
[AK4682] 
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3. READ Operations 
Set R/W bit = “1” for the READ operation of the AK4682. 
After transmission of a data, the master can read next address’s data by generating the acknowledge instead of 
terminating the write cycle after the receipt of the first data word. After the receipt of each data, the internal 5bits 
address counter is incremented by one, and the next data is taken into next address automatically. If the address exceeds 
0DH prior to generating the stop condition, the address counter will “roll over” to 00H and the previous data will be 
overwritten. 
The AK4682 supports two basic read operations: CURRENT ADDRESS READ and RANDOM READ.  
3-1. CURRENT ADDRESS READ 
The AK4682 contains an internal address counter that maintains the address of the last word accessed, incremented by 
one. Therefore, if the last access (either a read or write) was to address “n”, the next CURRENT READ operation 
would access data from the address “n+1”. 
After receipt of the slave address with R/W bit set to “1”, the AK4682 generates an acknowledge, transmits 1byte data 
which address is set by the internal address counter and increments the internal address counter by 1. If the master does 
not generate an acknowledge to the data but generate the stop condition, the AK4682 discontinues transmission 
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Figure 21. CURRENT ADDRESS READ 
Random read operation allows the master to access any memory location at random. Prior to issuing the slave address 
with the R/W bit set to “1”, the master must first perform a “dummy” write operation. 
The master issues the start condition, slave address(R/W=“0”) and then the register address to read. After the register 
address’s acknowledge, the master immediately reissues the start condition and the slave address with the R/W bit set to 
“1”. Then the AK4682 generates an acknowledge, 1byte data and increments the internal address counter by 1. If the 
master does not generate an acknowledge to the data but generate the stop condition, the AK4682 discontinues 
transmission. 
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Figure 22. RANDOM READ