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7.17. 32KB Block Erase (BE) (52H)
The 32KB Block Erase (BE) command is for erasing the all data of the chosen block. A Write Enable (WREN)
command must previously have been executed to set the Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit. The 32KB Block Erase
(BE) command is entered by driving CS# low, followed by the command code, and three address bytes on SI.
Any address inside the block is a valid address for the 32KB Block Erase (BE) command. CS# must be driven
low for the entire duration of the sequence.
The 32KB Block Erase command sequence: CS# goes low → sending 32KB Block Erase command → 3-byte
address on SI→ CS# goes high. The command sequence is shown in Figure18. CS# must be driven high after
the eighth bit of the last address byte has been latched in; otherwise the 32KB Block Erase (BE) command is not
executed. As soon as CS# is driven high, the self-timed Block Erase cycle (whose duration is tBE) is initiated.
While the Block Erase cycle is in progress, the Status Register may be read to check the value of the Write In
Progress (WIP) bit. The Write In Progress (WIP) bit is 1 during the self-timed Block Erase cycle, and is 0 when
it is completed. At some unspecified time before the cycle is completed, the Write Enable Latch (WEL) bit is
reset. A 32KB Block Erase (BE) command applied to a block which is protected by the Block Protect (BP4,
BP3, BP2, BP1 and BP0) bits (see Table1 & Table1a) is not executed.
Figure 18. 32KB Block Erase Sequence Diagram
CS#
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
29 30 31
SCLK
SI
Command
52H
24 Bits Address
23 22
MSB
2
1
0
Figure 18a. 32KB Block Erase Sequence Diagram (QPI)
CS#
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCLK
Command
52H
A23-16 A12-8 A7-0
20 16 12
8
4
0
1
2
3
IO0
21 17 13
9
5
IO1
IO2
IO3
22 18 14 10
23 19 15 11
6
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