W25X32A Datasheet, PDF (18/45 Pages) Winbond – 32M-BIT SERIAL FLASH MEMORY WITH 4KB SECTORS AND DUAL OUTPUT SPI

W25X32A
10.2.6 Write Status Register (01h)
The Write Status Register instruction allows the Status Register to be written. A Write Enable instruction
must previously have been executed for the device to accept the Write Status Register Instruction (Status
Register bit WEL must equal 1). Once write enabled, the instruction is entered by driving /CS low,
sending the instruction code “01h”, and then writing the status register data byte as illustrated in figure 7.
The Status Register bits are shown in figure 3 and described earlier in this datasheet.
Only non-volatile Status Register bits SRP, TB, BP2, BP1 and BP0 (bits 7, 5, 4, 3 and 2) can be written
to. All other Status Register bit locations are read-only and will not be affected by the Write Status
Register instruction.
The /CS pin must be driven high after the eighth bit of the last byte has been latched. If this is not done
the Write Status Register instruction will not be executed. After /CS is driven high, the self-timed Write
Status Register cycle will commence for a time duration of tW (See AC Characteristics). While the Write
Status Register cycle is in progress, the Read Status Register instruction may still accessed to check the
status of the BUSY bit. The BUSY bit is a 1 during the Write Status Register cycle and a 0 when the cycle
is finished and ready to accept other instructions again. After the Write Register cycle has finished the
Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit in the Status Register will be cleared to 0.
The Write Status Register instruction allows the Block Protect bits (TB, BP2, BP1 and BP0) to be set for
protecting all, a portion, or none of the memory from erase and program instructions. Protected areas
become read-only (see Status Register Memory Protection table). The Write Status Register instruction
also allows the Status Register Protect bit (SRP) to be set. This bit is used in conjunction with the Write
Protect (/WP) pin to disable writes to the status register. When the SRP bit is set to a 0 state (factory
default) the /WP pin has no control over the status register. When the SRP pin is set to a 1, the Write
Status Register instruction is locked out while the /WP pin is low. When the /WP pin is high the Write
Status Register instruction is allowed.
Figure 7. Write Status Register Instruction Sequence Diagram
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