N01GVxxIG/IT
4. PIN DESCRIPTIONS
4.1 Chip Select (/CS)
The SPI Chip Select (/CS) pin enables and disables device operation. When /CS is high the device is
deselected and the Serial Data Output (DO, or IO0, IO1, IO2, IO3) pins are at high impedance. When
deselected, the devices power consumption will be at standby levels unless an internal erase, program or
write status register cycle is in progress. When /CS is brought low the device will be selected, power
consumption will increase to active levels and instructions can be written to and data read from the device.
After power-up, /CS must transition from high to low before a new instruction will be accepted. The /CS
input must track the VCC supply level at power-up and power-down (see “Write Protection” and Figure
30b). If needed, a pull-up resistor on the /CS pin can be used to accomplish this.
4.2 Serial Data Input, Output and IOs (DI, DO and IO0, IO1, IO2, IO3)
The W25N01GV supports standard SPI, Dual SPI and Quad SPI operation. Standard SPI instructions use
the unidirectional DI (input) pin to serially write instructions, addresses or data to the device on the rising
edge of the Serial Clock (CLK) input pin. Standard SPI also uses the unidirectional DO (output) to read data
or status from the device on the falling edge of CLK.
Dual and Quad SPI instructions use the bidirectional IO pins to serially write instructions, addresses or data
to the device on the rising edge of CLK and read data or status from the device on the falling edge of CLK.
4.3 Write Protect (/WP)
The Write Protect (/WP) pin can be used to prevent the Status Register from being written. Used in
conjunction with the Status Register’s Block Protect bits BP[3:0] and Status Register Protect SRP bits
SRP[1:0], a portion as small as 256K-Byte (2x128KB blocks) or up to the entire memory array can be
hardware protected. The WP-E bit in the Protection Register (SR-1) controls the functions of the /WP pin.
When WP-E=0, the device is in the Software Protection mode that only SR-1 can be protected. The /WP
pin functions as a data I/O pin for the Quad SPI operations, as well as an active low input pin for the Write
Protection function for SR-1. Refer to section 7.1.3 for detail information.
When WP-E=1, the device is in the Hardware Protection mode that /WP becomes a dedicated active low
input pin for the Write Protection of the entire device. If /WP is tied to GND, all “Write/Program/Erase”
functions are disabled. The entire device (including all registers, memory array, OTP pages) will become
read-only. Quad SPI read operations are also disabled when WP-E is set to 1.
4.4 HOLD (/HOLD)
During Standard and Dual SPI operations, the /HOLD pin allows the device to be paused while it is actively
selected. When /HOLD is brought low, while /CS is low, the DO pin will be at high impedance and signals
on the DI and CLK pins will be ignored (don’t care). When /HOLD is brought high, device operation can
resume. The /HOLD function can be useful when multiple devices are sharing the same SPI signals. The
/HOLD pin is active low.
When a Quad SPI Read/Buffer Load command is issued, /HOLD pin will become a data I/O pin for the
Quad operations and no HOLD function is available until the current Quad operation finishes.
4.5 Serial Clock (CLK)
The SPI Serial Clock Input (CLK) pin provides the timing for serial input and output operations. ("See SPI
Operations")
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Publication Release Date: March 21, 2016
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