24AA256/24LC256/24FC256
FIGURE 4-1:
DATA TRANSFER SEQUENCE ON THE SERIAL BUS
(A)
(B)
(D)
(D)
(C) (A)
SCL
SDA
Start
Condition
Address or
Acknowledge
Valid
Data
Allowed
to Change
Stop
Condition
FIGURE 4-2:
ACKNOWLEDGE TIMING
Acknowledge
Bit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
SCL
SDA
Data from transmitter
Data from transmitter
Transmitter must release the SDA line at this point,
allowing the Receiver to pull the SDA line low to
acknowledge the previous eight bits of data.
Receiver must release the SDA line
at this point so the Transmitter can
continue sending data.
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