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WRITE OPERATION STATUS
FIGURE 3: Data\ Polling Algorithm
The device provides several bits to determine the status of
a write operation: I/O3, I/O5, I/O6, and I/O7. Table 5 and the
following subsections describe the functions of these bits.
I/O7 and I/O6 each offer a method for determining whether a
program or erase operation is complete or in progress. These
three bits are discussed first.
I/O7: Data\ Polling
The Data\ Polling bit, I/O7*, indicates to the host system
whether an Embedded Algorithm is in progress or completed.
Data\ Polling is valid after the rising edge of the final WEx\
pulse in the program or erase command sequence.
*
During the Embedded Program algorithm, the device
outputs on I/O7* the complement of the datum programmed to
I/O7*. When the Embedded Program algorithm is complete, the
device outputs the datum programmed to I/O7*. The system
must provide the program address to read valid status
information on I/O7*. If a program address falls within a
protected sector, Data\ Polling on I/O7* is active for
approximately 2 ms, then the device returns to reading array
data.
*
During the Embedded Erase algorithm, Data\ Polling
produces a “0” on I/O7*. When the Embedded Erase algorithm
is complete, Data\ Polling produces a “1” on I/O7*. This is
analogous to the complement/true datum output described for
the Embedded Program algorithm: the erase function changes
all the bits in a sector to “1”; prior to this, the device outputs
the “complement,” or “0.” The system must provide an address
within any of the sectors selected for erasure to read valid
status information on I/O7*.
*
After an erase command sequence is written, if all sectors
selected for erasing are protected, Data\ Polling on I/O7* is
active for approximately 100 ms, then the device returns to
reading array data. If not all selected sectors are protected, the
Embedded Erase algorithm erases the unprotected sectors, and
ignores the selected sectors that are protected.
When the system detects I/O7* has changed from the
complement to true data, it can read valid data at I/O7– I/O0 on
the following read cycles. This is because I/O7* may change
asynchronously with I/O0–I/O6 while Output Enable (OE\) is
asserted low. The Data\ Polling Timings (During Embedded
Algorithms) figure in the “AC Characteristics” section
illustrates this. Table 5 shows the outputs for Data\ Polling on
I/O7*. Figure 3 shows the Data\ Polling algorithm.
NOTES:
1. VA = Valid address for programming. During a sector erase operation,
a valid address is an address within any sector selected for erasure. During
chip erase, a valid address is any non-protected sector address.
2. I/O7 should be rechecked even if I/O5 = “1” because I/O7 may change
simultaneously with I/O5.
*NOTE: applies to every 8th byte.
AS8F128K32
Rev. 2.0 5/03
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