
KAB0xD100M - TxGP
Revision 1.11
August 2003
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MCP MEMORY
SEC Only
Hardware Reset
The NOR Flash memory offers a reset feature by driving the RESET ball to V
IL
.
The RESET ball must be kept low (V
IL
) for at least
500ns. When the RESET ball is driven low, any operation in progress will be terminated and the internal state machine will be reset
to the standby mode after 20us. If a hardware reset occurs during a program operation, the data at that particular location will be
lost. Once the RESET ball is taken high, the device requires 200ns of wake-up time until outputs are valid for read access. Also, note
that all the data output balls are tri-stated for the duration of the RESET pulse.
The RESET ball may be tied to the system reset ball. If a system reset occurs during the Internal Program and Erase Routine, the
device will be automatically reset to the read mode ; this will enable the systems microprocessor to read the boot-up firmware from
the NOR Flash memory.
Power-up Protection
To avoid initiation of a write cycle during Vcc
R
Power-up, RESET low must be asserted during power-up. After RESET goes high, the
device is reset to the read mode.
Low Vcc
R
Write Inhibit
To avoid initiation of a write cycle during Vcc
R
power-up and power-down, a write cycle is locked out for Vcc
R
less than 1.8V. If Vcc
R
< V
LKO
(Lock-Out Voltage), the command register and all internal program/erase circuits are disabled. Under this condition the device
will reset itself to the read mode. Subsequent writes will be ignored until the Vcc
R
level is greater than V
LKO
. It is the user
′
s responsi-
bility to ensure that the control balls are logically correct to prevent unintentional writes when Vcc
R
is above 1.8V.
Write Pulse Glitch Protection
Noise pulses of less than 5ns(typical) on CE
R
, OE, or WE will not initiate a write cycle.
Logical Inhibit
Writing is inhibited under any one of the following conditions : OE = V
IL
,
CE
R
= V
IH
or WE = V
IH
.
To initiate a write, CE
R
and WE
must be "0", while OE is "1".
Commom NOR Flash Memory Interface
Common Flash Momory Interface is contrived to increase the compatibility of host system software. It provides the specific informa-
tion of the device, such as memory size, byte/word configuration, and electrical features. Once this information has been obtained,
the system software will know which command sets to use to enable flash writes, block erases, and control the flash component.
When the system writes the CFI command(98H) to address 55H in word mode(or address AAH in byte mode), the device enters the
CFI mode. And then if the system writes the address shown in Table 14, the system can read the CFI data. Query data are always
presented on the lowest-order data outputs(DQ0-7) only. In word(x16) mode, the upper data outputs(DQ8-15) is 00h. To terminate
this operation, the system must write the reset command.