FM24V02 - 256Kb I2C FRAM
SCL
SDA
Stop
(Master)
Start
(Master)
7
6
0
Data bit Acknowledge
(Transmitter) (Receiver)
Data bits
(Transmitter)
Figure 3. Data Transfer Protocol
Stop Condition
A stop condition is indicated when the bus master
drives SDA from low to high while the SCL signal is
high. All operations using the FM24V02 should end
with a stop condition. If an operation is in progress
when a stop is asserted, the operation will be aborted.
The master must have control of SDA (not a memory
read) in order to assert a stop condition.
Start Condition
A start condition is indicated when the bus master
drives SDA from high to low while the SCL signal is
high. All commands should be preceded by a start
condition. An operation in progress can be aborted by
asserting a start condition at any time. Aborting an
operation using the start condition will ready the
FM24V02 for a new operation.
If during operation the power supply drops below the
specified V
DD
minimum, the system should issue a
start condition prior to performing another operation.
Data/Address Transfer
All data transfers (including addresses) take place
while the SCL signal is high. Except under the two
conditions described above, the SDA signal should
not change while SCL is high.
Acknowledge
The acknowledge takes place after the 8
th
data bit has
been transferred in any transaction. During this state
the transmitter should release the SDA bus to allow
the receiver to drive it. The receiver drives the SDA
signal low to acknowledge receipt of the byte. If the
receiver does not drive SDA low, the condition is a
no-acknowledge and the operation is aborted.
The receiver would fail to acknowledge for two
distinct reasons. First is that a byte transfer fails. In
this case, the no-acknowledge ceases the current
operation so that the part can be addressed again.
This allows the last byte to be recovered in the event
of a communication error.
Rev. 2.0
May 2010
Second and most common, the receiver does not
acknowledge to deliberately end an operation. For
example, during a read operation, the FM24V02 will
continue to place data onto the bus as long as the
receiver sends acknowledges (and clocks). When a
read operation is complete and no more data is
needed, the receiver must not acknowledge the last
byte. If the receiver acknowledges the last byte, this
will cause the FM24V02 to attempt to drive the bus
on the next clock while the master is sending a new
command such as stop.
Slave Address
The first byte that the FM24V02 expects after a start
condition is the slave address. As shown in Figure 4,
the slave address contains the device type or slave
ID, the device select address bits, a page address bit,
and a bit that specifies if the transaction is a read or a
write.
Bits 7-4 are the device type (slave ID) and should be
set to 1010b for the FM24V02. These bits allow other
function types to reside on the 2-wire bus within an
identical address range. Bits 3-1 are the device select
address bits. They must match the corresponding
value on the external address pins to select the
device. Up to eight FM24V02 devices can reside on
the same two-wire bus by assigning a different
address to each. Bit 0 is the read/write bit. R/W=1
indicates a read operation and R/W=0 indicates a
write operation.
High Speed Mode (HS-mode)
The FM24V02 supports a 3.4MHz high speed mode.
A master code (0000 1
XXX
b) must be issued to place
the device into high speed mode. Communication
between master and slave will then be enabled for
speeds up to 3.4MHz. A stop condition will exit HS-
mode. Single- and multiple-byte reads and writes are
supported. See Figures 10 and 11 for HS-mode
timings.
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