FM32L278/L276/L274/L272 - 3V I2C Companion
Following the MSB is the LSB (lower byte) which
contains the remaining eight address bits. The
address is latched internally. Each access causes the
latched address to be incremented automatically. The
current address is the value that is held in the latch,
either a newly written value or the address following
the last access. The current address will be held as
long as VDD > VTP or until a new value is written.
Accesses to the clock do not affect the current
memory address. Reads always use the current
address. A random read address can be loaded by
beginning a write operation as explained below.
Slave Address
The first byte that the FM32L27x expects after a
Start condition is the slave address. As shown in
figures below, the slave address contains the Slave
ID, Device Select address, and a bit that specifies if
the transaction is a read or a write.
The FM32L27x has two Slave Addresses (Slave IDs)
associated with two logical devices. To access the
memory device, bits 7-4 should be set to 1010b. The
other logical device within the FM32L27x is the
real-time clock and companion. To access this
device, bits 7-4 of the slave address should be set to
1101b. A bus transaction with this slave address will
not affect the memory in any way. The figures
below illustrate the two Slave Addresses.
After transmission of each data byte, just prior to the
Acknowledge, the FM32L27x increments the
internal address. This allows the next sequential byte
to be accessed with no additional addressing
externally. After the last address is reached, the
address latch will roll over to 0000h. There is no
limit to the number of bytes that can be accessed
with a single read or write operation.
The Device Select bits allow multiple devices of the
same type to reside on the 2-wire bus. The device
select bits (bits 2-1) select one of four parts on a two-
wire bus. They must match the corresponding value
on the external address pins in order to select the
device. Bit 0 is the read/write bit. A “1” indicates a
read operation, and a “0” indicates a write operation.
Addressing Overview – Companion
The RTC and Processor Companion operate in a
similar manner to the memory, except that it uses
only one byte of address. Addresses 00h to 18h
correspond to special function registers. Attempting
to load addresses above 18h is an illegal condition;
the FM32L27x will return a NACK and abort the 2-
wire transaction.
Device
Select
Slave ID
1
0
1
0
X
A1
A0
1
R/W
0
7
6
5
4
3
2
Figure 10. Slave Address - Memory
Data Transfer
After the address information has been transmitted,
data transfer between the bus master and the
FM32L27x begins. For a read, the FM32L27x will
place 8 data bits on the bus then wait for an ACK
from the master. If the ACK occurs, the FM32L27x
will transfer the next byte. If the ACK is not sent, the
FM32L27x will end the read operation. For a write
operation, the FM32L27x will accept 8 data bits
from the master then send an Acknowledge. All data
transfer occurs MSB (most significant bit) first.
Device
Select
Slave ID
1
1
6
0
1
X
A1
A0
1
R/W
0
7
5
4
3
2
Figure 11. Slave Address – Companion
Addressing Overview – Memory
After the FM32L27x acknowledges the Slave
Address, the master can place the memory address
on the bus for a write operation. The address requires
two bytes. This is true for all members of the family.
Therefore the 4Kb and 16Kb configurations will be
addressed differently from stand alone serial
memories but the entire family will be upwardly
compatible with no software changes.
Memory Write Operation
All memory writes begin with a Slave Address, then
a memory address. The bus master indicates a write
operation by setting the slave address LSB to a 0.
After addressing, the bus master sends each byte of
data to the memory and the memory generates an
Acknowledge condition. Any number of sequential
bytes may be written. If the end of the address range
is reached internally, the address counter will wrap
to 0000h. Internally, the actual memory write occurs
after the 8th data bit is transferred. It will be complete
before the Acknowledge is sent. Therefore, if the
The first is the MSB (upper byte). For a given
density unused address bits are don’t cares, but
should be set to 0 to maintain upward compatibility.
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Feb. 2009
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