A29010B Series
When the device exits the autoselect mode, the device reverts
to the Erase Suspend mode, and is ready for another valid
operation. See "Autoselect Command Sequence" for more
information.
The system must write the Erase Resume command (address
bits are "don't care") to exit the erase suspend mode and
continue the sector erase operation. Further writes of the
Resume command are ignored. Another Erase Suspend
command can be written after the device has resumed
erasing.
Erase Suspend/Erase Resume Commands
The Erase Suspend command allows the system to interrupt a
sector erase operation and then read data from, or program
data to, any sector not selected for erasure. This command is
valid only during the sector erase operation, including the
50μs time-out period during the sector erase command
sequence. The Erase Suspend command is ignored if written
during the chip erase operation or Embedded Program
algorithm. Writing the Erase Suspend command during the
Sector Erase time-out immediately terminates the time-out
period and suspends the erase operation. Addresses are
"don't cares" when writing the Erase Suspend command.
When the Erase Suspend command is written during a sector
erase operation, the device requires a maximum of 20μs to
suspend the erase operation. However, when the Erase
Suspend command is written during the sector erase time-out,
the device immediately terminates the time-out period and
suspends the erase operation.
After the erase operation has been suspended, the system
can read array data from or program data to any sector not
selected for erasure. (The device "erase suspends" all sectors
selected for erasure.) Normal read and write timings and
command definitions apply. Reading at any address within
erase-suspended sectors produces status data on I/O7 - I/O0.
The system can use I/O7, or I/O6 and I/O2 together, to
determine if a sector is actively erasing or is erase-
suspended. See "Write Operation Status" for information on
these status bits.
START
Write Erase
Command
Sequence
Data Poll
from System
Embedded
Erase
algorithm in
progress
No
After an erase-suspended program operation is complete, the
system can once again read array data within non-suspended
sectors. The system can determine the status of the program
operation using the I/O7 or I/O6 status bits, just as in the
standard program operation. See "Write Operation Status" for
more information.
Data = FFh ?
Yes
The system may also write the autoselect command sequence
when the device is in the Erase Suspend mode. The device
allows reading autoselect codes even at addresses within
erasing sectors, since the codes are not stored in the memory
array.
Erasure Completed
Note :
1. See the appropriate Command Definitions table for erase
command sequences.
2. See "I/O
3
: Sector Erase Timer" for more information.
Figure 2. Erase Operation
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