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24AA16/24LC16B
Device Selection Table
Features:
• Single Supply with Operation down to 1.7V
for 24AA16 Devices, 2.5V for 24LC16B Devices
• Low-Power CMOS Technology:
- Active current 1 mA, typical
- Standby current, 1
A, typical
• 2-Wire Serial Interface, I
2
C™ Compatible
• Schmitt Trigger inputs for Noise Suppression
• Output Slope Control to eliminate Ground Bounce
• 100 kHz and 400 kHz Clock Compatibility
• Page Write Time 5 ms Max.
• Self-Timed Erase/Write Cycle
• 16-Byte Page Write Buffer
• Hardware Write-Protect
• ESD Protection > 4,000V
• More than 1 Million Erase/Write Cycles
• Data Retention > 200 Years
• Factory Programming Available
• Packages include 8-lead PDIP, SOIC, TSSOP,
MSOP, DFN, TDFN, 5-lead SOT-23 and Chip Scale
• Pb-Free and RoHS Compliant
• Temperature Ranges:
- Industrial (I):
-40°C to +85°C
- Automotive (E): -40°C to +125°C
Description:
The Microchip Technology Inc. 24AA16/24LC16B
(24XX16*) is a 16 Kbit Electrically Erasable PROM.
The device is organized as eight blocks of 256 x 8-bit
memory with a 2-wire serial interface. Low-voltage
design permits operation down to 1.7V with standby
and active currents of only 1
A and 1 mA,
respectively. The 24XX16 also has a page write
capability for up to 16 bytes of data. The 24XX16 is
available in the standard 8-pin PDIP, surface mount
SOIC, TSSOP, 2x3 DFN, 2x3 TDFN and MSOP pack-
ages, and is also available in the 5-lead SOT-23, and
Chip Scale packages.
Block Diagram
Part
Number
V
CC
Range
Max. Clock
Frequency
Temp.
Ranges
24AA16
1.7-5.5
400 kHz
(1)
I, E
24LC16B
2.5-5.5
400 kHz
I, E
Note 1:
100 kHz for V
CC
<2.5V.
HV
EEPROM
Array
Page
YDEC
XDEC
Sense Amp.
Memory
Control
Logic
I/O
Control
Logic
I/O
WP
SDA
SCL
V
CC
V
SS
R/W Control
Latches
Generator
A0
A1
A2
V
SS
V
CC
WP
SCL
SDA
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
PDIP/MSOP/SOIC/TSSOP
DFN/TDFN
A0
A1
A2
V
SS
WP
SCL
SDA
V
CC
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
SOT-23
1
2
3
4
5
WP
V
CC
SCL
V
SS
SDA
Note 1:
Pins A0, A1 and A2 are not used by the 24XX16 (no internal connections).
2:
Available in I-temp, “AA” only.
CS (Chip Scale)
(1)
1
2
3
4
5
V
CC
WP
SDA
SCL
V
SS
(Top Down View,
Balls Not Visible)
16K I
2
C™ Serial EEPROM
*24XX16 is used in this document as a generic part number for the 24AA16/24LC16B devices.
24AA16/24LC16B
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1.0
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Absolute Maximum Ratings
(†)
V
CC
.............................................................................................................................................................................6.5V
All inputs and outputs w.r.t. V
SS
......................................................................................................... -0.3V to V
CC
+1.0V
Storage temperature ...............................................................................................................................-65°C to +150°C
Ambient temperature with power applied................................................................................................-40°C to +125°C
ESD protection on all pins
4 kV
TABLE 1-1:
DC CHARACTERISTICS
† NOTICE: Stresses above those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the
device. This is a stress rating only and functional operation of the device at those or any other conditions above those
indicated in the operational listings of this specification is not implied. Exposure to maximum rating conditions for
extended periods may affect device reliability.
DC CHARACTERISTICS
Industrial (I):
T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, V
CC
= +1.7V to +5.5V
Automotive (E): T
A
= -40°C to +125°C, V
CC
= +1.7V to +5.5V
Param.
No.
