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M34C02
DEVICE OPERATION
The device supports the I2C protocol. T hi s i s sum -
mari ze d in Figure 5.. Any device that sends data
on to the bus is defined to be a transmitter, and
any device that reads the data to be a receiver.
The device that controls the data transfer is known
as the bus master, and the other as the slave de-
vice. A data transfer can only be initiated by the
bus master, which will also provide t he serial clock
for synchronization. The memory device is always
a slave in all communication.
Start Condition
Start is identified by a falling edge of Serial Data
(SDA) while Serial Clock (SCL) is stable in the
High state. A Start condition must precede any
data transfer command. The device continuously
monitors (except durin g a Write cycle) Serial Data
(SDA) and Serial Cloc k (SCL) for a Start condition,
and will not re spond unles s one is given.
Stop Condition
Stop is identified by a rising edge of Serial Data
(SDA) while Serial Clock (SCL) is stable and driv-
en High. A Stop condition terminat es comm unica-
tion between the device and the bus master. A
Read command that is followed by NoAc k can be
followed by a Stop condition to force the device
into the Stand-by mode. A Stop condition at the
end of a W rite command triggers the internal EE-
P R OM Write cycle.
Acknowledge Bit (ACK)
The acknowledge bit is used t o indicate a success-
ful byte transfer. The bus transmitter, whether it be
bus master or slave device, releases Serial Data
(SDA) after sending eight bits of data. During the
9th clock pulse period, the receiver pulls Serial
Data (SDA) Low to acknowledge the receipt of the
eight data bits.
Data Input
During data input, the device samples Serial Data
(SDA) on the rising edge of Serial Clock (SCL).
For correct device operation, Serial Data (SDA)
must be stable during the rising edge of Serial
Clock (SCL), and the Serial Data (SDA) signal
must change only when Serial Clock (S CL) i s driv-
en Low.
Memory Addressing
To start communication between the bus master
and the slave device, the bus maste r must initiate
a Start condition. Following this, the bus master
sends the Device Select Code, shown in Table 3.
(on Serial Data (SDA ), most significant bit first).
The Device Select Code consists of a 4-bit Devi ce
Type Identifier, and a 3-bit Chip Enable “Add ress”
(E2, E1, E0). To address the memory array, t he 4-
bit Device Type Identifier is 1010b; to address the
Protection Register, it is 0110b.
Up to eight memory devices can be connec ted on
a single I 2C bus. Eac h one is given a unique 3-bit
code on the Chip Enable (E0, E1, E2) inputs.
When the Device Select Code i s received, the de-
vice only responds if the Chip Enable Address is
the same as the value on the Chip Enable ( E0, E1,
E2 ) in pu ts .
The 8th bit is the Read/Write bit (RW). This bit is
set to 1 fo r Read and 0 fo r Write operations.
If a match occurs on the Device Select code, the
corresponding device gives an acknowledgment
on Serial Data (SD A) du ring the 9 th bit time. If the
device does not match the Device Select code, it
deselects itself from the bus, and goes into Stand-
by mode.
Table 4. O peratin g Modes
No te: 1. X = VIH or VIL.
Mode RW bit WC 1 Bytes Initial Sequence
Current Address Read 1 X 1 START, Device Select, RW = 1
Random Address Read 0X1START, Device Select, RW = 0, Address
1 X reSTART, Device Select, RW = 1
Sequential Read 1 X ≥ 1 Similar to Current or Random Address Read
Byte Write 0 VIL 1 START, Device Select, RW = 0
Page Write 0 VIL ≤ 16 START, Device Select, RW = 0