A25L16P Series
SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
Serial Data Output (DO). This output signal is used to transfer
data serially out of the device. Data is shifted out on the falling
edge of Serial Clock (C).
Serial Data Input / Output (DIO). This input signal is used to
transfer data serially into the device. It receives instructions,
addresses, and the data to be programmed. Values are latched
on the rising edge of Serial Clock (C).
(
) Low enables the device, placing it in the active power
S
mode.
After Power-up, a falling edge on Chip Select ( ) is required
S
prior to the start of any instruction.
Hold (
). The Hold (
) signal is used to pause any
HOLD
HOLD
serial communications with the device without deselecting the
device.
During the Hold condition, the Serial Data Output (Q) is high
impedance, and Serial Data Input (D) and Serial Clock (C) are
Don’t Care. To start the Hold condition, the device must be
The DIO pin is also used as an output when the Fast Read
Dual Output instruction is executed.
Serial Clock (C). This input signal provides the timing of the
serial interface. Instructions, addresses, or data present at
Serial Data Input (D) are latched on the rising edge of Serial
Clock (C). Data on Serial Data Output (Q) changes after the
falling edge of Serial Clock (C).
selected, with Chip Select ( ) driven Low.
S
Write Protect ( ). The main purpose of this input signal is to
W
freeze the size of the area of memory that is protected against
program or erase instructions (as specified by the values in the
BP2, BP1 and BP0 bits of the Status Register).
Chip Select ( ). When this input signal is High, the device is
S
deselected and Serial Data Output (Q) is at high impedance.
Unless an internal Program, Erase or Write Status Register
cycle is in progress, the device will be in the Standby mode
(this is not the Deep Power-down mode). Driving Chip Select
SPI MODES
edge of Serial Clock (C).
These devices can be driven by a microcontroller with its SPI
peripheral running in either of the two following modes:
– CPOL=0, CPHA=0
– CPOL=1, CPHA=1
For these two modes, input data is latched in on the rising edge
of Serial Clock (C), and output data is available from the falling
The difference between the two modes, as shown in Figure 2,
is the clock polarity when the bus master is in Stand-by mode
and not transferring data:
– C remains at 0 for (CPOL=0, CPHA=0)
– C remains at 1 for (CPOL=1, CPHA=1)
PRELIMINARY (March, 2006, Version 0.2)
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