Symbol
Characteristic
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
Conditions
WP, SCL and SDA pins
—
—
—
—
—
D1
V
IH
High-level input voltage
0.7 V
CC
—
—
V
—
D2
V
IL
Low-level input voltage
—
—
0.3
V
CC
V
—
D3
V
HYS
Hysteresis of Schmitt
Trigger inputs
0.05 V
CC
—
—
V
(
Note 1
)
D4
V
OL
Low-level output voltage
—
—
0.40
V
I
OL
= 3.0 mA, V
CC
= 2.5V
D5
I
LI
Input leakage current
—
—
±1
A
V
IN
= V
SS
or V
CC
D6
I
LO
Output leakage current
—
—
±1
A
V
OUT
= V
SS
or V
CC
D7
C
IN
,
C
OUT
Pin capacitance
(all inputs/outputs)
—
—
10
pF
V
CC
= 5.0V (
Note 1
)
T
A
= 25°C, F
CLK
= 1 MHz
D8
I
CC
write Operating current
—
—
3
mA
V
CC
= 5.5V, SCL = 400 kHz
D9
I
CC
read
—
0.01
1
mA
—
D10
I
CCS
Standby current
—
—
0.3
0.01
1
5
A
A
Industrial
Automotive
SDA = SCL = V
CC
WP = V
SS
Note 1:
This parameter is periodically sampled and not 100% tested.
2:
Typical measurements taken at room temperature.
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24AA16/24LC16B
TABLE 1-2:
AC CHARACTERISTICS
AC CHARACTERISTICS
Industrial (I):
T
A
= -40°C to +85°C, V
CC
= +1.7V to +5.5V
Automotive (E):
T
A
= -40°C to +125°C, V
CC
= +1.7V to +5.5V
Param.
No.
Symbol
Characteristic
Min.
Max.
Units
Conditions
1
F
CLK
Clock frequency
—
—
400
100
kHz
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
2
T
HIGH
Clock high time
600
4000
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
3
T
LOW
Clock low time
1300
4700
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
4
T
R
SDA and SCL rise time
(
Note 1
)
—
—
300
1000
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V (
Note 1
)
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
(
Note 1
)
5
T
F
SDA and SCL fall time
—
300
ns
(
Note 1
)
6
T
HD
:
STA
Start condition hold time
600
4000
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
7
T
SU
:
STA
Start condition setup time
600
4700
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
8
T
HD
:
DAT
Data input hold time
0
—
ns
(
Note 2
)
9
T
SU
:
DAT
Data input setup time
100
250
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
10
T
SU
:
STO
Stop condition setup time
600
4000
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
11
T
AA
Output valid from clock
(
Note 2
)
—
—
900
3500
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
12
T
BUF
Bus free time: Time the bus
must be free before a new
transmission can start
1300
4700
—
—
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
13
T
OF
Output fall time from V
IH
minimum to V
IL
maximum
20+0.1C
B
—
250
250
ns
2.5V
V
CC
5.5V
1.7V
V
CC
2.5V (24AA16)
14
T
SP
Input filter spike suppression
(SDA and SCL pins)
—
50
ns
(
Notes 1
and
3
)
15
T
WC
Write cycle time
(byte or page)
—
5
ms
—
16
—
Endurance
1M
—
cycles 25°C, (
Note 4
)
Note 1:
Not 100% tested. C
B
= total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
2:
As a transmitter, the device must provide an internal minimum delay time to bridge the undefined region
(minimum 300 ns) of the falling edge of SCL to avoid unintended generation of Start or Stop conditions.
3:
The combined T
SP
and V
HYS
specifications are due to new Schmitt Trigger inputs which provide improved
noise spike suppression. This eliminates the need for a
T
I
specification for standard operation.
4:
This parameter is not tested but ensured by characterization. For endurance estimates in a specific
application, please consult the Total Endurance™ Model which can be obtained from Microchip’s web site
at www.microchip.com.
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FIGURE 1-1:
BUS TIMING DATA
FIGURE 1-2:
BUS TIMING START/STOP
7
5
2
4
8
9
10
12
11
14
6
SCL
SDA
IN
SDA
OUT
3
7
6
D3
10
Start
Stop
SCL
SDA
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24AA16/24LC16B
2.0
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
The descriptions of the pins are listed in
Table 2-1
.
TABLE 2-1:
PIN FUNCTION TABLE
2.1
Serial Address/Data Input/Output
(SDA)
SDA is a bidirectional pin used to transfer addresses
and data into and out of the device. Since it is an open-
drain terminal, the SDA bus requires a pull-up resistor
to V
CC
(typical 10 k
for 100 kHz, 2 k for 400 kHz).
For normal data transfer, SDA is allowed to change
only during SCL low. Changes during SCL high are
reserved for indicating Start and Stop conditions.
2.2
Serial Clock (SCL)
The SCL input is used to synchronize the data transfer
to and from the device.
2.3
Write-Protect (WP)
The WP pin must be connected to either V
SS
or V
CC
.
If tied to V
SS
, normal memory operation is enabled
(read/write the entire memory 000-7FF).
