D A T A S H E E T
The system can read CFI information at the addresses
given in Tables 3–6. To terminate reading CFI data,
the system must write the reset command.
COMMON FLASH MEMORY INTERFACE
(CFI)
The Common Flash Interface (CFI) specification out-
lines device and host system software interrogation
handshake, which allows specific vendor-specified
software algorithms to be used for entire families of
devices. Software support can then be device-inde-
pendent, JEDEC ID-independent, and forward- and
backward-compatible for the specified flash device
families. Flash vendors can standardize their existing
interfaces for long-term compatibility.
The system can also write the CFI query command
when the device is in the autoselect mode. The device
enters the CFI query mode, and the system can read
CFI data at the addresses given in Tables 3–6. The
system must write the reset command to return the
device to the autoselect mode.
For further information, please refer to the CFI Specifi-
cation and CFI Publication 100, available via the World
Wide Web at http://www.amd.com/products/nvd/over-
view/cfi.html. Alternatively, contact an AMD
representative for copies of these documents.
This device enters the CFI Query mode when the sys-
tem writes the CFI Query command, 98h, to address
55h any time the device is ready to read array data.
Table 3. CFI Query Identification String
Description
Addresses
Data
10h
11h
12h
0051h
0052h
0059h
Query Unique ASCII string “QRY”
13h
14h
0002h
0000h
Primary OEM Command Set
15h
16h
0040h
0000h
Address for Primary Extended Table
17h
18h
0000h
0000h
Alternate OEM Command Set (00h = none exists)
19h
1Ah
0000h
0000h
Address for Alternate OEM Extended Table (00h = none exists)
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