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4.7 Chip Erase command
The Chip Erase comman d can be used to erase the entire chip. Six Bus Write operations
are required to issue the Chip Erase Command and start the Program/Erase Controller.
If any blocks are protected th en these are ignored and all the ot he r blocks are erased. If all
of the blocks are protected the Chip Erase operation appears to start but will terminate
within about 100µs , leaving the dat a unchanged. No error cond ition is giv en when pro tected
blocks are ignored.
During the erase operation the memory will ignore all commands. It is not possible to issue
any command to abort the operation. Typical chip erase times are giv en in Table 5: Program
Erase times and Program Erase Endurance cycles. All Bus Read operations during the Chip
Erase operation will output the Status Register on the Data Inputs/Outputs. See the section
on the Status Register for more details.
After the Chip Erase operation has completed the memory will return to the Read Mode,
unless an error has occurred. When an error occurs the memory will continue to output the
Status Register. A Read/Reset command must be issued to reset the error condition and
return to Read Mode.
The Chip Erase Comm and set s all of th e bits in unpr ot ected blocks of the memory to ’1’. All
previous data is lost.
4.8 Block Erase command
The Block Erase command can be used t o erase a list of one or m ore blocks. Six Bus Write
operat ions are required to select the first b loc k in the list. Each additional bl ock in the list can
be selected by repeating the sixth Bus Write operation using the address of the additional
bl ock. The Block Erase operation starts the Program/Era se Controller about 50µs after the
last Bus Write operation. Once the Program/Erase Controller starts it is not possible to
select any more blocks. Each additional block must therefore be selected within 50µs of the
last b loc k. The 50µs timer rest arts when an additio nal bl ock is select ed. The Status Regist er
can be read after the sixth Bus Write operation. See the Status Register for details on how
to identify if the Program/Erase Controller has started the Block Erase op eration.
If an y selected b l oc ks are prote cted then t hese are ignored and all the other selected b locks
are erased. If all of the selected blocks are protected the Block Erase operation appears to
start but will terminate within about 100µs, lea ving the data unchanged. No error condition is
given when protected blocks are ignored.
During the Block Erase oper ation the memory will ignore all commands except the Erase
Suspend and Read/Reset commands. Typical block erase times are given in Table 5:
Program Erase times and Program Er ase Endurance cycles. All Bus Read operations
during the Block Erase operation will output the Status Register on the Data Inputs/Outputs.
See the section on the Status Register for more details.
After the Block Erase operation has completed the memory will return to the Read Mode,
unless an error has occurred. When an error occurs the memory will continue to output the
Status Register. A Read/Reset command must be issued to reset the error condition and
return to Read mode.
The Block Erase Command sets all of the bits in the unprotected selected blocks to ’1’. All
previous data in the selected blocks is lost.