If tied to V
CC
, write operations are inhibited. The entire
memory will be write-protected. Read operations are
not affected.
2.4
A0, A1, A2
The A0, A1 and A2 pins are not used by the 24XX16.
They may be left floating or tied to either V
SS
or V
CC
.
Name
PDIP
SOIC
TSSOP
DFN
TDFN
MSOP
SOT-23
CS
Description
A0
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
Not Connected
A1
2
2
2
2
2
2
—
—
Not Connected
A2
3
3
3
3
3
3
—
—
Not Connected
V
SS
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Ground
SDA
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
Serial Address/Data I/O
SCL
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
4
Serial Clock
WP
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
3
Write-Protect Input
V
CC
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
1
+1.7V to 5.5V Power Supply
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3.0
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The 24XX16 supports a bidirectional, 2-wire bus and
data transmission protocol. A device that sends data
onto the bus is defined as a transmitter, while a device
receiving data is defined as a receiver. The bus has to
be controlled by a master device which generates the
Serial Clock (SCL), controls the bus access and
generates the Start and Stop conditions, while the
24XX16 works as slave. Both master and slave can
operate as transmitter or receiver, but the master
device determines which mode is activated.
4.0
BUS CHARACTERISTICS
The following bus protocol has been defined:
• Data transfer may be initiated only when the bus
is not busy.
• During data transfer, the data line must remain
stable whenever the clock line is high. Changes in
the data line while the clock line is high will be
interpreted as a Start or Stop condition.
Accordingly, the following bus conditions have been
defined (
Figure 4-1
).
4.1
Bus Not Busy (A)
Both data and clock lines remain high.
4.2
Start Data Transfer (B)
A high-to-low transition of the SDA line while the clock
(SCL) is high determines a Start condition. All
commands must be preceded by a Start condition.
4.3
Stop Data Transfer (C)
A low-to-high transition of the SDA line while the clock
(SCL) is high determines a Stop condition. All
operations must be ended with a Stop condition.
4.4
Data Valid (D)
The state of the data line represents valid data when,
after a Start condition, the data line is stable for the
duration of the high period of the clock signal.
The data on the line must be changed during the low
period of the clock signal. There is one clock pulse per
bit of data.
Each data transfer is initiated with a Start condition and
terminated with a Stop condition. The number of data
bytes transferred between Start and Stop conditions is
determined by the master device and is, theoretically,
unlimited (although only the last sixteen will be stored
when doing a write operation). When an overwrite does
occur it will replace data in a first-in first-out (FIFO)
fashion.
4.5
Acknowledge
Each receiving device, when addressed, is obliged to
generate an Acknowledge after the reception of each
byte. The master device must generate an extra clock
pulse which is associated with this Acknowledge bit.
The device that acknowledges, has to pull down the
SDA line during the acknowledge clock pulse in such a
way that the SDA line is stable-low during the high
period of the acknowledge related clock pulse. Of
course, setup and hold times must be taken into
account. During reads, a master must signal an end of
data to the slave by not generating an Acknowledge bit
on the last byte that has been clocked out of the slave.
In this case, the slave (24XX16) will leave the data line
high to enable the master to generate the Stop
condition.
FIGURE 4-1:
DATA TRANSFER SEQUENCE ON THE SERIAL BUS
Note:
The 24XX16 does not generate any
Acknowledge bits if an internal
programming cycle is in progress.
SCL
SDA
(A)
(B)
(D)
(D)
(A)
(C)
Start
Condition
Address or
Acknowledge
Valid
Data
Allowed
to Change
Stop
Condition
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24AA16/24LC16B
5.0
DEVICE ADDRESSING
A control byte is the first byte received following the
Start condition from the master device (
Figure 5-1
).
The control byte consists of a four-bit control code.
For the 24XX16, this is set as ‘
1010
’ binary for read
and write operations. The next three bits of the control
byte are the block-select bits (B2, B1, B0). They are
used by the master device to select which of the eight
256 word-blocks of memory are to be accessed.
These bits are in effect the three Most Significant bits
(MSb) of the word address. It should be noted that the
protocol limits the size of the memory to eight blocks
of 256 words, therefore, the protocol can support only
one 24XX16 per system.
The last bit of the control byte defines the operation to
be performed. When set to ‘
1
’, a read operation is
selected. When set to ‘
0
’, a write operation is selected.
Following the Start condition, the 24XX16 monitors the
SDA bus, checking the device type identifier being
transmitted and, upon receiving a ‘
1010
’ code, the
slave device outputs an Acknowledge signal on the
SDA line. Depending on the state of the R/W bit, the
24XX16 will select a read or write operation.
