X28HC256
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DEVICE OPERATION
Read
Read operations are initiated by both OE and
CE
LOW.
The read operation is terminated by either CE or OE
returning HIGH. This two line control architecture elimi-
nates bus contention in a system environment. The
data bus will be in a high impedance state when either
OE or CE is HIGH.
Write
Write operations are initiated when both CE and WE
are LOW and OE is HIGH. The X28HC256 supports
both a CE and WE controlled write cycle. That is, the
address is latched by the falling edge of either CE or
WE, whichever occurs last. Similarly, the data is
latched internally by the rising edge of either CE or
WE, whichever occurs first. A byte write operation,
once initiated, will automatically continue to comple-
tion, typically within 3ms.
Page Write Operation
The page write feature of the X28HC256 allows the
entire memory to be written in typically 0.8 seconds.
Page write allows up to one hundred twenty-eight
bytes of data to be consecutively written to the
X28HC256, prior to the commencement of the internal
programming cycle. The host can fetch data from
another device within the system during a page write
operation (change the source address), but the page
address (A
7
through A
14
) for each subsequent valid
write cycle to the part during this operation must be the
same as the initial page address.
The page write mode can be initiated during any write
operation. Following the initial byte write cycle, the host
can write an additional one to one hundred twenty-
seven bytes in the same manner as the first byte was
written. Each successive byte load cycle, started by
the WE HIGH to LOW transition, must begin within
100µs of the falling edge of the preceding WE. If a sub-
sequent WE HIGH to LOW transition is not detected
within 100µs, the internal automatic programming
cycle will commence. There is no page write window
limitation. Effectively the page write window is infinitely
wide, so long as the host continues to access the
device within the byte load cycle time of 100µs.
Write Operation Status Bits
The X28HC256 provides the user two write operation
status bits. These can be used to optimize a system
write cycle time. The status bits are mapped onto the
I/O bus as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Status Bit Assignment
DATA Polling (I/O
7
)
The X28HC256 features DATA Polling as a method to
indicate to the host system that the byte write or page
write cycle has completed. DATA Polling allows a sim-
ple bit test operation to determine the status of the
X28HC256. This eliminates additional interrupt inputs
or external hardware. During the internal programming
cycle, any attempt to read the last byte written will pro-
duce the complement of that data on I/O
7
(i.e., write
data = 0xxx xxxx, read data = 1xxx xxxx). Once the
programming cycle is complete, I/O
7
will reflect true
data.
Toggle Bit (I/O
6
)
The X28HC256 also provides another method for
determining when the internal write cycle is complete.
During the internal programming cycle I/O
6
will toggle
from HIGH to LOW and LOW to HIGH on subsequent
attempts to read the device. When the internal cycle is
complete the toggling will cease, and the device will be
accessible for additional read and write operations.
5TBDP 43210I/O
Reserved
Toggle Bit
DATA Polling