3 Volt Intel® Advanced+ Boot Block Flash Memory Stacked-CSP Family
Figure 17. Automated Block Erase Flowchart
Start
Bus Operation
Command
Comments
Data = 20H
Write
Erase Setup
Addr = Within Block to Be
Erased
Write 20H
Data = D0H
Write
Read
Erase Confirm
Addr = Within Block to Be
Erased
Write D0H and
Block Address
Status Register Data Toggle
CE# or OE# to Update Status
Register Data
Read Status Register
Suspend
Erase Loop
Check SR.7
1 = WSM Ready
0 = WSM Busy
Standby
No
0
Yes
SR.7 =
1
Suspend Erase
Repeat for subsequent block erasures.
Full Status Check can be done after each block erase or after a sequence of
block erasures.
Full Status
Check if Desired
Write FFH after the last write operation to reset device to read array mode.
Block Erase Complete
FULL STATUS CHECK PROCEDURE
Read Status Register
Data (See Above)
Bus Operation
Command
Comments
Check SR.3
Standby
1
1 = VPP Low Detect
SR.3 =
VPP Range Error
Check SR.4,5
Standby
Standby
Standby
Both 1 = Command Sequence
Error
0
SR.4,5 =
0
1
1
1
Check SR.5
1 = Block Erase Error
Command Sequence
Error
Check SR.1
1 = Attempted Erase of
Locked Block - Erase Aborted
SR.5 =
0
Block Erase Error
SR. 1 and 3 MUST be cleared, if set during an erase attempt, before further
attempts are allowed by the Write State Machine.
SR.1, 3, 4, 5 are only cleared by the Clear Staus Register Command, in cases
where multiple bytes are erased before full status is checked.
Attempted Erase of
Locked Block - Aborted
SR.1 =
0
If an error is detected, clear the status register before attempting retry or other
error recovery.
Block Erase
Successful
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