FIGURE 5-1:
CONTROL BYTE
ALLOCATION
FIGURE 5-2:
ADDRESS SEQUENCE BIT ASSIGNMENTS
Operation
Control
Code
Block Select
R/W
Read
1010
Block Address
1
Write
1010
Block Address
0
1
0
1
0
B2 B1 B0 R/W ACK
Start Bit
Read/Write Bit
S
Slave Address
Acknowledge Bit
Control Code
Block
Select
Bits
1
0
1
0
B
2
B
1
B
0 R/W
A
7
A
0
•
•
•
•
•
•
Control Byte
Address Low Byte
Control
Code
Block
Select
bits
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6.0
WRITE OPERATION
6.1
Byte Write
Following the Start condition from the master, the
device code (4 bits), the block address (3 bits) and the
R/W bit, which is a logic-low, is placed onto the bus by
the master transmitter. This indicates to the addressed
slave receiver that a byte with a word address will
follow once it has generated an Acknowledge bit during
the ninth clock cycle. Therefore, the next byte transmit-
ted by the master is the word address and will be
written into the Address Pointer of the 24XX16. After
receiving another Acknowledge signal from the
24XX16, the master device will transmit the data word
to be written into the addressed memory location. The
24XX16 acknowledges again and the master
generates a Stop condition. This initiates the internal
write cycle and, during this time, the 24XX16 will not
generate Acknowledge signals (
Figure 6-1
).
6.2
Page Write
The write control byte, word address and the first data
byte are transmitted to the 24XX16 in the same way as
in a byte write. However, instead of generating a Stop
condition, the master transmits up to 16 data bytes to
the 24XX16, which are temporarily stored in the on-
chip page buffer and will be written into memory once
the master has transmitted a Stop condition. Upon
receipt of each word, the four lower-order Address
Pointer bits are internally incremented by ‘
1
’. The
higher-order 7 bits of the word address remain
constant. If the master should transmit more than 16
bytes prior to generating the Stop condition, the
address counter will roll over and the previously
received data will be overwritten. As with the byte write
operation, once the Stop condition is received an
internal write cycle will begin (
Figure 6-2
).
6.3
Write Protection
The WP pin allows the user to write-protect the entire
array (000-7FF) when the pin is tied to V
CC
. If tied to
V
SS
the write protection is disabled.
FIGURE 6-1:
BYTE WRITE
Note:
Page write operations are limited to writ-
ing bytes within a single physical page,
regardless of the number of bytes
actually being written. Physical page
boundaries start at addresses that are
integer multiples of the page buffer size
(or ‘page-size’) and end at addresses that
are integer multiples of [page size – 1]. If
a page write command attempts to write
across a physical page boundary, the
result is that the data wraps around to the
beginning of the current page (overwriting
data previously stored there), instead of
being written to the next page, as might be
expected. It is therefore necessary for the
application software to prevent page write
operations that would attempt to cross a
page boundary.
S
P
Bus Activity
Master
SDA Line
Bus Activity
S
T
A
R
T
S
T
O
P
Control
Byte
Word
Address
Data
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
1 0 1 0 B2 B1 B0 0
Block
Select
Bits
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24AA16/24LC16B
FIGURE 6-2:
PAGE WRITE
S
P
Bus Activity
Master
SDA Line
Bus Activity
S
T
A
R
T
Control
Byte
Word
Address
(
n)
Data (n)
Data (n + 15)
S
T
O
P
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
A
C
K
Data (n + 1)
B1
B2
B0
1 0 1 0
0
Block
Select
Bits
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7.0
ACKNOWLEDGE POLLING
Since the device will not acknowledge during a write
cycle, this can be used to determine when the cycle is
complete (this feature can be used to maximize bus
throughput). Once the Stop condition for a write
command has been issued from the master, the device
initiates the internally-timed write cycle and ACK polling
can then be initiated immediately. This involves the
master sending a Start condition followed by the control
byte for a write command (R/W =
0
). If the device is still
busy with the write cycle, no ACK will be returned. If the
cycle is complete, the device will return the ACK and
the master can then proceed with the next read or write
command. See
Figure 7-1
for a flow diagram of this
operation.
FIGURE 7-1:
ACKNOWLEDGE POLLING
FLOW
Send
Write Command
Send Stop
Condition to
Initiate Write Cycle
Send Start
Send Control Byte
with R/W = 0
Did Device
Acknowledge
(ACK = 0)?
Next
Operation
No
Yes